Pastoral Letter 28 Aug 2022

My dear readers,


Reaction to the Repeal of Section 377A

The day has finally arrived when Section 377A of the Law of Singapore that protects the God-ordained institution of marriage between a man and a woman and family life has been successfully repealed by the global influence of the LGBT+ movement. Should Christians be surprised that such a movement would succeed?

It is indeed a sad day for all of us who love the God-given institution of marriage between a man and a woman and the constitution of a family defined as a father, mother and children. This will soon change because of the unending pressure from the LGBT+ movement. This is the way of people power even though they are the minority. Soon they will become the majority and their true colours of dominance and forced acceptance will prevail. Anyone who resists will face the wrath of this movement.

Other than a weighty feeling of sadness on this dark day in Singapore’s short history, every child of God needs to remain calm and be at peace in their heart. These are the biblical reasons:

The LORD knew that this day would come – Jesus says concerning His second coming in Luke 17:26-30: “And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.” The days of Noah were described by God in Genesis 6:5: “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” When sins are promoted and sinners react in jubilation, is this not an evidence of the last days? The sin of homosexuality was enshrined in the Law of Singapore when she was founded because it was an obvious sin that even an unbelieving government could see its deadly danger to the family structure, the foundation of every society. Sinners have become more sinful. The time has come for the sinful world to reveal her true colours of sin and debauchery. Sin in all her glorious ugliness is revealed and the world rejoices! What a sin-sick world we are living in.

For the sinful world to reach such a low ebb of morality, it has to decline to the point where every imagination of its thoughts is only evil continually. This global norm of bankrupt morality is promoted by the entertainment industry spearheaded by Hollywood. Worldly leisure seeks full satisfaction in the lusts of the flesh and the eyes. Evil abounds from every quarter of society. Homes are wrecked by it. Our bankrupt society will do whatever is right in its own eyes. The depravity of people power, i.e. democracy, is the plague of modern society. Modern technology has sped this along marvellously by stitching the world together through the internet and all the media’s platforms that can harness people power at the press of a button or the click of a mouse. The spread of evil and her global acceptability is endemic. There is absolutely nothing any man can do to curtail it, least of all stop it! Any discerning man can see that there are only two options, either he succumbs to it or protects himself and his loved ones from it. He cannot ignore. This global trend has forced everyone to take a stand. The LGBT+ movement cannot be stopped. It is easier to climb Mount Everest without oxygen than to stop the global demonic tide of the influence of the god of this world. We are living in a sin-soaked world.

The Lord’s return necessitates LGBT+’s global appearance – The days of Lot in Sodom was also used by the LORD as one of the signs before His return. Sodom was a city of sin. The sins were fornication and homosexuality. Thus, the term “sodomy” is used to describe the sin of homosexuality. Jude 5-8 reveals, “I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.” [Emphasis added]

Man can slow down the impact of homosexuality, but he cannot stop it. The LORD prophesied that the world will be like Sodom before His glorious return. For the latter to become a reality the former has to happen. The LGBT+ movement was prophesied by God 2,000 years ago. We are living in the midst of fulfilled prophesy! Perilous times are before us but it is also momentous, for the return of Christ draws nigh, and is sooner than we think. Just as the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah by fire and brimstone for their sins, the LORD assures His faithful children that He will destroy the sin-filled world by fire. 2 Peter 3:6-7: “Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.”

Jerusalem, once called the city of God, will also become such a city during the Great Tribulation as prophesied by God in Revelation 11:8: “And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.”

Safety in Christ alone! – The LGBT+ movement may be more invasive and destructive today compared with other sins, but do not ignore other iniquities for every sin is a deadly sin. All sinners can and need to be saved by Jesus Christ, regardless of the sins they commit against Him. If we know of any loved ones or friends who belong to this movement, pray for them and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with them. Homosexuality like many sins was committed by the people of old. Thank God some of them were saved as evidenced by 1 Corinthians 6:9-11: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” There were believers in the church of Corinth in the days of the Apostle Paul who were once homosexuals, but they were saved thoroughly by Christ. The same power that saved them is still very much available to save today. Let us not overreact. Let us learn to be still and know that our Heavenly Father is the God of heaven and earth who is seated on the heavenly throne.

Conclusion – God knew that this day would come. He prophesied it 2,000 years ago. If He wanted to stop it, He could have done so easily. But He did not. He wants His children of the last days to be warned and be holy in a very unholy world. Even if we are against the LGBT+ movement, do not forget that if we are not in Christ, we will still be bound for hell. To not be for the LGBT+ movement is one of the clear marks of a believer, like many other ethical and moral issues, but it does not mean that all who are against this movement are born again. To protect ourselves and our loved ones from the negative impact of this global movement, the only way is to be washed by the blood of Christ, and then hide behind the holiness of Christ that comes with salvation. We need to remember to not get lost in the minute details of this LGBT+ movement and forget the bigger picture – Matthew 7:21: “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.”



Yours faithfully in the Saviour’s Service,
Rev Dr Quek Suan Yew
Advisory Pastor


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