Folk-tongue Jeffrey Khoo

One person commented in this blog, "Jeffrey Khoo while presenting as a minister of righteousness, actually is fork-tongued who does not practise what he preach. He will shout like an authoritarian at the pulpit as if he is the voice of God that the elders are not allowed to lead worship or teach / preach at the pulpit because they are “not theologically trained”, “they don’t know Greek or Hebrew biblical languages”, and they are not ordained ministers (meaning revxxxx). On the other hand, the church workers supported by his church deep pocket who don’t study Greek or Hebrew or not ordained ministers also teach and preach in their respective home churches. So what say him?" 

The situation he describes—where Jeffrey Khoo enforces standards on others while exempting his favored associates from those same standards—directly mirrors the hypocrisy Jesus condemned in the religious leaders of his day.

Jesus taught that such leaders “do not practice what they preach” and “tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.” (Matt 23:1–36) The double standard is the core offense: demanding theological credentials and ordination from some while allowing others without those qualifications to teach.

Paul posed a similar challenge to those who teach others: “You who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery?” (Rom 2:17–24) When a pastor enforces rules selectively based on personal preference rather than consistent principle, he undermines his own authority and message.

The deeper problem involves authority and accountability. Church leaders should shepherd “not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.” (1 Pet 5:1–4) When ministers want “to be in charge of everything and sometimes by holding their church in tyranny,”[1] they abuse their position. The apostle John condemned a church leader named Diotrephes who “loves to be first” and “refuses to welcome other believers” and “stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.” (3 John 9–10)

The inconsistency he has identified—enforcing credentials selectively—reveals that the real standard isn’t theological training but control. Jesus taught that “by their fruit you will recognize them,” (Matt 7:15–20) meaning character and consistency matter more than credentials alone.

[1] Richard D. Phillips, Ephesians, A Mentor Expository Commentary (Ross-shire, Scotland: Mentor, 2016), 337.