The church in
Tauranga
isn't our name—it's our description. As such, it's
an inclusive title, not an exclusive one. We gather
together simply as believers of the Lord in this
city, and we receive as our brothers and sisters all
who believe in Jesus Christ. Likewise, we warmly
welcome guests and visitors who are not Christians.
Our desire is to follow the Lord and to carry on the
church life entirely according to the New Testament.
To this end, we have received many of the riches
given to us by the Lord through His servants during
the past centuries. We appreciate that Martin Luther
saw justification by faith, that John Calvin wrote
so clearly concerning predestination, that Madame
Guyon recorded her inner-life experiences, that
Count Zinzendorf practiced true fellowship with
other believers, that George Whitefield opened the
way for evangelism, that J. N. Darby expounded the
Bible so thoroughly, that A. B. Simpson lived the
life of Christ, that Andrew Murray showed us the
subjective experience of the Spirit of Christ, and
that Jessie Penn-Lewis spoke of the cross and the
spiritual warfare.
In this century, Watchman Nee and Witness Lee were
vessels used by the Lord to reveal the truth of the
local church gatherings as the practical expression
of oneness of the Body of Christ. They realized that
Christians need to live by Christ, and the church
must be practically one, void of any kind of
division. We have just one goal: to experience
Christ for the building up of His Body, the Church.
To reach this goal, we gather frequently to study
the Bible, foster a life in Christ, establish our
children and young people in the faith, serve
mankind with the gospel, and encourage one another's
God-given ministry in the Body of Christ.
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