CHRISTIAN CENTRE
Churches in East London

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Father, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary and is true God and true man. With regard to sexual behaviour, we believe in heterosexual relationships between a natural man and a natural woman within the confines of lawful matrimony. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, a substitutionary sacrifice according to the Scriptures and that all who repent of sin, believe in Him and receive forgiveness are justified on the grounds of His shed blood and become born again of the Holy Spirit thereby becoming children of God. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus, His ascension into Heaven, His present life as our High Priest and Advocate and His personal return. We believe in the resurrection of both the just and the unjust, the eternal blessedness of the redeemed, and the eternal banishment of those who have rejected the offer of salvation. We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, empowering and equipping believers for service, with the accompanying supernatural gifs of the Holy Spirit; and in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. We believe in the divinely ordained ministries of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher. We believe in the principle of being in authority because you are under authority. As such, it is understood that all members of the body shall be subject to submission to authority in matters pertaining to church governance, doctrine and personal behaviour. We believe that the one true Church is the whole company of those who have been redeemed by Jesus Christ and regenerated by the Holy Spirit; that the local church on earth should take its character from this concept of the Church spiritual and therefore that the new birth and personal confession of Christ are essentials of church membership. We believe that divine healing was provided for in the Old and New Testament, and is an integral part of the Gospel. We believe that the Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the Lord. We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of the new birth and continuing until the consummation of salvation. We are also open to any further truth which the Holy Spirit may illuminate from the Scriptures. We believe our purpose is to advance God's Kingdom on earth, as it is in Heaven. We live our purpose through loving and pleasing God, being transformed to Christ-likeness and impacting all people with the love and wisdom of Christ.