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FEBC Under Siege by Life BPC:
Pray for Peace and Unity Based on
Truth and Charity
A LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM USA
“As cold waters to a thirsty
soul, so is good news from a far country” (Prov 25:25)
Dear Dr.
Timothy Tow,
Greetings in the Name of
our Precious Lord.
I met you in Singapore in
June 2005 in your apartment, where you received me with great kindness and
courtesy. As I am a member of the Free Presbyterian denomination, I recall we
discussed your visit to Dr Paisley’s Church in N. Ireland and your Chinese
education.
I have recently received
reports from your beloved nation from Dr. Tow Siang Hwa and Dr. Jeffrey Khoo,
as to the state of your health and unwarranted attacks on your character and
reputation by former workers in the Lord.
These things, especially
the latter, have grieved me as a longstanding friend and admirer of the BP
Movement and your books in particular. Whatever the difference between the
brethren in Singapore BP Movement on the textual issue, nothing
warrants describing your position as “heretical,” with the implication that
the Founder of the BPC Movement is a “heretic.” I am, therefore, writing to
place on record my appreciation for your life and ministry and encourage you
in the Lord at this difficult and troubled hour in your pilgrimage.
When I was working in
England as a lawyer (1999-2003), I came across your books on the Singapore
Revival and in particular on the life of John Sung. The Lord stirred my heart
from the Word of God and through these providential writings to resign my job
and go to China as a missionary. After I married my Singapore Chinese wife, we
went to China in 2005, where God blessed us with a precious number of young
converts at the university there. One of the great battles we faced in China
was the BJU graduates working alongside us who constantly attacked our beloved
KJV
and promoted liberal Bible versions, as well as alcohol drinking, dancing etc.
Providential circumstances then led us to go to the USA in 2006 to study for a
doctorate in Theology, where we are today.
The brethren of a Free
Presbyterian Church have recently sent a donation of some S$3,000 to myself to
use in China. Your brother, Dr Tow Siang Hwa has graciously agreed to use it
for the printing of the new Textus Receptus based Chinese Bible translation.
As you are aware, both our respective churches stand firmly against all
perverted and ecumenical Critical texts that undermine our respect for the
Bible Version that God has honoured and preserved for the English Speaking
world. Indeed, my father, who pastors a Free Presbyterian Church in London,
England, is a newly selected Committee member of the Trinitarian Bible
Society.
Our hope and our prayers
are with you at this critical time in your life. I have asked the students to
pray for you in your time of sickness here at Foundations.
May God richly bless you
and preserve you for the battles ahead for our Common Reformed Faith. I hope
and pray these few words will encourage your soul, as we seek to lift the
Blood Stained Banner of the Cross high in these days of almost global apostasy
and compromise as we await the final establishment of the true Kingdom here on
earth.
In Christ
Paul Ferguson
Foundations Theological Seminary
Dunn, NC, USA, 20 January 2008
3Jn 1:2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health,
even as thy soul prospereth.
Php 4:1
Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so
stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
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