My Thoughts On Christians and Churches

Being a former member of City Harvest Church made my eyes open to many things about Christians and churches in general:

1.) Leaders even being leaders will still say and do the wrong things: I've had my fair share of accusations from a cell-group leader of things I didn't do that hurt me badly when I was in his cell-group. It wasn't only that cell-group leader, it was also the members which brings me to my next point...

2.) Christians like you and me will never be perfect no matter how "godly" they claim to be. If any Christian on this earth can be 100% godly, he/she can be god (not God).

3.) Certain doctrines that makes you feel uncomfortable are warning signs. Don't mistake me on this, if you are constantly sinning and your church pastor preaches on sin, you should feel uncomfortable. However, I'm talking about doctrines that makes you question if your church is teaching the right stuff. Examples being the church pastor preaching week after week on financial blessings without any stress on the need for taming the flesh or being obedient to Christ's will instead of only thinking how "God will bless me if I give".

4.) If a church is not meeting your needs, its best to consider other options. If the Christians you know are always playing a "holier-than-thou" attitude, its best to make new contacts instead.

5.) If what many Christians from Mega Churches claim is true, I should have been a millionaire by now. I sowed or rather gave a lot throughout my years in City Harvest Church. So did I sin grossly somewhere that God doesn't want to bless me to be a millionaire?

6.) The recent Asia Conference organised by City Harvest Church raised some alarms among the internet Christian community here in Singapore as one of the key speakers was none other than Benny Hinn who has been drawing lots of flak for his extravagant ways and "where is the medical evidence for the supposedly healed people healed by his healing anointing". I personally attended two of his healing crusades here in Singapore and on both occassions, I was not healed of both my double vision and backpain. I felt doubtful towards God about this.

7.) The true Christian friends, actually no, the true friends who will stick with you is when you no longer attend church and they still call you a brother/sister/friend. I am grateful for the brothers/sisters/friends who still keep in contact with me even though I am no longer a member of any church.

8.) I am beginning to disagree with what Ho Yeow Sun is doing more and more. Don't ask me why, I wouldn't tell you if you were her supporter. I like her Mandarin songs, but seeing all these (undisclosed), I began to doubt what she is doing now.

9.) Follow your faith but don't follow the people who lead you to the wrong faith or rather, doctrines. Stay close to God and let Him lead you. Like what a brother once said to me, ask God to guard your heart.

10.) Satan is as real as God is. He appears in even Christians.

(C) 2006,2007,2008 Absolutely Daniel Yoleh.