It is my pleasure to see others judge me, for I know, ultimately, God is my Judge.
It is right to judge others, to judge the world, but judge with a righteous judgment. Hence, when I judge to a certain point, I know, it is time for me to set an example, for testimony and criticism work hand in hand. When when that time has come to act, it is not because so that I can criticize, but a lesson to my own self.
I see, once a fellow co-worker of Dr. Stephen Tong, Rev. David Chen has failed to stand up for the truth on numerous occasions simply because he was afraid he would hurt people's feeling. After time, he decided to abandon whatever truth he was upholding because to him, making people happy is far more important than the truth.
Rev. David Chen's persistence in trying to achieve a goal is good. But his methods hiding his motive is wrong. Thereby blinding him from the truth, from ever seeing whether or not his goal is actually the right goal at all. Most American pastors, when facing this dilemma, it is amazing how quickly they would naturally respond: "So, if it's not the right goal, we'll stop and change, we're not perfect." My reply to this is: "Tell this to non-Christians, tell it to the Muslims, that in Christianity, there is no perfection." How come those who claim to be true followers of the truth treat the truth so irresponsibly?
Nevertheless, of many Taiwanese-American pastors I've seen, Rev. David Chen is probably one of the few male pastors who's passionate enough to do student ministry. It's a sad sad time for...at least...the Chinese community...in America.
Knowing this, how must I treat this church? Do I desert this church? Nay. But to proof to the world, that God is real, that the authority is in the hand of Christ the Lord our Savior!
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