Authors:
Timothy Tow &
Jeffrey Khoo
ISBN:
978-981-05-9034-5
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THEOLOGY FOR
EVERY CHRISTIAN:
A Systematic Theology in the Reformed and Premillennial Tradition of
J Oliver Buswell
There are many
textbooks on Christian theology but J Oliver Buswell’s Systematic
Theology published in 1962 by Zondervan is, as far as we know,
the only one that expresses a Reformed and yet Pro-Israel
Premillennial system of theology.
The Bible
Presbyterian Church as founded by Carl McIntire in 1937 is the
ecclesiastical representative of the Reformed and Pro-Israel
Premillennial system of theology. Timothy Tow, the father of the
Bible-Presbyterian Church and movement in Singapore and Southeast
Asia, studied Buswell’s Theology under Buswell himself at
Faith Theological Seminary (1948-50), and Jeffrey Khoo in turn
learned it from Tow at the Far Eastern Bible College (1985-9).
Besides Calvin
and his Institutes, Buswell—our teacher and grand-teacher—has
been our guide in the Reformed tradition, and we hereby acknowledge
his contribution herein. But let it be known that the Holy Scriptures
are the rock foundation of our studies, and the sole and supreme
authority of our faith and practice.
Satan hates
God’s Word, and from the beginning has tried to undermine it. This he
did by demoralising our first parents, “Yea, hath God said?,” and
they succumbed. The theologians before us have done well in declaring
the Bible to be verbally and plenarily inspired, infallible and
inerrant. This has confirmed our faith in the Scriptures. But in
order to spoil us again, Satan tries to erode the foundation of our
faith by subtle new tactics. This he does by questioning the verbal
and plenary preservation of the Holy Scriptures, casting doubt on the
text of Holy Scripture through Westcott and Hort. He cunningly
contrives rules for interpreting, yea, rather misinterpreting,
Scripture which he hides under a big word “hermeneutics,” and
“historical criticism,” and “textual criticism.” Last but not least,
he twists the meaning of Scripture, right and left, by a new method
of translation called “dynamic equivalence.” In order to unmask
Satan’s masquerading, this book is not only didactic but also
polemic, in obedience to the apostolic injunction, “that ye should
earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the
saints” (Jude 3).
Reformed
Theology is known for its emphasis on the sovereignty and
faithfulness of God. On this account, this book does not shun to
teach the special providence of God in preserving (1) the inspired
words of the Holy Scriptures in the Hebrew Masoretic Text and the
Greek Textus Receptus on which the Reformation Bible—the Authorised/King
James Version—is based, (2) the Church universal comprising all the
elect who have been redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ,
and (3) the chosen nation of Israel which will see greatness when
Christ returns to rule on this earth for a millennium.
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