Stepping Out With God - Pasir Panjang Church of Christ Singapore

4. Grow and be willing to change if necessary
Recently there has been much discussion on marriage and divorce as our
Sunday 9:30am Bible classes study the book of Corinthians. Some are
surprised, even among the leadership that although I have no quarrel with
the stand that a Christian may remarry if his spouse commits adultery, I
firmly believe that divorce is not an option in Christian marriage. If my wife
is to leave me, I would not remarry but await the possibility of a future
reconcilation.
This is because I believe God hates putting away. To seek adultery as a
licence to remarry, is, in my thinking, to seek a loophole to further my own
desire. I want to have the mind of Christ, to be a person after God's own
heart, and to do what might honour and please Him. Life on earth is brief,
but heaven is forever. I want to give up my rights so that I can give my
honest answer to God in judgement, as every man must. In time, as I
continue to grow in grace and the knowledge of God's word, this may change.
But at present, this is the position I hold for myself.
The Bible tells us in Acts 18:24-26 of a preacher called "Apollos, knowing only
the baptism of John... whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took
him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly".
My Legacy for PP
I have devoted most of my life to kingdom work. From the early age of 12 I
was involved in church and parachurch activities. As the Lord enables, I look
forward to serving His church with greater zeal, insight and effectiveness. I
also know that there will be a day, perhaps sooner than later that I will no
longer be around. When that time comes, if the Lord delays His return, I
pray that through my many years of nurturing, teaching and example, PP
will raise up men and women who read the Bible for themselves, check every
doctrine according to the word, so that they may embrace it, stand firm on
it and exercise it with love, because 1 Corinthians 13:3 tells us that if we do
"have not love, it profited nothing".
This, in my understanding, is sound doctrine.
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