The Coming of the Lord

We believe that Jesus will return to the earth

a second time to judge the living and the dead.

We want to live in eternity with God and God’s people.

One cannot read the New Testament without sensing the ​importance of this key doctrine. The Lord will return to the ​earth to receive those who through faith and obedience have ​obtained salvation. (I Thess. 1:10, 2:19, 3:13, 4:15-18, 5:23). A ​Christian should respond to this certainty by being separate ​from the world (e.g., denying ungodliness and lusts), ​maintaining personal holiness, being sincere, sober, unselfish, ​patient, faithful, watchful, and working diligently. When we ​stand before God we will want to hear God accept us and reward ​us. Christians in every generation have looked for and expected ​Jesus to come in their lifetime which is appropriate. The ​anticipation of God’s second coming motivates the Christian to

live righteously, watch faithfully, and work diligently.