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The Burning Bush 16/1 (January 2010)more clearly as the years go by. The divide is even more pronouncedtoday with certain B-P churches not wanting to defend the Authorised orKing James Version of the Bible which is the Bible of the 16 th CenturyProtestant Reformation, which is the Bible of the B-P Church from thebeginning. Some have already replaced the KJV with the NIV or one ofthe modern versions. They refuse to take a separatist stance against theliberal and ecumenical modern versions which are based upon corrupttexts. They even go so far as to malign as “heresy” the biblical doctrineof the verbal and plenary preservation (VPP) of the Holy Scriptures. Wepray for their repentance. The truth is Psalm 12:6-7 which says, “Thewords of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth,purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preservethem from this generation for ever.” Matthew 5:18, “For verily I say untoyou, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise passfrom the law, till all be fulfilled.” Matthew 24:35, Mark 13:31, Luke21:33, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not passaway.” God promised to preserve His inspired words and we believe Hekept His promise. The Westminster Divines, our Calvinistic forefathersbelieved this; Dr Carl McIntire, the father of Bible Presbyterianismhimself believed this. We cannot but defend the truth, “For we can donothing against the truth, but for the truth” (2 Cor 13:8).TheologyCovenant TheologyAs a CalvinisticChurch, the B-PChurchisunashamedlyCovenantal asopposed toDispensational in itstheology. You mayask, “What isdispensationalism ordispensationaltheology”? You willget your answers from the Rev Dr Timothy Tow’s scholarly book—TheLaw of Moses and of Jesus—which is a critique of dispensationalism in4
THE LEGACY OF JOHN CALVIN IN THE BIBLE-PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHgeneral and its view of the Moral Law in particular. If you want to knowwhat is Covenant Theology, please read Theology for Every Christian: ASystematic Theology in the Reformed and Premillennial Tradition of JOliver Buswell published by the Far Eastern Bible College. Briefly andsimply, Covenant Theology is all about the unity of the Bible and theunity of God’s plan of salvation in Christ. It emphasises the sovereigntyof God in all that happens in this world, and the faithfulness of God inkeeping His promises to His people.“Calvinism is Paulinism Systematised”Now when westudy Calvin, we arenot actually studyingCalvin but the ApostlePaul. “Calvinism isP a u l i n i s msystematised” said theRev Dr Timothy Tow.Rev Tow was anexpert on Calvin. Hehad abridged Calvin’sInstitutes and written many books expounding Calvinism. You will wantto begin with A Glimpse of the Life and Works of John Calvin, and thenmove on to Has God a Plan for Your Life? which is really a practicalapplication of his more doctrinal book—The Sevenfold Will of God. Ifyou wish to feel the Calvinistic heartbeat of Rev Tow, you will want toread his book, The Story of My Bible-Presbyterian Faith, and many other5
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