Re: IA letter IAG/045/13 對聯總6月13日真國聯總字第045號公文的回應

(中文在英文之后）

A. Returning to the facts:

1. At 09h00 on 22nd March 2012, IA EXCO member Preacher YM Yang questioned the IA Financial Affairs officer, Elder FM Tse, concerning the funds for Congo. Seeing that FM Tse had some difficulty answering the questions, the chair of the meeting, YJ Lin, terminated the questioning (saying that it would be postponed until the end of the meeting).
2. During the break at 10h30, chairman YJ Lin, acting in complete disregard of the church’s standard meeting procedures, hastily issued proposal no. 21 at the last minute. (Given that it had already been prepared well in advance, why did he not dare put it on the agenda beforehand? Was he worried that Preacher Yang would have enough time to present the evidence that would expose the lies in it?)
3. At 13h30, chairman YJ Lin was so eager to discuss the proposal that he passed over the more than ten preceding proposals that had yet to be discussed and proceeded directly with the discussion of proposal 21. Several hours later, Preacher YM Yang was terminated. As a result, Preacher YM Yang was no longer able to query the Congo accounts during this meeting.
4. In September 2012, a fabricated report concerning the accounts for French-speaking Africa (Congo) was issued in the IA newsletter.
5. In April 2013, after being questioned by many brethren, the IA was forced to admit that there had been mistakes in the calculation of the Congo accounts.

B.An extract from Proposal 21:

“Proposal No. 21: To examine whether it is suitable for Preacher Yuh-Ming Yang to remain in his office as preacher (submitted by the Standing Committee).

Statement: Based on the necessities of its work, the IA has ordained IA preachers, whose main responsibilities are to: preach the truth in areas under the IA, pastor the believers, set up churches and edify the members…

In order to uphold the truth and maintain the system of organization of the church so as to strengthen the foundations of the church and edify the believers spiritually, the IA EXCO ought to examine whether it is suitable for Pr. Yang to continue in the office of IA preacher. Some of the relevant issues are highlighted below:”

Proposal 21 clearly states that the topic of discussion was whether it was suitable for Preacher YM Yang to continue in the office of IA preacher.
Yet the IA letter IAG/045/13 of 13th June underhandedly claims that YM Yang is no longer a preacher of the True Jesus Church, even though it is only IA (i.e., only one organization) that he is no longer a preacher of!  

C.Questions:

1. The IA claims that there are over 1.5 million members worldwide in the True Jesus Church. Yet, of these, there are fewer than 80,000 members in total belonging to churches and organizations under the IA! By contrast, there are more than 1.4 million members in China, all belonging to the True Jesus Church: there are those from the northern and southern sections, those who belong neither to the northern nor southern sections and those from independent churches of the True Jesus Church! Which of the thousands of True Jesus Church preachers out of these 1.4 million people has had to be approved by the IA before becoming preachers of the True Jesus Church? (The same question applies even to preachers from Taiwan GA, USGA, Korea GA, etc., all of whom are under the IA.)
2. The True Jesus Church of Paris, having been with Preacher YM Yang for over 20 years, knows him very well as a person and is highly familiar with the content of his teachings. Therefore, when Paris church received notice of the termination from the IA, she immediately saw through the lies in the proposal and at once sent out a letter asking for a commission of inquiry to be set up and stating that Preacher YM Yang had been appointed as a preacher of the True Jesus Church of Paris. He has been sent to continue the work in French-speaking Africa and has been invited to participate in the holy work and to conduct the sacraments in various True Jesus Churches. Are these True Jesus Churches, whose membership greatly exceeds that of the churches under IA, True Jesus Churches in God’s eyes?

D. A request:

The True Jesus Church bases all its decisions on the truth. Thus, in order to properly explain its position, the IA ought to change the concluding clause “jointly safeguard the institution and regulations of the church” (since these are made by men, they are subject to change) to “jointly safeguard the truth”. It should then issue a document clearly telling everyone: “The baptisms which Paris True Jesus Church sends Preacher YM Yang to conduct are ineffective and cannot remit one’s sins! Those who are baptized by him cannot be saved! All brethren and truth-seeking friends who have received the Holy Spirit through the laying on of the hands of Preacher YM Yang have not really received a spirit from God; it is another spirit! All the visions seen by brethren during the course of Preacher YM Yang’s work are not from God; they are the result of the deception of Satan!”

Issuing such a document would make it much easier to discuss the question of whether a person is still a True Jesus Church preacher if he is no longer an IA preacher. If it chooses not to do this, could the IA stop issuing documents which only serve to tear apart the friendship between brethren and which only end up creating even more chaos!

E.Finally:

1. The chief priests, the scribes and the elders, seeing that the Lord Jesus had not first obtained their approval and had not been sent by them before He spoke in the temple,     performed miracles and cleansed the temple, were unhappy. As a result, they came to Him to ask, “By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority to do these things?” (Mk 11:27–28).

2. During the apostolic times, some people did not consider Paul to be an apostle since he had not been approved by them. Paul answered them as a fool, saying “I am more”!

3. May the Lord have mercy and preserve the churches of the True Jesus Church, all of whom are members of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!

對聯總6月13日真國聯總字第045號公文（如附件）的回應  

A.   回到現場：

1. 2012.03.22上午09h00聯總負責人楊昱民傳道質詢聯總財務部部負責車富銘長老有關剛果款項，主席林永基見車富銘有難，終止質詢（說延到會議最後再質詢）。
2. 10h30休息時間，主席林永基完全不按照教會開會體制和規範，臨時發下編號21號的重大人事案（既然早就準備好了，為何不敢事先列入會議議程？擔心楊傳道有充分時間提出證據，揭穿謊言？），
3. 13h30，主席林永基迫不及待的越過在前的十幾個尚未討論的提案，直接對21號案進行討論。幾個小時之後，將楊昱民傳道停職。楊昱民傳道也就不再能在本次會議中質詢帳目不清的剛果帳目。
4. 2012.09聯總會訊發出假造的法語非洲剛果帳目。
5. 2013.04聯總在眾同靈的質疑下，逼不得已承認剛果帳目作帳有誤。

B.節錄21號案，原字照抄：【請檢討楊昱民傳道是否適任傳道職案。（常務會 提） 說明： 聯總基於工作之需，在聯總體制下按立屬於聯總的傳道者，其主要職責為：在聯總體制內執行真道之宣揚、信徒之牧養，建立教會、造就信徒。… 基於維護真理及教會體制，以鞏固教會根基、造就信徒靈性，聯總負責人會應該審視楊傳道是否繼續適任為聯總的傳道者。以下略舉事例之大端。】   21號案很清楚：討論楊昱民傳道是否『繼續適任』為『聯總傳道』。   結果聯總6月13日真國聯總字第045號公文竟然將「不具『聯總』傳道職」（單一組織裡的編制）偷天換日為「不具『真耶穌教會』傳道職」！    

C.提問：

1. 聯總宣稱真耶穌教會在全球至少有150萬以上的信徒。然而加入色彩偏南的聯總組織總人數不到8萬人！但同屬「真耶穌教會」的南派、北派和不南不北派以及各獨立運作的各支派之真耶穌教會，總人數超過140萬！請問這140萬人裡的數千位真耶穌教會傳道同工（甚至聯總體制下的台總，美總、韓總等傳道），哪一位是經過聯總同意才可以當「真耶穌教會」傳道的？
2. 與楊昱民傳道相處二十多年，最知楊昱民傳道為人和道理內容的巴黎真耶穌教會，在接獲聯總停職通知後，立刻看出議案內容的不實，馬上發函要求成立調查委員會並任命楊昱民傳道為巴黎「真耶穌教會」傳道，差往法語非洲繼續工作，受邀請參與各支派「真耶穌教會」的聖工及主持聖禮。請問這些人數遠遠超過聯總的真耶穌教會在神眼中是不是「真耶穌教會」？

D.一個要求：真耶穌教會一切以真理為依歸。為了徹底說明聯總的立場，建議聯總將公文最後「共同維護教會體制與規範（人所制訂，隨時可更改的）」改成「共同維護『真理』」）。並發文明白告訴四方：「巴黎真耶穌教會差派楊昱民傳道去執行的洗禮沒有赦罪功效！被洗者不能得救！眾同靈和慕道朋友在楊昱民傳道的按手中所得的聖靈，並不是出於神，是另外的靈！眾同靈在楊昱民傳道的工作中所見的異象，並不是出於神，是撒但的迷惑！」。   等這樣的文發出後，再來討論「不是『聯總傳道』就不是『真耶穌教會傳道』？」會更容易討論些。要不然，就請聯總不要再發一些只會更撕裂同靈情誼，只會製造更多紛亂的公文吧！  

E.最後：

1.公會的祭司長和文士及長老見主耶穌沒經過他們的認可、差派就在會堂和民間講道，行神蹟，潔淨聖殿，很不是滋味。於是前來質問：「你仗著什麼權柄做這些事？給你這權柄的是誰呢？」（可 11. 27-28）。

2.使徒時代一些人認為沒經過他們認可的保羅並不是使徒。保羅以狂話回答：「我更是！」。

3.求主憐憫、恩眷互為主耶穌基督身體的肢體的各支各派真耶穌教會。阿們！

主之愚僕 楊昱民  2013/6/13