Recently, I came across several websites that seem to be working so hard at discrediting Pastor Stephen Tong, mainly from Europe.
I'm sure such thing against Dr. Tong is nothing new, despite my own new discovery.
"All have weaknesses", that's the common response one would expect from a calmer person. But I'm interested in reading people, provided I don't over do it.
The most complaints I've seen and heard against Dr. Tong are either out of jealousy or shallowness. The jealousy is obvious. The shallowness, one can tell simply by reasoning logically: When one doesn't wish to admit a fault in a debate/conflict, especially as a Christian or in matters of faith, one generally resorts to the closest misunderstanding one could arrive. Thus, the shallowness.
Some of these were ex-coworkers (or volunteers as they prefer to call it) of Rev. Tong, while most others were perhaps the "charismatic" type who believe worshipping emotions = worshipping Jesus.
Writing this, I certainly cannot forget the dear Rev. David Chen, even Rev. Chi Chen. These both left my former church. Should they leave on their own account alone, things might have been calmer. It is the combination of their unwillingness to resolve issues and those who wished them gone which angered me. I believed I should make an account of it in my personal journal, especially after their departure, for I believe God works the church to His own will, not men's.
I did not believe that was the like of Paul and Barnabas' dissension, hence my heavy criticisms. It would appear that hiring an outsider simply because a church needs a pastor is almost certainly a problem waiting to happen, unless the pastor is certain of God's particular calling to him.
When I leave some to the devil, it is simply that I do not know how else to pray for them, except that they may still have the opportunity to suffer and learn from the consequences of their actions. Hopefully, I have given enough pointers during the "friendship" period. This is also why I cannot treat friendship lightly but in truth. The challenge is "and" in love.
My journal is both personal and public. In public manner, it is only for those who truly seek it, as I do not publish them in mediums intended only for public. Therefore, I must personally deal in real life without denying or be defensive of the accounts of my journal.