understanding the kjv vpp heresy by lim seng hoo

Understanding the

KJV VPP Heresy

by Lim Seng Hoo

The KJV-VPP Heresy 2

The KJV-VPP Heresy

The Greek “Hairesis” is associated with two elements: -

A choice; especially a self-willed opinion, which is substituted for submission to the power of truth. (Tit 3:10, 2Pet 2:1). In other words, a chosen course of thought based on a doctrinal departure from revealed truths.

This leads to division and the formation of sects, (1Cor 11:18-19, Gal 5:20). In other words, dissensions / divisions arise as a result of the above.


The Nature of Heresy

The Apostle Paul warned us in Gal 5:9: -

“A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.”

Chrysostom warned us “not to stray even a little

to the left or to the right!”

Charles Spurgeon: “There is no new doctrine

except that which is false.”


The Purpose of Heresy /Our End Times Context

“For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.” (1Cor 11:19)

“Seven Churches of Rev 2 & 3.” Only Smyrna and Philadelphia unreservedly approved.


Local Church End Times Context

The Apostle Paul’s founding of the Churches of Asia and his final farewell at Miletus (Act 19:10 & 20:17-32)

His prison epistle from Rome (Eph 1:15-16)

The Seven Churches co-existing (Rev 1:20)

The Judgement on the children of the fourth Church (Thyatira) – a warning to all the churches (Rev 2:23)

In the local church context, we can be a Smyrna or a Philadelphia, even though we live in a Laodicean age!


Verbal Plenary Inspiration

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for

doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good

works.” (2Tim 3:16-17)

“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men

of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” (2 Pet 1:21)

Every scripture is God-breathed and thus infallible. This refers to

every chapter, verse, word, syllable and letter of all 66 Books of the

Divine Original Autographa.


KJV-VPP Postulate

In the fullness of time (1611), God providentially guided the

translators of the King James Bible (KJV) to restore a

perfect set of apographa copy or text founded on the

Hebrew OT Masoretic text and the Greek NT Textus

Receptus, that is perfect and jot and tittle exact with the

Original Infallible God-breathed Autographa.”

They also define “providentially” used to mean “special”,

“miraculous”, “supernaturally”


KJV-VPP Origins

Every heresy has an origin!

KJV-VPP has its origins in Seventh Day Adventism.

Dr Wilkinson’s 1930 “Our Authorized Bible Vindicated,”

postulated KJV Perfection to anticipate all revisions

whatsover, against the erosion of KJV textual support for

various SDA teachings (Sabbath keeping, soul

sleep/annihilation, and exposure of Miller’s prophetic

errors)


KJV-VPP Origins

Benjamin G. Wilkinson, (1872 – 1968) was Dean of

Theology at the SDA Columbia Union College, 7600

Flower Avenue, Tomoka Park, MD 20912. He held an

SDA rank equal to a Bishop of a large diocese.

Otis Fuller’s “Which Bible?” reproduced 10 of Wilkinson’s

16 chapters, sans footnote references to Mrs Ellen White.

Wilkinson’s identity was hid as one who “was all but

unknown in the world of scholarship” and “taught for many

years in a small and obscure Eastern college”.


The Origins of VPP


Perfect KJV Branches

Wilkinson’s Perfect KJV Postulate branched into: -

Ruckmanism – English Text of KJV Perfect!

(Peter Ruckman, graduate of BJU, assoc with Pensacola)

KJV-VPP – underlying Hebrew & Greek text Perfect!

(Otis Fuller, JJ Ray, D A Waite Dean Burgon Society)

Ironically, Dean Burgon would not have been admitted as a

member of the DBS).


KJV-VPP Easily Refuted

Summary of Review Findings: the VPP theory must either be: -

Absolutely TRUE in which case we ought to embrace it

OR

Completely FALSE in which case we ought to reject it.

It CANNOT BE BOTH

If true, all, not just some, of the evidence would be found in support of it. If false, all the evidence would be against it.

It would not be part here and part there.



In “An Evidential Review”, all four areas investigated:-

VPP theoretical basis: detailed arguments, assumptions and rhetoric,

Literature research on true views of key authorities put forward,

The inability of VPP proponents to convincingly identify the “VPP text”,

The last VPP defence: “Dean Burgon Oath” = Perfect Apographa

were unanimously null for the VPP hypothesis.



In the SH Lim Vs Jeffrey Khoo Open Written Debate, (see www.truth.sg) this

conclusion is re-echoed:-

Common sense tells us that KJV-VPP is unreasonable.

Factual investigation manifestly shows it is false.

Finally, Faith in Almighty God is greater than to allow our salvation to

turn precariously upon the perfection of the specific KJV texts.


OBSERVATIONS(for understanding)

KJV-VPPism pretends to be about a Perfect Bible but is in reality KJV

fundamentalism gone extreme!

Whereas Ruckmanism reckons the KJV’s English translation as inspired,

VPPism requires an inspired KJV textual criticism.

VPPism also requires postulating English as the singly blessed language

of the Gospel, forgetting that “there is no respect of persons with God”

(Rom 2:11), Who gave the original Autographs in Hebrew-Aramaic and

Greek and provided reliable translations in numerous languages.



The VPP faith proposition is predicated not on true Biblical faith but on a

misplaced faith.

(Objective faith is always based on the clear revelation of God, such in God’s call of

Abraham out of Haran and into Canaan. Misplaced faith is when men act on their

idealism when God had not spoken.)

Almighty God could easily made the Autographs indestructible, but in His

higher Sovereign Wisdom, did not!

(God knew man’s idolatrous nature (Ex 32) and perhaps did not wish His Word to

be made into an object of worship.

“The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life” (2 Cor 3:6).

(We ought not to trust our own theories for Wisdom is vindicated in her children

(Prov 3:5, Luke 7:35, 1 Cor 1:24, 25)).



Buswell rightly said, “We contend for the inerrancy of the meaning” rather than

words. God’s Word was given not before but after Babel. To reach all tongues

and nations, meanings rather than words have to be paramount.

That Moses broke the tablets showed that the Autographs were not designed

physically indestructible. Comparison of the Ten Commandments in Ex 20:1-

17, and at its recount forty years later in Deut 5:6-21, also shows various word

disparities, without however any loss to its primary meanings.

For Jeremiah’s roll burned by King Jehoiakim, God instructed to write again all

the former words that were in the first roll, and “there were added besides unto

them many like words” (Jer 36:1-4, 27-32). Clearly it is the meanings and like

words that God’s Spirit wants us to receive, in humility and by His aid.


THE PRESERVATION OF GOD’S WORD

Ch I, Sect VIII, WCF, “The Old Testament in Hebrew (which was the native

language of the people of God of old), and the New Testament in Greek (which

at the time of the writing of it was most generally known to the nations), being

immediately inspired by God, and by His singular care and providence

kept pure in all ages, are therefore authentical…

Result: the Divine Origins and Inspiration of God’s Word, was immediately

recognized by God’s people, who thus took great care and pains to make

many accurate and exact-as-possible copies, which were distributed to all

the churches. Through this, God’s singular care and providence in the

preservation of the manuscripts are most clearly seen!



Extant ancient manuscripts: we have some 5,488 Greek manuscripts, over

8,000 Latin manuscripts, supplemented by surviving manuscripts of

Versions (early translations into other languages such as the LXX, Syriac-

Peshitto, Arabic) plus the writings of the early Church Fathers (over 1,000

verbatim quotations of the Scriptures).

This is thousands of times more evidence than any other ancient history

facts!

Bentley’s golden precept: ‘The real text of the sacred writers does not now,

since the originals have been so long lost, lie in any MS, or edition, but is

dispersed in them all.’



The areas of agreement completely outweighs the areas of disagreement!

Over 98% of texts are not in dispute.

Areas in dispute often are in minor areas of lesser importance.

The KJV Translators’ Preface to the Reader, “It hath pleased God in his Divine

Providence here and there to scatter words and sentences of that difficulty and

doubtfulness, not in doctrinal points that concern salvation, (for in such it hath

been vouched that the Scriptures are plain) but in matters of less moment, that

fearfulness would better beseem us than confidence, and if we will resolve, to

resolve upon modesty with S. Augustine: It is better to make doubt of those

things which are secret, than to strive about those things that are uncertain.”

The textual database adequately provides for unequivocal correct textual

readings in any important disputed text, for e.g., in 1Tim 3:16.



We have a Bible in our hands so adequately preserved, as to be accurate

and fully reliable that we can confidently conclude with Peter: -

“We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well

that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the

day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts” (2 Pet 1:19)

And with Paul: -

“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which

are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is

in Christ Jesus.” (2Tim 3:15)


Spiritual Bondage Against Knowing God [The Design (Motive) & Hypocrisy of Heresy]

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? (Gal 3:1)

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? (Gal 3:3)

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. (Gal 3:10)


Spiritual Bondage Against Knowing God[The Design (Motive) & Hypocrisy of Heresy]

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. (Gal 5:1-4)

I would they were even cut off which trouble you. For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Gal 5:12-14)


Spiritual Bondage Against Knowing God [The Design (Motive) & Hypocrisy of Heresy]

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. (Gal 6:12-14)


Much Rather, be Gold for Christ!

Brethren,

Press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

That we may know Him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings.

O that we may not be distracted from thirsting to know our worthy Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, intimately in a daily and deep, personal, experiential knowledge!

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