Elder/Pastor Dan Lim’s Open Letter & Message about Joseph Prince to the Pastors in Singapore

 

May the excellent example of Charlie Kirk who has the courage to speak for his faith inspires us to have the same courage to do the same

 

Charlie Kirk & Joseph Prince: their differences on the Ten Commandments

 

 

Important Announcement No 1:

 

As for the next 2 YouTube videos/Articles,

 

we will be featuring a husband-and-wife team,

 

who were Ex New Creation Church members

 

on conversation with Peter Kho

 

in 2 releases (Part 1 and Part 2)

 

about how they got out

 

of Joseph Prince’s New Creation Church.

 

 

Important Announcement No 2:

 

If you wish to support all 5 open letters

 

(4 more will be featured), including Elder/Pastor Dan Lim,

 

please write as follows:

 

“I, Joshua Lim or Tan Seng Lee (your name),

 

agree to place my name

 

in support of all the open letters & messages

 

delivered by representatives of the team

 

to NCCS & APCCS.”

 

Once your name is on YouTube and my Website,

 

it cannot be removed. 

 

For those who have a burden

 

to contend against Joseph Prince’s heresies

 

and believe in our ministry,

 

please help to mobilise your friends and relatives

 

to support this initiative.

 

You can start by doing it now.

 

 

Important Announcement No 3:

 

Please see Charlie Kirk’s and Joseph Prince’s videos

 

near the end of this presentation.

 

 

This article was also sent to the Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches of Singapore (APCCS), for the attention of the Chairman, Rev Yang Tuck Yoong & Co Chairman, Rev Dominic Yeo (General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God of Singapore) and Council Members.

 

This article was also sent to Rev Dr Ngoei Foong Nghian, General Secretary, National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) office, and for the attention of the Executive Committee Members.

 

Please click here

 

to view the entire video:

 

 

Elder/Pastor Dan Lim’s Open Letter & Message

 

about Joseph Prince to the Pastors in Singapore.

 

Note his more elaborate write-up is featured on my website

 

in Appendix 3

 

 

George Ong’s 5 Responses:

 

Response No 1:

 

1. Taking on Joseph Prince is a Risky Business

 

Elder/Pastor Dan Lim said:

 

Please click here to view the video:

 

“Today, I risk my congregation,

 

I risk my close friends,

 

some of them are from NCC

 

because it’s a big church,

 

and I’m willing to take this risk.”

 

Elder/Pastor Dan Lim said it was a risk

 

for him to appear on camera

 

to speak publicly against heretics

 

such as Joseph Prince.

 

I agree with him as I, too, have to take risks

 

when I decided to take on Joseph Prince

 

from 2017, till now, 2025, for the past 8 years.

 

And especially, when I, together with a team,

 

decided to officially confront the NCCS over Joseph Prince

 

in Sep 2021, and again currently, in Sep 2025.

 

Among the many risks I had to take

 

was in the area of straining personal relationships.

 

During the period

 

when I raised the issue of Joseph Prince with NCCS

 

from 2020 to the present, 2025,

 

were 3 former NCCS Presidents,

 

the current NCCS President,

 

and one current executive committee member of NCCS

 

I know personally:

 

 

I know Rev Terry Kee,

 

a former Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Singapore

 

and a former President of NCCS

 

(2018–2020 & 2012–2014),

 

personally, since the mid-1970s,

 

when we served together with “Youth for Christ”,

 

a para-church organisation.

 

Rev Terry Kee bought a set of my humour books

 

and wrote a good commentary and recommendation

 

about them,

 

and for that, I am thankful to him.

 

 

I know Rev Keith Lai,

 

former Synod Moderator of the Presbyterian Church

 

in Singapore,

 

and a former President of NCCS (2020-2021),

 

personally, since the 1990s.

 

He was among the first several Pastors

 

who opened the doors for me to preach at his church

 

when I first went itinerant (Preacher) in 2001,

 

and he also gave me the opportunities

 

to preach at his church many times,

 

over the many years of my itinerant ministry,

 

and for that, I am grateful to him.

 

 

I know both the Anglican Bishop Titus Chung,

 

the current Archbishop of the Province

 

of the Anglican Church in South East Asia,

 

a former President of NCCS (2021–2023),

 

and also the current Vice President of NCCS,

 

and the Methodist Bishop Philip Lim,

 

the current President of NCCS since May 2025,

 

personally, since 1991.

 

From 1991 to 1994,

 

Bishop Titus Chung and Bishop Philip Lim and I

 

were schoolmates at Trinity Theological College (TTC).

 

We entered TTC together in 1991,

 

but I graduated one year earlier

 

as I was on a 3-year Masters of Divinity

 

and they were pursuing a 4-year Bachelor of Divinity.

 

I remembered one of the two used to enjoy my jokes

 

as I was known as a rather humorous guy in TTC.

 

 

I know Rev Tony Yeo,

 

since the late 1980s.

 

He is currently,

 

an executive committee member of NCCS

 

Rev Tony Yeo is the current Chairman

 

of Evangelical Free Church of Singapore (EFCS).

 

He is also the Senior Pastor

 

of Covenant Evangelical Free Church since 2012.

 

My wife and he

 

were Singapore Bible College schoolmates

 

from 1987 to 1990.

 

About a year ago,

 

Rev Tony Yeo was the one who witnessed

 

to my father-in-law,

 

and led him to Christ in the nick of time.

 

Rev Tony Yeo also baptised him one week later.

 

He also conducted my father-in-law’s funeral

 

10 days after he accepted Christ.

 

And for all that, I am grateful to him.

 

 

It’s just too unfortunate that we, as friends,

 

may now be (hopefully not)

 

at the opposing sides of the divide

 

concerning Joseph Prince,

 

particularly about his teachings

 

and New Creation Church membership in NCCS.

 

I have to fulfil my call,

 

and, of course, they have to do theirs.

 

My point is, my calling

 

to expose Joseph Prince as a heretic,

 

comes with great risks of strained relationships.

 

But for the sake of a greater call of God on my life,  

 

these are risks that I needed to take.

 

 

Response No 2:

 

Joseph Prince, who teaches against

 

the Great Commission and Discipleship,

 

both of which are the cornerstones and heartbeat of Christ

 

has got to be a heretic.

 

 

Elder/Pastor Dan Lim said:

 

Please click here to view the video:

 

“And of course, growing up in Youth for Christ

and then serving God now in prison ministry.

One of the most important things in my life

is to make disciples because that is the great commission of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the great commission of the Lord Jesus Christ was almost His last words to the disciples.

 

And it is very clear to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that He has commanded.”

 

 

Elder/Pastor Dan Lim highlighted the importance

 

of the Great Commission to make disciples,

 

the command given by the Lord Jesus Himself.

 

Yet, Joseph Prince dares to teach against

 

both the Great Commission and discipleship.

 

 

In a teaching session, George Ong said:

 

Please click here to view the video:

 

 

Anyone, such as Joseph Prince,

 

who teaches against the Great Commission and Discipleship,

 

both of which are the cornerstones and heartbeat of Christ

 

has got to be a heretic.

 

 

Response No 3:

 

It’s Time for the Pastors in Singapore to call Joseph Prince out as a Heretic:

 

In a sermon, Bishop Kuan Kim Seng said:

 

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“Last week, I spoke about the errors of Joseph Prince.

 

And I’m going to say it again.

 

In my view, he is promoting a god of his own making,

 

hence leading many Christians into idolatry.

 

Or, he deliberately promotes a god whom he says

 

doesn’t punish people or believers

 

for their sins in the New Covenant.

 

I submit to you

 

that he is promoting a god of his own making.

 

Let me just draw quickly the sermon to a conclusion.

 

Number one, we need to stand firm

 

against the problem of idolatry and apostasy.

 

Why?

 

Because idolatry will lead us into hell.

 

Idolatry and apostasy.

 

I don’t have time to further unpack

 

the heretical teachings of Joseph Prince.

 

I want to strongly encourage you;

 

there’s a man, okay, he’s a godly man,

 

who have done a detailed study

 

on the issues and problems

 

that are being churned out by Joseph Prince.

 

His name is George Ong. Rev George Ong.

 

He’s a friend of mine.

 

And I want to encourage you,

 

look at the website.

 

Take a look, you know,

 

you’ll get a clear rebuttal of the heresies.”     

 

George Ong’s comments:

 

When Bishop Kuan Kim Seng

 

said that Joseph Prince

 

is leading many Christians into idolatry,

 

and idolatry will lead one to hell,

 

and that his teachings are heretical,

 

how can the Pastors of Singapore,

 

and especially the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS)

 

& the Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches of Singapore (APCCS),

 

continue to keep silent

 

about declaring Joseph Prince to be a heretic?

 

 

In a sermon, Rev Derek Hong,

 

the Senior Pastor of Good Gifts City Church said:

 

Please click here to view the video:

 

“So, I cannot understand how any preacher

 

can say you can believe in Jesus.

 

And then, after a while, you change,

 

you recant, as it were your allegiance to the King,

 

and then expect the King

 

to welcome you into His kingdom

 

when you die.

 

That’s heresy. Okay.”

 

George Ong’s comments:

 

When Rev Derek Hong said that

 

Joseph Prince is teaching heresy,

 

how can the Pastors of Singapore,

 

and especially the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS)

 

& the Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches of Singapore (APCCS),

 

continue to keep silent

 

about declaring Joseph Prince to be a heretic?

 

 

In a sermon, Pastor Jason Lim,

 

the Senior Pastor of Gospel Light Christian Church said:

 

Please click here to view the video:

 

“We as a nation have been swept.

 

In fact, I think the world today is swept

 

by this feel-good lie of prosperity teaching,

 

it is so far removed from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ,

 

it is a damnable heresy 

 

because it leads people not to value God for who He is,

 

but it leads people

 

to chase after material things of this world,

 

to lead people to idolatry.”

 

George Ong’s comments:

 

When Pastor Jason Lim clearly stated

 

that the Prosperity Gospel of Joseph Prince,

 

“… is so far removed

 

from the true Gospel of Jesus Christ,

 

it is a damnable heresy…

 

and leads people to idolatry.”

 

how can the Pastors of Singapore,

 

and especially the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS)

 

& the Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches of Singapore (APCCS),

 

continue to keep silent

 

about declaring Joseph Prince to be a heretic?

 

 

In a sermon, Rev Beh Soo Yeong,

 

the Senior Pastor of the Bible Church said:

 

Please click here to view the video:

 

“This Pastor, some of you may already know.

 

He’s none other than Joseph Prince

 

from New Creation Church.

 

But I want to warn you, okay

 

that this is a very heretical teaching

 

that we ought to be mindful and careful about.”

 

George Ong’s comments:

 

When Rev Beh Soo Yeong said that

 

Joseph Prince is one who teaches very heretical teaching,

 

how can the Pastors of Singapore,

 

and especially the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS)

 

& the Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches of Singapore (APCCS),

 

continue to keep silent

 

about declaring Joseph Prince to be a heretic?

 

 

Response No 4

 

It is Time for Courage to Arise

 

Charlie Kirk said:

 

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Charlie Kirk said:

 

“I want to be remembered for courage for my faith.

 

That would be the most important thing.”

 

Indeed, Charlie Kirk fulfilled

 

what he wants to be remembered for

 

when he had the courage to speak for his faith

 

and was martyred for Christ.

 

Charlie Kirk had the courage to be martyred.

 

My courage to continue to speak

 

against Joseph Prince, the heretic

 

is peanuts

 

as compared to the courage of Charlie Kirk

 

who gave his life for his faith.

 

I have been a Christian for 58 years (since 1967),

 

and in the Christian ministry for the past 50 years

 

since the mid-70s

 

(lay ministry, then as a Pastor and Preacher)

 

For these many years in my interaction

 

with Christian Pastors and leaders,

 

I have met some with the gift of expository preaching,

 

some with marvellous administrative skills,

 

and others with great Pastoral ministry, etc, etc.

 

But there is one thing that is often missing in most of them

 

– courage

 

– the courage to do the unpopular

 

– the courage to confront the evil of heresies, publicly,

 

– the courage to go against the grain

 

even though that is the right thing to do

 

– the courage to stay with

 

and speak with the remnant minority,

 

despite the pressures and opposition

 

of the overwhelming majority,

 

etc, etc.

 

Fellow Pastors, the NCCS and APCCS,

 

it is time to learn from Charlie Kirk’s excellent example;

 

it is time for courage to arise from within you

 

to speak against the heretical evil of Joseph Prince.

 

 

Response No 5

 

The Ten Commandments – What a difference between Charlie Kirk, who affirms the Ten Commandments & Joseph Prince, who denigrates them

 

In a sermon, Joseph Prince said:

 

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“We don’t even know our covenant.

 

This should be put on every poster in every church,

 

instead of behind the church, the Ten Commandments.

 

People are fighting to put Ten Commandments

 

in schools, public schools.

 

They should be fighting to put this.”

 

Joseph Prince is notorious

 

for preaching against the Ten Commandments

 

because to him,

 

they have become obsolete and irrelevant

 

to New Covenant believers.

 

Instead of encouraging the God-fearing Christians in America

 

who fought to put the Ten Commandments back in schools,

 

Joseph Prince evilly poured scorn on them. 

 

 

In another sermon, Joseph Prince said:

 

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“And then comes the Ten Commandments, the big ten.

 

By the way, those who insist on you

 

keeping the Ten Commandments,

 

you asked them what’s the third?

 

What’s the fifth?

 

Ummmm.

 

What’s the sixth?

 

Ummmm.

 

You see, the Holy Spirit doesn’t seem to help them

 

memorise the Ten Commandments.”

 

What is reprehensible

 

is that Joseph Prince has the audacity

 

to invoke the name of God, the Holy Spirit

 

to support his heretical position

 

when he said:

 

“You see, the Holy Spirit doesn’t seem to help them

 

memorise the Ten Commandments.”

 

Joseph Prince is effectively abusing the Holy Spirit

 

and taking the name of the Lord in vain.

 

On the contrary, the Holy Spirit is to empower us

 

to obey the Ten Commandments

 

as the law for New Covenant believers

 

is now written in our hearts.

 

Joseph Prince

 

had made a sweeping and blasphemous statement

 

that the Holy Spirit does not help believers

 

to memorise the Ten Commandments.

 

This is where Charlie Kirk proved Joseph Prince wrong,

 

when he said:

 

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It is not that obeying the Ten Commandments

 

will save us,

 

but that keeping these commandments

 

as an expression and evidence of true faith,

 

would.

 

But merely believing the gospel

 

without obeying the Ten Commandments,

 

which Joseph Prince teaches

 

only indicates the lack of true saving faith.   

 

Rev George Ong

 

Appendix 1

 

The following are 105 individuals representing themselves,

 

and supporting the open letter written

 

and message delivered about Joseph Prince

 

by Elder/Pastor Dan Lim,

 

to the Singapore Pastors.

  

Alan Kurniawan (Indonesia)

Anson Chow

Aw Chin Seng (Australia)

Barry Ng

Benjamin Yeo

 

Ben Tan

Bishop Andrew Phang (Retired, West Malaysia)

Bishop Kuan Kim Seng (Retired)

Cathie Chew

Chandra (full name)

 

 

Charles Pitan (Sarawak)

Chin Saik Chuan (West Malaysia)

Christine Quek

Christopher Tan

Clement Lee

 

Cliff Soh

Crystal Tan

Daniel Tay

Daniel Khoo

David Ching

 

 

David Choo

Dennys Ng

Dr Sarah Dharan

Eddie Tan Kay Heng

Edmund Sim

 

Ervina Ng (Australia)

Franklin Ponlight

Grace Tan

Hank Lee

Han Wei Ong

 

 

Hiew Chen Oi

Ian Tham

Ivy Kwan

James Khoo

James Lee

 

James Teo

Jason Low

Jeffrey Teo

Jenny Ling

Jenny Tan

 

 

Jeremy Chew

Jeremy Lim

Jonathan Heng

Joseph Kingsley

Josiah Yip

 

Koh Bee Lu

Katherine Tan

Kristen Jane Lin

Kwan Fook Seng

Lam Lik Keong

 

 

Lee Her Leong

Liew Yun Tshin (West Malaysia)

Lim Kok Tiong

Linda Koo

Loke Sau Yeen

 

Martin Chew

Michael Sng

Michael Tan Yoke Wee

Ng Thin Hoong

Ong Han Yueh

 

 

Ong Ee Na

Ong Eng Jit

Olive Mok

Paramjit Singh

Pastor Ngau Ajang (Sarawak)

 

Pastor Hanson Sng

Pat Tan

Paul Tan

Peter Fang

Peter Ho

 

 

Peter Kho

Peter Lai

Peter Loh

Peter Simon Yiu

Philip Che Weng Fook

 

Rachel Ang Lay Yen

Rev Canon James Juhari (Sarawak)

Rev David Liew

Rev Eric Lee (Sabah)

Rev George Ong

 

 

Rev Lawrence Yam

Richard Loi

Ricky Yoong (West Malaysia)

Seit Wen Wei

Serene Koh

 

Sharon Kingsley

Siew Yue Choong

Simon Ho

Steven Lim

Tan Kwee Siew

 

 

Tan Peng Yong

Tan Siew Poh

Tan Yi Jing

Tan Yi Li

Tan Yi Ling

 

Teh Kiang Choon (West Malaysia)

Teo Kee Meng

Tony Wong-Jensen

William Tan WL

Wilson Kwan

 

 

Winnie Tan Kim Lian

Wong Kae Chee

Wong Sung Ho

Zhang Liting

Zhuang Jing Dong

 

 

Appendix 2:

 

There are 10 individuals

 

representing themselves, and supporting

 

the open letter written and message about Joseph Prince

 

delivered by Elder David Ng Tah Wee,

 

to the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS)

 

& the Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches of Singapore (APCCS).

 

These 10 individuals are in addition to the 109 names

 

who supported Elder David Ng Tah Wee

 

which was featured in the last update:

 

David Ching

Dr Lim Poh Ann

Rev Eric Lee

Lam Lik Keong

Lim Wee Lee

 

Siew Yue Choong

Serene Koh

Steven Lim

Terence Lim

Jennifer Soohu

 

 

Appendix 3:

 

This was written by Elder/Pastor Dan Lim and submitted to me about 3 weeks before he did the recording of his message.

 

A Call to Faithful Courage: Addressing the Temptation of Hyper-Grace for the Sake of the Flock

 

To my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. Pastors, elders, deacons, and all who bear the weight of shepherding God’s people:

 

Grace is the very heartbeat of the Gospel. It is the unmerited, lavish love of God that meets us in our sin, redeems us through Christ’s blood, and sanctifies us by the Holy Spirit.

 

I write this not as one who doubts grace, but as one who has tasted its sweetness, but fears to see it distorted into something unrecognisable.

 

As a debtor to grace myself (for I am saved not by works, but by the sheer mercy of God), I plead with you: have the courage to oppose the doctrine of “hyper-grace” that is creeping into the corners of the Church, through the influential Joseph Prince.

 

This is not a call to division, but to faithfulness. A call to protect the flock from a teaching that cheapens grace, weakens holiness, and ultimately undermines the fullness of Christ’s call.

 

And as we consider this call to courage, we would do well to revisit the sobering account of 1 Kings 13, a story that warns us of the danger of compromising God’s truth for control, for comfort, and for false unity.

 

First, let us be clear: hyper-grace, as it is often propagated, is not the grace of Scripture. The Bible declares that grace teaches us to say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age” (Titus 2:11–12).

 

It is a grace that saves us from sin, not for sin. Yet hyper-grace minimise, even dismisses, the call to confession, repentance and sanctification.

 

It tells believers that once saved, their sin no longer matters, and that God’s grace covers all transgressions without requiring a heart turned from wickedness.

 

This is not grace; it is a counterfeit. It turns the cross into a license for complacency and robs believers of the joy of growing into Christ’s likeness.

 

As debtors to grace. We know that our salvation is a gift, but it is a gift that demands a response:

 

“Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38).

 

Repentance is not a one-time act of the past, but a lifelong posture of turning to God. Just as Apostle Peter denied our Lord 3 times and is restored by the Lord after he confessed that he loved the Lord 3 times.

 

Hyper-grace erases this posture, leaving believers satisfied with forgiveness without the transformation that grace was meant to bring.

 

I have walked with brothers and sisters who fell prey to this: they heard that their “sin is already forgiven,” so they stopped fighting or fleeing temptation, stopped seeking accountability, and eventually fell into patterns of sin that wounded themselves and their families.

 

This is not the fruit of God’s grace. It is the fruit of a false doctrine that severed grace from its Scriptural root in holiness.

 

Why, then, do we hesitate to speak out, especially when this teaching is promoted by a famous feature?

 

1 Kings 13 offers us a mirror.

 

The chapter tells of a prophet from Judah, sent by God to confront King Jeroboam of Israel for his idolatry, for the King Israel set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan to keep the people from worshipping in Jerusalem.

 

The golden calf is a symbol of fertility, which is similar to the false teacher Joseph Prince promises of material wealth for those who have faith.

 

The prophet delivers God’s message boldly: he predicts that a future king, Josiah, will burn the bones of false priests on Jeroboam’s altar, and he even performs a sign to confirm his word.

 

But then, an old prophet from Bethel, someone with “credentials,” someone respected in the region, urges the prophet from Judah to come home with him for a meal.

 

The younger prophet refuses at first, citing God’s command: “I cannot return with you or go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place. For the Lord told me strictly, ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there; do not return by the way you came’” (1 Kings 13:22–23).

 

Yet the old prophet lies, saying, “I am also a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the Lord: ‘Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water’” (1 Kings 13:18).

 

The younger prophet relents, and for that compromise, he is killed by a lion on his way home. The warning: do not associate with a lying prophet.

 

By eating and drinking with the lying prophet, the man of God sent a wrong signal to the nation that Bethel’s idolatry is not grievous. And it costs the young prophet his life.

 

The tragedy here is not just the prophet’s death, but his failure to stand firm in God’s truth when pressured by someone with influence.

 

He lets a respected figure, someone who claimed to share his faith, convince him to set aside God’s clear command. How often do we do the same?

 

When a mega-church, with its large congregation, polished preaching, and cultural influence promotes wrong teachings, do we not sometimes think, “Surely they know what they’re doing”?

 

Or, “If I speak out, I’ll be seen as attacking a ‘successful’ ministry”?

 

Like the younger prophet, we risk letting respect for position or fear of conflict overshadow our commitment to God’s Word.

 

But 1 Kings 13 warns us: God does not excuse compromise, even when it comes from a person of influence. The truth is not determined by the size of a church or the popularity of its leaders. It is determined by Scripture alone.

 

I understand the fear of confronting such ministries. Confronting a leader from a megachurch risks accusations of jealousy or being divisive.

 

It risks straining relationships with fellow believers, or even facing backlash from those who find comfort in the hyper-grace teaching.

 

But let us remember who we are called to serve: not the approval of men, but the glory of God and the good of His people.

 

The apostle Paul did not shrink from confronting Apostle Peter, a leader from our Lord’s inner circle, when he “was in the wrong” and “was not acting in line with the truth of the Gospel” (Galatians 2:11–14).

 

Paul’s rebuke was not only harsh; it was loving. He acted not out of pride, but out of a desire to protect the Gospel’s integrity and the community.

 

You, our shepherds, are called to the same courage. The courage that 1 Kings 13 shows us is non-negotiable. A mega-church’s size or influence does not make its doctrine immune to error, and we are not exempt from addressing that error.

 

When a teaching leads believers to neglect repentance, to trivialise sin, or to abandon the pursuit of sanctification, silence is not kindness.

 

It is negligence like a watchman’s failure to sound the alarm (Ezekiel 33). I think of the words of James: “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them” (James 4:17).

 

To know that Joseph Prince is leading the flock astray, and to remain silent, is to fail in our calling and can lead to spiritual harm for those we are called to shepherd.

 

This is not a call to attack but to expose false teachers. True love demands that we speak with humility, not arrogance; with love, not condemnation.

 

When we address error, we must first affirm the truth of grace that we all hold dear. We must acknowledge our own frailty.

 

None of us is without sin, and none of us has perfect understanding. That does not mean we should therefore keep quiet when someone teaches something against our Lord and his teachings.

 

I know that standing against hyper-grace may bring fear. But you are not alone. There are countless Christ’s followers, debtors to grace like you and me, who long to hear the full Gospel proclaimed: a Gospel of grace that saves, transforms, and calls us to holiness.

 

When you speak out, you give voice to those who are confused by Joseph Prince, to those who have been wounded by its fruit, and to those who crave a faith that demands everything because it has given everything.

 

Moreover, you honour the Lord who has called you to shepherd His flock. Jesus said, “The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). Laying down your life includes laying down your fear of man, your desire for ease, and your avoidance of conflict for the sake of protecting the sheep from false teaching.

 

It means being willing to be misunderstood, to be criticised, even to be distanced because the Gospel is worth it. God honours faithfulness far more than popularity; the younger prophet’s boldness at first pleased God, but his compromise cost him dearly. May we choose boldness over comfort, truth over approval.

 

Let us also remember that false teachings, like yeast, thrive in silence. When we do not clearly proclaim the fullness of grace, it creates an opening that false teachings rush to fill. Our responsibility, then, is not only to oppose error but to proclaim truth with clarity and passion.

 

We must teach our congregations that grace is not a license to sin, but a power to overcome it. We must model repentance and sanctification in our own lives, so that our people see that following Christ is not about perfection, but about progress, growth and fruit bearing fuelled by the grace of God.

 

To the pastors and leaders of Singapore’s churches: your city, your nation, and the global Church are watching. When a mega-church teaches error, your courage to address it sends a message:

 

that the Gospel is greater than any congregation, any leader, or any trend. It sends a message that we serve a God who is holy, and that His grace calls us to holiness.

 

It sends a message to the next generation of believers that faithfulness matters more than popularity. Brothers and sisters, the time to be silent is over.

 

The flock is worth fighting for. The Gospel is worth defending. May we have the courage to do both with grace, with humility, and with faithfulness to our Lord and Saviour who saved us and is coming back soon.

 

Grace and peace,

Elder/Pastor Dan Lim

Antioch Chapel

 

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