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The Burning Bush 16/1 (January 2010)endless ages of eternity. How do I know? Because God’s Word says so, andI want nothing more. 4It would be the height of folly to surrender the Received Text thatchanged nations, sparked a Reformation, and three Great Awakenings forthe evolving manuscript based on the subjective views of apostate textualcritics. The truth is that Miss Pragmatism is a seductive mistress for thoseseeking the approval of the Neo-Evangelical scholarship butunfortunately she produces some very ugly offsprings. We see theAthaliah’s of the Jehoshaphat compromise with apostate textual criticismnow flooding the collapsing dyke of modern Fundamentalism as seen ininstitutions such as Bob Jones University (BJU), Central BaptistTheological Seminary (CBTS) and DBTS. Speaking of this decline ofFundamentalism, the Rev Ivan Foster of the Free Presbyterian Church ofUlster in a message delivered on October 11, 2009 states,The first evidence of change was Fundamentalism’s turning against theAuthorised Version of Holy Scriptures. That which had been kept on thefringes of Fundamentalism crept nearer the centre. Suddenly, it was learnedand scholarly to agitate for a replacing of the Authorised Version. TheAuthorised Version has been replaced within some circles ofFundamentalism and new versions have made their appearance. I do notbelieve that any new version is free of compromise with and contaminationby the camp of liberalism. The emergence of new versions amongstFundamentalism is evidence of the adopting of a new scholarship and themoving away from the Bible of the Reformation; the Bible of every revivalsince the seventeenth century in the English speaking world.He went on to say,I believe that God has set His stamp upon the Authorised Version and I donot believe that any degree of scholarship gives a man or any group of menthe right to replace that which God has set His seal upon for whateverreason with a new version. That might sound naïve to the learned; it willcertainly sound very unscholarly. I don’t really care. I am prepared to takethe risk of being wrong by relying on the book that God has changednations with rather than launch out in that frail vessel of scholarship thatthose who today have gained some standing within Fundamentalism wouldhave us all embark in. I reject the NKJV and I reject every other version asflawed in comparison to the purity of the Authorised Version. I just cannotsee the reason for changing. 5It is not that we do not understand McCune’s arguments for changefrom the historical Reformed position on preservation, we do, but we52
ROLLAND MCCUNE’S TEACHING ON BIBLE PRESERVATIONdon’t agree. We see the tunnel he wants to go down, but we don’t see thelight. Despite many other commendable features, McCune’s volume willonly aid this decline.Notes1Rolland McCune, A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity, Vol 1:Prolegomena and the Doctrines of Scripture, God, and Angels (Allen Park:Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, 2009), 443pp.2Rolland McCune, Promise Unfulfilled: The Failed Strategy of ModernEvangelicalism (Greenville: Ambassador International, 2004).3Douglas Wilson, Mother Kirk (Moscow: Canon Press, 2001), 56.4A W Pink, The Divine Inspiration of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Baker BookHouse, 1961), 65.5Ivan Foster, “The Present Crisis in Northern Ireland (2 Timothy 3:10-17),”a sermon preached at the Congress of Fundamentalists at FoundationsTheological Seminary, Dunn, North Carolina, on October 11, 2009,accessible from http://www.foundations.edu/online_material/online_audio/sermondetails.php?SermonID=8496.Dr Paul S Ferguson holds degrees from Queen’s University, Belfast(BSc), and King’s College, University of London (LLB), andFoundations Theological Seminary, Dunn, North Carolina (MRE,DRE), and is currently a ThD student at Far Eastern BibleCollege.Continued from page 64As part of the College curriculum, the Principal—Rev Dr JeffreyKhoo—led FEBC’s 14 th Holy Land Pilgrimage from the 15 th to the 29 thof November 2009. There were a total of 48 pilgrims from 10 churchesthis time. Pilgrims who submit a research paper or project after the tripwill earn two credits.The 6 th Bachelor of Ministry Graduation Service of FEBC/BCEA, 27 June 2009, saw the following receive their BMin degree: AliceGithingi, Degu Genffe Guyola, Faith Ndunge, Henry Ngige Daniel,James Muvea Mwangangi, Joseph Amos Mbise, Josphat Kyalo Musili,Josphat Nzau Wambua, Joyce Chepkoech Kikwai, Kipruto Mutai Ali,Nathan Kiteme Mwangangi, Paul Onderi Nyaronge, and Tabitha Maiyo.53
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