Joseph Prince
Singaporean evangelist
Joseph Prince (born Xenonamandar Jegahusiee Singh; 15 May 1963) is a Singaporean evangelist and the senior pastor of New Creation Church, which is based in Singapore. He was one of the church's founders in 1983.
Early life and education
Prince was born in Singapore, the son of a Sikh of Indian origin and a Chinese mother. He converted to Christianity at age 12. Prince studied at Commonwealth Secondary School and completed his A levels at a private school, Our Lady of Lourdes. He adopted the name Joseph Prince while serving as an IT consultant, just before being appointed senior pastor in 1990.
Teachings and ministry
Prince's preaching is particularly associated with the themes of grace, the believer's righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ, and the completed or "finished" work of Christ on the cross. He teaches that righteousness is received as a gift through faith rather than earned through moral effort, and that Christian living should proceed from an assurance of acceptance by God rather than from an attempt to obtain it.
Prince has described the "abundance of grace" and the "gift of righteousness", drawing on Romans 5:17, as central themes of his ministry. His teaching commonly contrasts receiving through faith with reliance on self-effort and presents Christ's death and resurrection as the basis of the believer's forgiveness, acceptance and identity in Christ.
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