Former Chicago UBF Director 的兒子(Second Generation) Chung Joe 受到 Ron Ward 以主日信息公開定罪

Former Chicago UBF Director 的兒子(Second Generation) Chung Joe 受到 Ron Ward 以主日信息公開定罪


我們一致的看法：身為信息僕人，在信息中公開定別人的罪，可達到以下幾個後果：

一）　隱藏或掩飾教會和領袖的罪惡，叫人把問題和罪的根源歸結於離開者；
二）　令信徒恐懼，害怕自己若離開的話，同樣會受到所愛的人如此的定罪和抹黑，而失去離開的勇氣；
三）　抹黑滿心傷痕而離開的羔羊，是十分邪惡的行為，絕非牧者所為。
四）　作為信息僕人，竟然站在神的位置，公開定別人的罪，論斷可憐的羔羊，行為實在可恥！
五）　Ron Ward 又在信息中，稱呼 Chung Joe 的父親 Joseph Chung 是 saint (聖人)，實在奪去神當有榮耀，把榮耀歸給人。


事緣：　Former Chicago UBF Director 的兒子(Second Generation) Chung Joe ，受到 Chicago 信息僕人　Ron Ward 以主日信息公開定罪，他寫了一封公開信，回應他的言論，並 quote 了他當時在主日信息中侮辱他的部分，然而，Chicago Centre竟然在事後刪改了侮辱的字句，以掩飾 Ron Ward 在信息中論斷人的惡言，可比較以下兩段文字：

(source: http://rsqubf.livejournal.com/123416.html)

Open Letter to Ron Ward, by Chung Joe


17th-Jun-2007 01:49 pm

chungjoe
Mr. Ward:

I am the son of Joseph Chung that you refer to in your sermon this week (http://chicagoubf.org/messages/message/294):


Dr. Joseph Chung is known to be a saint among us. For the last six years, his son has been doing mischievous things and has damaged himself and others in many ways. At the time, Dr. Chung was president of UBF. It was shameful to acknowledge that his own son was acting like the greatest enemy of UBF. Yet Dr. Chung honestly brought this problem to God in prayer again and again in public and in private. He also pleaded with others to pray for his son Joe. Then a situation rose in Joe’s family that drove him to humble himself before God and before his parents. Now there are signs of reconciliation and healing with God and in the family as well.
I am glad that I have not been "driven to humble myself" to the point that reading such slurs does not make me a bit sad, angry and sick inside. I wonder how you think including such slurs helps the situation between me and my parents. I see that there is as yet no acknowledgment at all of the damage that UBF did to me "and others in many ways" (which you are well aware of). I hold out faint hope that my family's current situation does not fit neatly into theworld view that you have absorbed over the years, since surely even you can acknowledge that it is not only the families of "UBF's worst enemies" that experience adverse "situations." I need you to know that God had begun healing me and helping me move on, years before this situation in my family arose. And my reconciliation with God was assured the moment I believed the gospel. The situation has indeed humbled me, and I am determined to be reconciled to my parents (your mention of me in your sermon not withstanding) because they are my parents, and I ought to love them, as other former UBF 2ndgens have admirably and successfully done with their parents. I have made my position on reconciliation with UBF clear elsewhere and won't dwell on that. As a further sign of the humbling and healing effect that God has effected through my current family situation, I forgive you and will continue to move on.

In Christ,
Joe Chung


(source: http://chicagoubf.org/messages/message/294)
Sunday message by Ron Ward

Dr. Joseph Chung is known to be a saint among us. For the last six years, he has prayed for his own son with honesty, a broken heart, and persistence. Dr. Chung has also prayed for God’s sheep under his care. For the last three years he has studied the Bible with Carlos Santiago of Triton. Carlos was not a gentleman when he began Bible study. His girlfriend Elisa was afraid of him. But Dr. Chung prayed for Carlos to know Christ and grow in the grace of God. God answered this prayer. Carlos changed inwardly and became a noble man of God. He decided to go back to college and finish a degree. He also won the heart of Elisa and they had a beautiful wedding yesterday.