They had to become scholarly and meet unbelieving scholars in the unbelievers' arena. All such movements magnify the intellect and not a simple heart of faith. So now, instead of proclaiming a Bible with absolute faith, preachers have been stripped of their Authority. The apostasy of Laodicia is upon us. God and His infallible Words are dethroned in our churches, schools, and in the hearts of men.
Impending judgment awaits.
The Manner of Its preservation. God has really fooled the experts here. And, of course, the conclusion is that we can be almost certain that we have all the Word of God. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever. For centuries, God has been keeping His words pure in the furnace of this earth.