November 6, 2001 (David W. Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service, P.O. Box 610368, Port Huron, MI 48061, 866-295-4143, fbns@wayoflife.org) - Some of the Bible Presbyterian churches in Singapore take a stand for the Received Text and for the King James Bible in English. On visit to the bookstore of the Life Bible Presbyterian Church in Singapore in September 2001, I saw a well-supplied section on the defense of the KJV. They had books by Jack Moorman, Donald Waite, David Otis Fuller, Edward F. Hills, and many others. In fact, it is the most complete selection I have seen outside of the States.

Three prominent Bible Presbyterian leaders who unhesitatingly defend the KJV are Dr. Timothy Tow, pastor of Life Bible Presbyterian Church, Dr. S.H. Tow (M.D.), pastor of Calvary Bible Presbyterian Church, and Dr. Jeffrey Khoo, Academic Dean of the Far Eastern Bible College.

In The Story of My Bible-Presbyterian Faith (Far Eastern Bible College Press, 1999), Dr. Timothy Tow includes a chapter warning about Westcott and Hort and their theories of modern textual criticism. He says:

"As Israel was under Philistine domination, fundamental and conservative seminaries, insofar as USA was concerned, came under their [Westcott and Hort] bewitching sway even from the days of B.B. Warfield (1851-1921). When I was a student in Faith Theological Seminary, Wilmington, Delaware, in 1948, the 'Gospel truth' of Westcott and Hort in textual criticism was covertly imparted to us, knowingly or unknowingly, and we accepted all that was given from the mouth of the New Testament professor. What made an indelible impression upon my mind was that the passage of Jesus pardoning the woman taken in adultery (John 7:538:11), the last twelve verses of Mark (16-9-20) and the Johannine Comma (1 John 5:7-8) were not in the Bible, but later interpolations. Somehow I could not stomach this spurious 'gospel,' because the Lord has promised those who love Him an unction and an anointing that teaches the truth, that no one can beguile them (1 John 2:20, 27)."

Dr. Khoo has written many articles and books in defense of the Greek Received Text and the KJV in English. In 2001 he published Kept Pure in All Ages: Recapturing the Authorised Version and the Doctrine of Providential Preservation. It deals with the inspiration and preservation and transmission of the Scriptures, the history and error of modern textual criticism, the history of the English Bible, and a critical evaluation of the New International Version. This book, which began as a teaching syllabus titled The KJV-NIV Debate, concludes with some "Frequently Asked Questions about the KJV-Only Issue." One question is "When you say the KJV is the only reliable and accurate Bible, are you saying that the Chinese, Tamil, Korean Bibles are not?" Dr. Khoo replies:

"No, we are not saying that at all. We are also not saying that everyone in the whole wide world regardless of language must use only the English Bible. We are glad over the fact that the Bible is translated into so many languages. The Westminster Confession itself says that the Scriptures 'are to be translated into the vulgar language of every nation.' However, we must ensure that the translation used must be faithful, accurate, and reliable."

Dr. Khoo concludes The KJV-NIV Debate with the words of Dr. Henry Morris: "I believe, therefore, after studying, teaching, and loving the Bible for over 55 years, that Christiansespecially creationists!need to hang on to their old King James Bibles as long as they live. God has uniquely blessed its use in the great revivals, in the worldwide missionary movement, and in the personal lives of believers, more so than He has with all the rest of the versions put together, and 'by their fruits ye shall know them' (Matthew 7:20). It is the most beautiful, the most powerful and (I strongly believe) the most reliable of any that we have or ever will have, until Christ returns."