Kong Hee Podcast

Doctrine is a set of beliefs and instructions, that the senior leadership and theologians of every church or denomination formulate, based on their best understanding of the Scripture. In Christian theology, there are 3 levels of doctrines.   (1) 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 are 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 that we must believe in because our salvation hinges on them. A denial of them is to deny Christianity itself. They...

As Christians, there are 4 terms which we often hear about, but we may not be too clear about their meanings: The first is “𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘”, which means “that which is written”. For Christians, the Scripture is synonymous to the Holy Bible – the Word of God.   The second is “𝗚𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗟”, which means “good news”. When it is spelled with a capital “G”, it refers to the 4 Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and Jo...

A Christian is a follower and lover of truth. After all, Jesus is the truth (Jn 14:6). Truth is very important because it determines the outcome of our lives. Truth determines our growth. But the evidence of our spiritual maturity is 𝗡𝗢𝗧 how much truth we know, but 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 (Eph 4:15). This is the pinnacle of maturity – the climax and highest expression of ma...

The Bible says that we must learn how to speak the truth in love (Eph 4:15). In a serious discussion, it is not just 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 you say that is important, but 𝗛𝗢𝗪 you say it – meaning that your attitude, disposition, motive, tone, and choice of words, are just as important as the content of your words. You can say something aggressively or graciously. You can say it with a pinch of self-righteousness or...

There is a huge difference between liking and loving someone. 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 means seeing the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 of a person and being attracted to him or her. For example, I like the way you look and talk. I like your style and mannerism. I like being around you. It is always easy to be drawn and attracted to the people we like. On the other hand, 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 means seeing the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 of a person and still wanting...

In this episode, Dr A.R. Bernard joins me as we talk about the creativity of God. For 600 years, the world’s economy rested on the whaling industry. Whale oil or blubber was the main source of energy for lighting and heating homes. By the mid-1800s, more than 10,000 whales were killed in the North Atlantic, causing a worldwide shortage in whale products. During the same time, experts also predicte...

Whenever there is a loss of a job, a dream, a career, an investment, or someone we love dearly (through death, divorce or breakup), we experience grief. There are five stages of grief which are universal, and are experienced by people from all walks of life. We may not experience them all, or go through the stages in the same precise order. Everyone grieves differently – some may express their emo...

Jesus says that the kingdom of God is vastly different from the kingdom of this world (Jn 18:36). It is a kingdom filled with the righteous character and dominion of the King (5:20; 6:33; Rom 14:17; cf. Mt 13:47-50). It is a kingdom in which God the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit freely rule in their goodness and greatness (Mt 6:9-13). It is a kingdom of tremendous power that heals the terminall...

Not only did Jesus come to offer salvation to the lost, He also healed every sick person that came to Him for healing. Everywhere He went, Jesus was “healing 𝗔𝗟𝗟 kinds of sickness and 𝗔𝗟𝗟 kinds of disease among the people”, and when “they brought to Him 𝗔𝗟𝗟 sick people … He healed them” (Mt 4:23-24). On another occasion, the Gospel says that He “healed 𝗔𝗟𝗟 who were sick” (Mt 8:16, see also Mt 9:35...

If healing is God’s will, why aren’t all sick people healed? If we ourselves are not cured of a chronic illness, should we still believe in healing and pray for others who are sick? What about those teachers of healing who themselves are suffering from chronic or terminal diseases – isn’t that a contradiction? If healing is God’s will and is found in the atoning work of Christ, why doesn’t healing...

In this second part, I will try to answer the following questions: If healing is God’s will, why then are there so many believers who are still sickly and unhealthy? Why doesn’t God remove all illnesses, diseases and disabilities from this life? Are we believing in healing and health because we are afraid of death and heaven? If divine healing is biblical, how does it come about? By believing in h...

In recent times, some have asked me the following questions: Should we believe in supernatural, divine healing? Is it God's will to heal us? Does He always heal us? Is healing an important doctrine in the Bible? Should I pray for myself and others when we are battling with sicknesses, diseases, or disabilities? Should we even teach or expect healing in our cell groups and churches? Who should...

Without a resurrected body like Jesus’, we can’t fully express ourselves, fulfil God’s will and purpose, and reign with Christ in the world to come – the millennium, and the new heaven and new earth. This doctrine is a very important and foundational one (Heb 6:1-2). I hope this answers what many have asked me, “Aren’t we already in heaven with Jesus when we die? So why do we still need to be resu...

How do we properly study and interpret the Bible? Do we really need to read it? Can we just lean on the spiritual promptings and guidance of the Holy Spirit without knowing the Bible well? To what degree can I read the Scripture allegorically and symbolically? Will my pets be raptured? These are among the second set of questions which some of you have asked. So here goes – this is how I study my B...

How do we relate to others who hold a different doctrine from us? Bible doctrines are important precisely because they frame our Christian worldview – how we live and do ministry. CHC has been a church for three decades, and more than ever before, we are now focusing on greater clarity in our understanding of Scripture. During a Bible study on the Book of Revelation, I received many questions, and...

Nobody desires to suffer. It is abnormal to want to suffer, especially if the hardship is intense and relentless. So why does a good God allow suffering in life? How does His love square with the pain and sorrow we have to go through? God is not a sadist. He permits suffering only because there are very real spiritual and eternal benefits to it. Here, I give you 9 of them. Hope it encourages you w...

In this podcast, I highlight one very important point in one of my Easter sermons. It deals with the question: If we are victorious like Jesus is victorious, then why are we often not as successful and happy as we should be? If our prayers for healing and provision are not answered, is it because we are not in faith, or worse still, living in sin? Many stumble over issues like these. They then que...

In this episode, I give a quick summary of a message which I shared last Easter, which addresses crucial Christian topics like God's nature, total depravity, penal substitution, propitiation, justification, etc., all of which are vital for us to understand the reason for the cross, and why Good Friday was necessary.