At last the episode is coming to an end. The case of criminal misuse of church fund in City Harvest Church in Singapore had rocked the world. The secular court had established that a crime had been committed and that the Senior Pastor and 5 other church executives involved had been sentenced to imprisonment.
I am not against City Harvest Church. I know that no Church and no Christian is perfect. Through the years, CHC must had sowed the seeds on many; and many must had accepted Christ through CHC.
I have been reading the Books of 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel this past week. The stories and exploits of King Saul and King David never ceased to intrigue me whenever I read these books. Both King Saul and King David were God's anointed kings, God's beloved. Both were flagrant sinners, particularly after they became king. They sinned all the time. Sometimes they acknowledged their sins, sometimes they did not even do so and continue sinning.
So did God forgive them? Yes I believe God forgave them time and again. But God's forgiveness does not mean God's continual blessings. In fact, King Saul died a horrible death - he committed suicide in the battlefield, but unable to die even though he pierced himself, he asked an enemy soldier to do him a favor by chopping off his head.
When we are God's children, God will forgive us unconditionally. But God is just. When we sin against Him, and do not repent, how can a just God continue to bestow His blessings on us?
I have no doubt that when the Senior Pastor and the church executives cry to God, and acknowledge their sins, and sincerely repent, God will bless them many folds. But if they deny being guilty and not repent, they will not be blessed.
May God's will be done.
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