This entry is intended to give light from the Truth. The Truth shall set us free.
Audio archive can be downloaded HERE.
The term extremist would be preferable among other accusations.
Summary:
1. Rev. Chi claimed according to the Bible, only vine (grape) fruit juice and unleavened bread can be used.
First of all, the Bible never says one must use unleavened bread or wine or vine fruit. Consequently, if
the formal was so, it would be very hard for some people in certain places and
certain time to be able to fully appreciate the true meaning of Holy
Communion. Therefore, without understanding of the true purpose of the
Lord's Supper, Rev. Chi had given a sermon that's full of bondage and
promoting the risk of self destruction (2nd Peter 3:16). What a pity.
2. (At Audio Recording time: 13:27) Rev. Chi used the verse
1Corinthians 11:27 to explain the word "理" from "不按理" to further his
first point.
The original Greek word is ἀναξίως (anaxiōs),
means unworthily, as King James version translated. However Rev. Chi
has superficially misunderstood the word "理" as rule, regulation, forms
of things, (a more proper word for the wrong definition would be "礼".
Without any knowledge of the true meaning of the word, he bravely
explained the word with the wrong definition in order to fit his own
opinion.
3. (At Audio Recording time: 14:22) Treating the
bread and cup as actual body of Christ. (Audio Recording time 18:00)
Rev. Chi tried to use 1Corinthians 11:29 to further his point.
The Catholics have similar notion, transubstantiation,
John Calvin has called it blasphemy, because of Christ only need to die
once. The word in 1Corinthians 11:29 is "discern". Rev. Chi's intention
is similar but hoping different effect. His intention is to expect a
great outcry from the crowds, a very pentacostal style way of
"repentence". Why would I say this, every Holy communion he has
repeatedly tempted the Lord by following the popular form of asking
those who are touched or want to repent to come forward. None has ever
come. One would say, he doesn't give up, good. But one has already
failed to see this is testing God because a church is also to be
witness to all, including to non-believers, hence, when the message is
not clear, asking questions without giving answers, no responses, and
still keep this going, this will give non-believers and others an
opportunity to mock God. This is not allowed. One who stands on the
pulpit must be very sensitive at these sort of things. However, Rev.
Chi would keep doing this because of one misunderstanding...he valued
superficial effect more than true faith, quality. So, when a church is
not as actively "repenting" as those other examples he's seen, this
church is still not saved but awaiting to be saved.
There are
many more problems in the perversed message, such as contradictions,
hypocritical statements, lies, etc. But I have pointed out the main ones.
The
Holy Communion is not a time to focus on our sins and repent, nor the type of bread/wine used but a time for the
remembrance of our Lord Jesus Christ. If we keep saying that the Holy Communion is a time to focus on our sins, we would one day believe that it is okay for Christians to sin because we have a habit of repenting everytime during Holy Communion and this church would become a church that keeps on repenting, not able to be holy. Holy Communion is for Christians, the truly repented ones, not for non-christians. We must however, examine ourselves every second, every day, to be holy, and not to wait for the Holy Communion to
do so. And there's no such thing as emphasizing our holiness MORE
during this ceremony. Do we emphasize it any less in other times? This
is another example of superficial "faith".
So, the final
question: What do we do with pastors like that? Do we fire him? My
response would be "No". However, by holding true to Biblical doctrine,
we can reject such person's perversed teaching, reject following him
and beware of such person. Boldly correct false teachings is done in
public, but knowing the time and place, for example, we shouldn't turn
the sanctuary into a quarrelling or fighting place, it is God's holy
place, everyone including non-believers should be able to see that, one
must be wise at such thing even before it happens. But in situations where correction would
greatly profit everyone, it is right to boldly correct in public. As
Paul did Peter.
To this question, I would base my answer on:
Mathew 23:1-3 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his
disciples, saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but
do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
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