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c o n e r e n c e s e r i e sFULL CON FIDENCE

The grass withers, the ower ades,But the word o our God

will stand orevers i h 40:8

Change is inevitable. And when the unpredictabilito tomorrow consumes our hearts, with insatiablet rann , it devours an sense o stabilit , confdence,and peace. A violent and merciless master, changerelentlessl erodes the ver things to which we cling

or confdence and assurance.

But there is good news, indeed, great news. Into thattumultuous world, God has spoken. His unbreakablewords ield strength, hope and stabilit , and asthe ver words o God, Scripture grants us ull confdence or toda , tomorrow orever.

Westminster Theological Seminar s conviction isthat this revealed, sel -attesting Word o God mustground and shape all human thought, and that thisWord, centered on Jesus Christ the Eternal andIncarnate Word, bears absolute authorit in defning,understanding and de ending all issues o li e in achanging world.

This is the need o the houra resh word on therevealed Word.

Please make plans to participate at one o the2009-11 Full Con dence Confe ences led bWestminster acult , and hosted b churches andWTS alumni and riends in cities throughout theUnited States. Join us to discover how ou can liveand minister in ull confdence .

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p.m. t sd y v n ng, X n m . i s 12 P l d lp m .i v l d w D . P L llb ck, p s d n c c s y nd s c l l gy, nd m

Sc ol p n , p ss p l g cs nd sysas d c dm ss ns, i w s nv d b

v l bl q s ns n W s m ns s dmc c l m, c.

t 14- l g B j ng m d s nv s ng w ld s s ly. N m n s

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h w C s n y imp c d W s nd

s c nd c ns s ng l c s g d ngt in nc W s n P l s p y nC s n t g . W n w n l z ng d ls s s mm s p g m n P l d lp . i p w w ll ls b bl

d n y v s ng sc l m W n s dy w s n n .

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s. C n s c ls d d n s n s lg c k n v l, g ng s by p n ng m d c l w z d y ds,

sl ng d d d sw n .D . W ng w mly g d s. h s d nd D .

L llb ck nd m s g c s s xpl n ng n c c s C n s c l , s s y nd l ns p w C s n y.

D . W ng c v d s P D n C c h s y m B s nun v s y n 2000, nd s nc n s b n b dg ng c lg p b w n C n nd am c .

W s l d X n N m l un v s y. i w s 110 y s gw n N m l un v s y ld g b nn S v ng C nby ind s y nd s ld d vy sk S ng n ngC n nd C n s P pl , S k ng P c c l Kn wl dg

nd D ng P c c l B s n ss s. t w m P ss Y ,p ss C s n y, nd L ng L ng, w s g ng M s s d g c mp ng C s n y nd C n c n sm.

June 3: Shannxi Bible College

W k ng p C n s l v s n s m sm z ng. N kn w ngC n s , l s ng m g s p pl sp k ng nd c n ys l ndsc p w s v s l d c n. r l a gs z j n d s ndl v d g p y nd p g p y.

D . ol p n k ck d l c S nnx B blC ll g w t r l ns p B w n f nd r s n.D . ol p n s mm z d,It was an analysis on the influence of Kant on our view of faith and reason. It provoked a good bit of discussion and debate and was a great opportunity to argue for the necessity of Scriptural authority.t , t c M , p ss

l gy, s d c c l m.i ns n m s n n l g s n C n s C s n y s J n C lv n,

s w n lly d l lk b .all 97 s d n s s w d p l c , nd w s blynsl d n C n s by D . W ng. t n l c w s

b w s, d m ny q s ns m s d n sb C s n y nd W s m ns s s y, c ngs nddm ss ns n p c l . D . L llb ck w s bl nd

m by g v ng b v v w W s m ns nd b dd ng l ns p w C n . D . L llb ck nc g d,

It was a great pleasure to direct interested students to you ( Jared) asour director of admissions! Several students quickly lined up to speakwith you.

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dv nc s v m ny m ll nn , cl d w y C n

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c. aD d ng h n dyn s y. i w s ls c pn l t ng dyn s y nd 1000 aD. a

g w ll w s b l s nd ng c y, b g nw l n g w y. S nnx B bl C ll g s p s dx nd d l ss n v d nn ll ng bc d m c p s s v d nn .

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n 1974, m w s m nd ng s wn b s nd sc v d p w w s v n lly n

c l g c l d sc v s n 20c n y. D ng Q n dyn s y nd 200 BC, emp Y ng Z

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p g d nd m sq n X n. t s v n s y, p g d b s d B dd s p y mpl s, c mpld c n, c ndl s nd kn l ng s s. t m

m M ddl e s p y gs nd Mg v w y C n s c c .

June 5: Wuhan UniversityW v l d W n l c n l

nd s n W n un v s y (s W n S ks tW n 2009Westminster Today). D . W ng xpl n d Wm ns k ng n C n s , n p n m bl

( r vio s p g ) Th B d li g s ctio of th r t W ll,o tsid B iji g; (l ft) F d u iv rsity i Sh gh i

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aw ng d nn , s p s ngly m l n w d m l l bby. W n s d n s s s c l sc l n c mm n s

C n w p c c ng am z ng G c n p c , c pp llm ny. t y ld s y w p m ng W ns

g d n nd g s ng w s b l. D . L llb ck k pp n y g v s m b ckg nd s ng, p v d ngs s c l c n x nd m n ng w ds. t n y

sk d s s ng w m w c b p ly nd d dv s . t y d dn kn w,

When weve been there ten thousand yearsbright shining as the sun,Weve no less days to sing Gods praise than when weve rst begun.

W w m n l l bby by P ss s Z nd S n,w p ss s W n, nd w P D c nd d s m W n.

on s d n s d ng s P D n M s eck nd s d ng s n f d c Sc l m c . D nn c nv s nncl d d p l s p c l g s s c s Pl , h g l, h d gg nd W g ns n, b ls s g d n cl ss c l m s c. r l s nx ns v m s c l b ckg nd, s d d n s d n s, s lks

r m n c sm nd c mp s s m c d c ss-c l l b nd. W s d gl ss ng ng l ns pb w n W n nd W s m ns .

June 6: Conference at Wuhant f nd r s n C n nc , s d by W n un v s y,

n bl d p ss s m W s p s n p p s l ngs dC n s p ss s n l c m ll w d by d sc ss n,

l s ng ll d y.a b k s w w w sk d c n nc m,g d by P ss Z , S n nd n m s W n p ss s

nd s d n s. t sc d l ll w d l - l c s ws m d sc ss n. D . L llb ck k ck d w l c n

J n W sp n, n d m n s , nd s n nc n nd ng s am c . B D . L llb ck w s m s m v d

by n l c , i w ll n v g m m n w n w l s m n W n s d lk g xcl s v ly nC n s n n n ns d sc ss n p mp d by D . ol p n s

c q cl m kn wl dg p ly

d s c yp d y. h s p p w s n l d us ng r s nby f .

P ss edm nd t ng ll w d w s

C s n y n e s n as . P ss Zp p n l d t G m n n f Vo g n l S n: tw opp s ng P s pp s ns C

nd C s n y, w c w s sc n ng km n s d p sp c v nd c mp v

W s m ns s wn ap l g cs P D c nd dimb p s n d s p p , a t -V c D l gf nd r s n: a S dy n M d d ep s mC n c n sm, r m n C l c sm nd r m d tsp k n s ng w f s k n: t P bl m C n x S ng.

a n mb p p s ll w d w ll n c n nc nk d s n m s ll m n

v w n ss d by ll nv lv d. f m p l s p yn p l g c d sm, sys m c l gy, n n n l n lys s, w d m c lly d

c mm n g nd d s!

June 7: A Day to WorshipS nd y b g s C n s -sp k ng c cgl n d s m c m n , b dy l ng g , c ng

sp ns nd n n-v b l ms c mmp ss bl . C ll d t nksg v ng t -S l C c ,

W n, 40 pl s p pl p bl cly c n ss d y w

C s ns. in n n w d c m P l s p y b ld ng w s C n cs m s c nd sc n c c mp s. a b W

s d n n m d h ppy s g d cl s d d y. twP D c nd d s, emb nd L , d n bs b ng c

n nd s n.

June 8: Fudan Universityfly ng m W n S ng , w m p wL . h n m d s s l n

W s m ns S nd ds n C n s b c

n mp n d c m n nd s nd ng p c l ly r m d d n, w cp v s v n s s m n. h k s f d n un v

n ld s nd m s c mp v ndns ns.Interestingly, it has a required course on biblical studies

and a student population totaling 40,000.D . L llb ck l c d n C v n n b

s d n s. h p d n xc ng c m w s sk d , nd n w v d n s , m l my b k,The Binding of God , c s d n . t p ss s ys pl ns

n C n s !

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June 9: Tour of Shanghai t d y w s s ny d y. W d d k S ng , c y m s n nc d by W s s . W n

s n w s cl m- - m w s P s d n Cl n n d

n c ck n d s n 1997. f y c c n d s, sw s s m w d S b cks s nc v ng n n d ys l .W x d S ng N m l un v s y nd d n 1954

s S ng t c s t n ng C ll g . t n v s y s g wn 16 c ll g s nd 81 s c b d s nd n n llm n

22,505 ll- m nd g d s, 2,827 g d s, 13,061 n gsc l s d n s nd 682 l ng- m v s s s d n s. S v l

p ss s g d nd d D . L llb ck g v n bs l lysc n ng l c n s y P l d lp nd

d n l g c l d ns w p s b g nn ngs.

D . L llb ck c mm n d w ds, t C n s sc l s nds d n s lw ys m z d l n w am c n l g sl b y g ws ppl c n J s s G ld n r l p bl c sq . t s s mply m ns n n w n s b j l d

p s c d s . S s ld n p s c j ln s .

June 10: Arrived in Beijing a m ng P ss L v n m n ng, w d d

p y B j ng. S y ng B j ng N m l un v s yg s l, w n d xc p n l cc mm d ns. t w lk

nd t n nm n Sq v n ng w X Z ngw s m v ng. i w s y p n ng g ld p B j ng, c n ly n v d olymp cs. t c y b s l d.

June 11: The Great Wallt s c nd l s d y p, s s m d s wv s d G W ll Badaling s c n. i w s b l n 221BC nd s v 4,000 m l s l ng, m k ng l g s m nm ds c ! i s ms b ng p g p d w W s n sp z d m ng s m C n s , s s m w ld q ly s dl p

n x s w n s pp d v nd q cklP ps y g w w c l b s? i w

m d s c n m z ng w nd .in n n, w s c n nc B

un v s y. a 100 pl s y s ld, s lm s s m d n d c n. i mp s z s n xc ng wns ns g n lly, n n lly nd n nv y s bl s s l gl b lly. i s

m c s nd s c s nd 1,100 p ssp ss s. M ny p l s p y p ss s sc n b d lks c n d nd

June 12: The Journey Home o l s L cy nd n n v s y s

s g f b dd n C y b nd t n nmC mpl d n 1420, s lm s 1,000 b ld ngsms c v ng cl s 8,000,000 sq !

t l ng j n y m b g n B j ng 14 s l . P l d lp w lc m d s q ls d g p s. D . L llb ck s d, o

c ng s d n s, i l v d s ng s ns ld s n X n. t s m nd d m n qs gn c nc C n s p pl nd c l . is ng l g c l l c ng sk lls Y nnP D c nd d , n c n. h s n w c ngP v nc n f nc .

t p w s n m z ng x mpl W s m nsppl d c ss-c l lly v c d m cs n n s ng g sp l. C n s nc s ng n

p l s p y nd c l s ly p n d ds dy nd n c n, nd im xc d s ww s c c l, c ss-c l l l ns p.

Dr. illb ck i vit s yo to tt d th pco i g hil d lphi W S R (W st i st rstit t for th St dy of hilosophy d R ligio ) to b h ld this co i g s r.

mor d t ils will b v il bl i th t f w w ks. l s p riodic lly co s lto r s i ry w bsit , or co t ct th r sid ts of c t r sid t@wts. d .

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i w s b n nd s d n B dd s m ly ls w s pp d S n g ds. in j n g ,i w s n d y gl d s n p p n nl s ng n b y k m k z p l c ps. in1946, i d g sp l s m ndsp n y s s c ng y b ck

p cl ms B bl . in d sp n, i mp ds c d . By G ds g c , i w s s v d nd b p z d n1949 w n i d c d d b c m B bl c .C ns q n ly, i g d d m M j G k n, P sby n c ll g .

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n c ng b ng n y.on my nd s m m s m my

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bl , nd w l d v ng w m s o d x

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nd m j s y Q nh l s n y n b l n s v c

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a my d n n w s d n d bc sm c l n ngs, D p m( w c i s v d n s mm s

n p s v ng f lb gm J p n) c ll d m nd nc g

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s m l n sly m J p n s engengl s J p n s w m ss ng w s n lly q l d nd pp n d. s n d pl m c n p , c mm

s p s d n l n p , s v n l y s, n l my s gn n n ai w s p v l g d v d m ny p

c nv s ns w ds s . onw ms my w s d ng c l vP m M n s J p n, Y s N kW h s . a nd w lc m n

120 p pl m ll d nd c ng n m. a n p n P m s dP s d n ,with only me to interpret.t J p n s l d

d d my m mIesuno Toki (t h J s sp bl s d s v l m n s b . h c mm n J p n s n n P s d

m. t n g d m n p s P s d n . i d bl g , g s

P s d n r g n n d m sm l ng w l ng g i p y d. t g n i s

d nsw . i b l v i s d: in engl s , d p nd ng n cc s n. r g

v ly C s n.W s m ns p p d m wP s d n s C nd r g n by c

L d G d sthe s v gn, nd s n v p y s h s c

s c ngs b c m v y my s v c s s . t C s

J n M y, nd ll p ss sm b s ll m s n mc c ms nc s. t y g w ll w

ppl s everyv c n.

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b y nd g n ss G d v b ns wn m m n v . My d p nd nc n h m s b n s wn b . h s g c s b n s c n . i

nk G d g dly m n w c nd c nc l n m m

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t s p s s mm i d pp n y s v sm ll c n y

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c c n i w s s mm n n,p c ng nd l d ng y m n s y.i w s bl pply w i l n d W s m ns ll s mm l ng. i w s

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s c g s v s n s w ll!i nk L d G d s m xpl d p s G ds v l d

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d n d n PCa. My d p sw ld b m n s n

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w ll l d m , b im c n d n l d ng. W v s, im i w ll l k b ck s i d d s s mg l m Ww c s b n l n G ds W d. t nk y s m c m k ng s p ss bl m !

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D W s m ns f nds,oN SePteMBer 15, 2009, MY frieND aND CoLLeaGue reV. Dr. tiMothY Z. WitMer, DePartMeNt c d n , p ss p c c l l gy nd d c W s m nssp k n t P c c l y W s m ns ed c n. in s m ss g , D . W m

y s i v d s s d y w n b sc l , g W s m nss m w ls . t s s s m w p pl x ng g v n m k bl c l g g d d m W s m ns ncl d ng m n 500 l mn s v ng n PCaam c ] nd n ly 300 w v g n n s v n oPC [o d x P sbym n n s s v ng n c n l ss d n m n ns. M ny s v b n l k d s

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w ns W s m ns g d s v s d d B bl d wn s d p G ds W d m x g n l l ng g s, nd n m n

Sc p s n wn l v s nd m n s s. unl k m ny s m n s v n l m n d l ng g q m n s, w b l v s n p

b practicallyp p d n s cks n ll- l bl , ll-p c c l sM c n p v y s cl ss W s m ns ,We may sometimes be tempted to wish that the Holy Spirit had

given us the Word of God in a language better suited to our particular race, in a language that we could easily understand;

but in His mysterious wisdom he gives it to us in Hebrew and Greek. Hence if we want to know the Scriptures, to the studyof Greek and Hebrew we must go!

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C n l s V n t l, p ss p l g cs, d in d cThe Inspiration and Authority of the Bible (1948) w c m ns n ss l bl by m d n

in 1957 N d B. S n s g v ev ng l c l t l g c l S c y P

t in ll b l y Sc p nd ev ng l c l P g ss, c n ndn ll b l y w ld l d g n n p g ss n b bl c l nd l g

Thy Word is Truth (1957) by e. J. Y ng, p ss ot, c s d n nsp nv l d C s n ys d p nd nc n reliability B bl .

f c l y m mb s, ncl d ng D s. Cl wn y, G n, D ll d nd P y ss,in n n l C nc l n B bl c l in ncy (1978-1986). i p d c d S m n s: n in ncy, n B bl c l h m n cs nd n B

old ams d m nd in ncy (1982) by r c d B. G n, J ., p ssnd b bl c l l gy, d m ns d K yp s nd B v ncksuniqueness nd b s

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m s c p s cc ss nd xp nc , sobv sly, s s n n c ss ly mw s fundamental n n y l d s?

It is both an honor and a privilege to be able to write a few wordsto introduce and commend this very important book. And there is adouble bonus: This book is as readable as it is interesting...It underlines

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