Dear....
Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for
the faithful fail from among the children of men.
Psalms 12:1
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
Psalms 12:8
"Let things evolve," that was the
guiding principle our present Prime Minister used when asked about the
issue of societal
standards as regards same sex marriage and all its paraphernalia. If
one was to pay attention to the news, both globally and locally, clearly
there is an ongoing concerted effort on the part of the proponents of
the alternative
lifestyle to bring that evolution their way. And earthquake prone New
Zealand not just joined the increasing ranks of countries legalizing
same sex marriage, but took the dishonor of being the first country in
Asia Pacific to do so.
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own:who is lord over us?
Psalms 12:4
"Tyranny
of the minority." Will our society suffer the same fate as that of
mainstream America and much of the Western world? Where being neutral to
the rights demanded by the LGBT is increasingly taken to be
unconscionable, and any differing views from that propagated by them is
deemed to be discriminatory and could possibly cost you your job, your
safety and your peace and being litigated against.
Toilets in UK
are increasingly unisex, because transgender complained vociferously
about being
discriminated by the traditional male/female segregation. Would an
exhibitionist have the same basis to demand the removal of all cubicles
in the toilets? What about the rights of more modest genuine females?
Today,
beauty pageants must accept transgender as contestants. The legal
precedent was set in Canada. Should not an ape now go to the same court
to demand participation rights by virtue of Darwin's theory of
evolution.
Ludicrous this thought of mine. But increasingly,
through the clever use of semantics, seemingly rational but warped
logic, and strategically placed sympathizers,the determined proponents
of an alternative lifestyle are steamrolling across societal norms.
Credit
must be given where it is due, and one cannot fault them for their
strength of belief in their way of life and their cohesiveness and
determination to jostle for space within a pluralistic society.
But
before they lay down, the men of the
city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and
young, all the people from every quarter: And they called unto Lot, and
said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring
them out unto us, that we may know them.
Genesis 19:4-5
The
utopian dream would be where society has a place for everyone to live
out their individuality, yet be in harmony. Reality is, man are in the
main rarely contented with their lot, and the urge is to encroach on thy
neighbor. The proponents of same sex marriage in the Western world are
increasingly pushing for not just the right to be married in the civil
courts, but to solemnize their union in Church. Will the law be used to
trample upon the rights of Christians within their own space?
Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit:for the
letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2 Corinthians 3:6
Should we push back? Yes but not by our way but God's way.
To seek God with our all and to love our neighbors as much as ourselves.
We cannot agree with the pink tide but we must learn to love them, for they are also the children of God. How is it possible?
These
things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you
astray. And as for you, the anointing which ye received of him abideth
in you, and ye need not that any one teach you; but as his anointing
teacheth you; concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and
even as it taught you, ye abide in him.
1 John 2:26-27
The
only way is to turn to God. For Christ when he was tempted by the
devil, drew upon not just the word of God, but his deep familiarity with
His Father,
to overcome Satan's delusions. Today, as children of God, we must do
the same when dealing with deceit. A lie does not stick when we live in
truth.
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Psalms 94:16
Ten
years on, it is likely Singapore will go the way of America. Pink will
permeate mainstream society. It is not just because the lovers of
carnality has pointed all their big guns upon our little red dot, for
the stakes are high given our ordained call to be the Antioch of the
East. But if we as a society continue to be enamored with our God given
provisions, rather than be with God our Provider. Divorces are on the
rise and even where the family unit is maintained, it is increasingly
dysfunctional. Our children are taught more the ways of the world, than
the will of God.
Is an
alternative lifestyle in reality due less to one's genes but rather, is
a conscious choice, a direct result of the failure of the traditional
family to live out her role as intended by God? Seeking solace from
rejection, be it due to dysfunctional family where love is lacking, one
looks for substitutes.
O God, how long shall the adversary reproach?
shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?
Psalms 74:10
But
despair not. There is truly a Divine God, Who will intervene to save us
from ourselves. For God's purpose for Singapore to be used to minister
to the rest of Asia must be fulfilled.
Will we voluntarily repent and
turn to Him now, or would we rather face His corrective wrath? Lately,
we read of testimonies of men of material success whose priority changed
when faced with terminal illnesses. God can use you mightily on your
very last breath, but will it
not be better when the hourglass of one's life is still quite full?
The
church is the body of Christ who are willing to follow the teachings of
our Lord Jesus Christ and be led by the Holy Spirit. In the
increasingly deceptive world of ours, the 'church' can also be an
embodiment of the followers of the devil, who mouth Christ, but whose
hearts are aligned with the ways of the devil. Are they now in our
midst?
'Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the
coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he shall turn the
heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to
their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.'
Malachi 4:5-6
The
pink tide will dissipate only if we individually and collectively as
children of God are willing to turn to Him and be purified into literal
white. Pink comes from mixing red with white. The purity of
man is now tainted by the carnality of lustful red, angry red. Families
are dysfunctional, leading to a fertile pool of unloved recruits who
are susceptible to the arguments of the pink proponents who proffer love
or rather lusts?
In closing, it is important to remind ourselves
that the victory has been won with the resurrected Christ. The
machinations of the devil and its followers cannot change this reality.
However, it matters to you personally for how you choose to live your
life will determine which eternity you will end up in - be it eternal
bliss in Heaven or eternal damnation with the red devil.
God blesses
Eng Hieang
28th April 2013
This
sharing was written in Jan 2013. Was not sure if I should share it for
am I speaking from a biased stance or am one speaking as led by the Holy
Spirit and was it written with love or judgement?
But with the
recent article in Yahoo Singapore on the Appeal
by the gay couple against the High Court ruling which had an
interesting quote as below, I felt led that it is time to share these
thoughts.
Do take time to ponder upon what is truly from God, and what is from man, no matter his/her perceived anointing.
"Former
Bishop of the Methodist Church in Singapore and Malaysia, Reverend Yap
Kim Hao( http://www.freecomchurch.org/) said he also hopes the
Christian community will be more inclusive.
“The official
teaching of the Methodist Church in Singapore did not declare
homosexuality a sin until 2002, and the interpretation of the bible is
always personally directed, time bound, historically determined and
culturally conditioned… In light of Kenneth and Gary’s decision to
appeal, I hope that moving forward, the christian community will focus
on love, compassion, understanding and harmony instead of hate,
condemnation, contradictions and conflicts as we strive to live in unity
in spite
of our diversity.”
28th April 2013
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