Author: Rev. Lek Aik Wee

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Family Bible Camp 2019

All praise and thanksgiving to our God for gathering 63 campers for Blessed Hope Bible-Presbyterian Church’s 6th Family Bible Camp 2019 from 19-22 June at the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel.

Our theme is “Israel in Prophecy”. The history and future of the nation of Israel is an exciting drama of God’s redemptive work in human history. From the call of a man, Abraham (Gen. 12:1-3), God made for Himself a chosen people in the nation of Israel. Out of the loins of this nation will come the Saviour of the world – Jesus Christ.

Though the nation rejected her Christ, God did not forsake His people. Jerusalem, the nation’s capital, was destroyed by the Roman army in A.D. 70. The scattering of Israel was God’s plan to bring the gospel to the rest of the world – rather through their fall salvation has come unto the Gentiles (Romans 11:11).

Through a Jewish remnant, God began the church as His witness to the nations of the world. God’s promise to Abraham for the nation did not cease with Israel dispersed to the four corners of the earth.

On 14th May 1948, Israel arose from the ashes, recognised as an independent nation by the United Nations. The Jewish people returned home according to God’s promise. Indeed, we serve a promise-keeping God – Deuteronomy 30:3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

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2 Corinthians 10:8-9 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

The Apostle Paul was careful to use his authority to build up the faith of the saints. It was not meant to frighten or scare them, or worse to harm them. He had to clear himself so that it will not be misconstrued. MacDonald observed insightfully, “He knew there were false teachers exercising authority among the Corinthians which they had never received from the Lord.”

The Apostle Paul was not there but was aware of the falsehoods planted concerning his ministry amongst the Corinthians. As such, he was duty-bound to clarify, albeit, by a letter.

The Apostle Paul could have let the matter rest, after all, he was far away, but his heart will have no rest until he saw to the spiritual well-being of the Corinthians. True to the trust that our Lord placed upon him, we saw him discharging his work with heart, soul, mind and strength for the glory of God.

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2 Corinthians 10:8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

The goal of the Apostle Paul’s ministry was to edify the saints. His purpose was to build them up in the faith and not to tear them down. He declared unequivocally his inner motive so as to clarify beyond doubt. It was an honourable objective of ministry. He would preach the gospel and for the souls that were saved, he would take time to nurture them in the faith.

It was well recorded by Luke to confirming the Apostle Paul’s words here in Acts 14:21-23 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

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2 Corinthians 10:7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.

The Apostle Paul has to explain that no one has an exclusive claim on Christ. [MacDonald] He belongs to the Lord Jesus as truly as the others whom he was referring. Although his outward demeanour may appear weak and his speech far from eloquent, he too belongs to Christ and does the work of Christ. As such, he bade the Corinthian church to look at the facts, the fruit of the work that has begun in Corinth. His apostleship was from Christ. It was the Lord who called him to service. Even so, the team that was with him in the work.

He was engaging the church in Corinth to look at the fruit of his ministry before he and his team would be dismissed as less than authentic servants of God.

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