Throne of Grace Bible Church International
Our Beliefs
The God-Head - We believe in one God eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (The Blessed Trinity). The three Persons are equal in essence while differing in functions and personalities. (Exodus 20:2-3; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:18-20; I Corinthians 8:6; II Corinthians 13:14; I John 5:7.)
Jesus Christ - We believe that Jesus Christ is Lord, the eternal Son of God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He is true God and true man. We believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross and through His death redeemed us by His physical resurrection from the dead. We believe that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father. (Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7;Matthew 28:1-7; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-4, 14, 18; Acts; 1:9-11; Romans 3:2-25; Romans 5:8-10; 8:34; I Corinthians 15:4-9; Ephesians 1:7; I Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:14-16; 6:19-20; 7:24; 9:24; I John 2:1-2.)
Holy Spirit - We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person. Jesus Christ has sent the Holy Spirit to believers to be our comforter and to reveal Christ to us. Without the Holy Spirit we cannot worship Jesus. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the supernatural agent of the new birth through conviction, sanctification, and regeneration. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells and empowers Christian believers and distributes spiritual gifts to all Christian believers. (John 3:5; 16:13; Acts 1:4-8; 2:1-4; 5:3; Romans 8:9; 12:6-8; I Corinthians 3:16; 6: 11, 19; 12:1-14; 14:11; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:13-14; 2:20-22; 4:11-13; 5:18; Hebrews 2:3-4).
We believe that the sixty-six (66) books of the Holy Bible are divinely
inspired by God. The Scriptures are the infallible and complete word of God
and are used as the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. (II Timothy
3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21; II Peter 1:19-21; Jude v. 3.)
State of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but
through Adam’s sin (original sin), man fell, became separated from God and
inherited a sinful nature. Thereby, man incurred three deaths – physical,
spiritual and eternal death. (Genesis 1:25-27; 3:1-19; Romans 3:10-13, 22-
23; 5:12, 19; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12.)
Salvation - We believe that God has given man the gift of salvation only through his grace.
Salvation is the deliverance from sin, hell, spiritual death, eternal death, and all the evil that
the devil has brought in the world. (Isaiah 53:4-11; John 3:5-8, 14-18; 14:6; II Corinthians 5:
14-21; Galatians 2:16; I Timothy 4:10; I John 2:1-2.)
Way to Salvation - We believe that God has given man the gift of salvation possible through
the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. We believe that a person
must receive Jesus Christ as His only personal Savior to become born-again. We believe
that only Jesus can save because He is the way the truth and the life. Once saved you are
renewed in spirit and have become a new creature. (John 1:12-13; 3:3-18; Acts 4:12; 16:31;
Romans 4:5; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 1:17; 2:8, 9; Philippians 3:4-9; Titus 3:5; I Peter 1:18,
19.)
The Great Commission
The Great Commission - We believe that it is the obligation of the Christian believer to preach
the word of God through our words, our actions, our works, and our lives. Every Christian
believer should use all scriptural methods to reach the un-reached and to reach the unsaved
with the gospel of Christ. Evangelism is the supreme task of Throne of Grace Bible Church
International, Inc. Every member of this church should be a witness for Christ. (Matthew 28:
18-20; Mark 16:15-18; Acts 1:8; Proverbs 11:30; Isaiah 52:7; Romans 1:14-17; 10:11-17;
II Corinthians 5:11, 19-21; II Timothy 1:8.)
Missions:
Local – We believe that all Christians should preach the gospel of Christ to their
families, friends, neighbors, and communities. (Acts 1:8; Mark 16:15-18; Luke 24:46-
48; John 20:21; II Corinthians 5:20.)
Foreign – We believe that God has commissioned us to reach other nations and
cultures so that men and women of different tongues can hear and proclaim the
name of Jesus before Jesus returns. Throne of Grace Bible Church members will
actively be involved in foreign missions. (Matthew 28:18-20; mark 1:17; 16:15-18; Acts
1:8; II Corinthians 5:20.)
Sanctification - We believe sanctification is separation from sin. It is also being set apart
unto God. (I John 17:17, 19)
A. Positional (I Corinthians 1:2, 30; 6:11)
B Progressive (James 1:22-25)
C. Ultimate (I Thessalonians 5:23; I John 3:2)
Security of the Believer - We believe that as long as a child of God remains in the Lord, then
he/she is eternally secured. It is possible for a person to deny his/her faith and apostatize. In
such a situation, there is no eternal security. (Luke 9:62; Ephesians 1:13-14; I Peter 1:3-5; II
Peter 2:1-3; Hebrews 6:4-6.)
Christian Walk - We believe all Christian believers should live a life worthy of emulation; a life
like Christ Jesus who is our perfect example. Believers should be the salt of the earth and
the light of the world. (Psalms 1:1-6; Matthew 5:1-48; 6:1-8; John 15:1-16; I Corinthians 6:1-
10, 14-18; 7:1; Galatians 5:16-23; Ephesians 4:17-19, 22-24; I Peter 5:5-9.)
Funerals - Throne of Grace Bible Church International, Inc. shall conduct funeral services for
departed loved ones who were in good standing. This church reserves the right not to
conduct funeral services for those who were not in good standing. (Genesis 3:19; 25:7-11;
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Hebrews 9:27.)
Giving - Throne of Grace Bible Church International Inc. believes in tithes, offerings, pledges,
and donations (financial and material). The members of Throne of Grace bible Church
International, Inc. are required by God to support the work of God in this church through tithes,
offerings, pledges, and donations. (Genesis 14:19-20; Numbers 18:24-28; Proverbs 11:24-
25; Malachi 3:8-12; Matthew 23:23; Luke 6:38; 11:42; I Corinthians 16:1-3; II Corinthians 9:6-
9; Hebrews 7:5-9.)
Human Sexuality - We are against all forms of fornication, adultery, pornography,
homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, cross-dressing, transsexualism, transgenderism, masturbation, bestiality, incest, and all other perversions of God’s plan for sexual relationships. (Genesis 2:24; 19:4-
25; 26:8-11; Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:1-30; Deuteronomy 5:18; Proverbs 6:32-35; Romans
1:26-32; I Corinthians 5:1-13; 6:9-11; 7;25-28; I Thessalonians 4:1-8; I Timothy 4:1-3;
Hebrews 13:4; Jude v. 7-8, 19.)
Abortion - We reject all forms of abortion because abortion is the taking of human lives, and
the word of God rejects taking the lives of the innocent, including the lives of unborn children.
Human life starts at conception. As our parents gave us the chance to be born, we should
also give the unborn children the chance to be born. (Exodus 20:13; 21:22-23; Psalm 139:14-
16; Isaiah 44:24; 49:1-5; Jeremiah 1:4-5; Luke 1:39-44.)
Lawsuits between Believers - We believe that any member of Throne of Grace Bible Church
International, Inc. should never bring civil lawsuits against fellow members and/or other
Christians regardless of their denomination. We believe that the word of God is sufficient
enough to resolve any disagreements among Christian believers. However, a Christian can
acquire compensation from another Christian involving insurance claims – as long as it is
done in a cordial and harmonious manner – with the fear of God and the heart of
peacemakers, without blackmail, threat, and fraud. (Matthew 5:7-9, 23-25; 6:12; 18:15-20; I
Corinthians 6:1-8; Ephesians 4:31-32.)
The Church
We believe that our local church is part of the body of Christ under the
leadership of the Holy Spirit. Every born-again member of Throne of Grace Bible Church
International, Inc. is a member of the universal body of Christ - The Church. The universal
body of Christ – The Church consists of all born-again believers regardless of their
denominations. Throne of Grace Bible Church International, Inc. does not and will not
associate itself with ecumenical movements, such as the World council of Churches.
(Matthew 16:13-19; 28:18-20; Acts 5; Titus 1:5-11; Hebrews 10:24-31; I Peter 5:10-9.)
Marriage - We believe in marriage (Holy Matrimony) between a man and a woman as it
is ordained by God and revealed in the Holy Bible. We do not believe in forced celibacy
(marriage abstinence), that is, people forcing people not to get married, but we believe that
those who are unmarried should abstain from sex. We do not decide who does and who does
not get married. We believe that a man and a woman should abstain from sex until the
exchange of marriage vows. We believe that any man and woman who want to marry have to
first agree to mandatory marriage counseling in the church. The pastor and Throne of Grace
Bible Church reserve the right not to wed any man and woman intending to marry who do not
meet biblical requirements for holy matrimony. However, we cannot stop them from getting
married at any other place. (Genesis 2:7-9; 19-24; Proverbs 18:22; 19:14; 22:28; 31:10-31;
Matthew 19:4-6; I Corinthians 5:1-13; 6:9-10, 13-20; 7:1-2, 25-40; Colossians 3:5-9; I
Thessalonians 4:3-7; I Timothy 4:1-3; Hebrews 13:4.)
Communion - We believe in Holy Communion as instituted by our Lord Jesus Christ, and that
we should continue this practice in remembrance of Christ our Lord. We do not believe that the
communion bread and juice turn into the actual body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The
bread and juice are symbols of Christ’s body and blood. (Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26;
Luke 22:14-20; I Corinthians 11:23-34.) We do not believe in transubstantiation.
Child Dedication - We believe that when a child is born, the parents should dedicate the child to
the Lord. This means bringing the child to the church, praying for the child, and committing the
child into the hands of the Lord. We also urge the parents to raise the child in the knowledge
and fear of the Lord, to take care of the child spiritually, physically, socially, morally, and
emotionally, and see to the general well being of the child. This is not baptism; we do not
believe in infant baptism. 9Genesis 18:19; I Samuel 1:24-28; Proverbs 22:6; Luke 2:22-24, 27.)
Baptism - Water baptism is being symbolically buried and resurrected with our Lord Jesus
Christ. Water baptism is also the outward expression of what Jesus Christ has done in the life
of a Christian believer through the new birth. We believe that one of the ordinances of the Bible
is baptism by complete immersion in water after one is born-again (saved) as taught by our
Lord Jesus Christ. We do not believe in sprinkling baptism, infant baptism, or partial
immersion. We do not believe in infant baptism because an infant does not know what it
means to be saved or baptized. Just as someone decides to be saved, the same person
should decide to be baptized. We do not believe that baptism is equal to salvation; it does not
save. Only Jesus saves. Nevertheless, it is an important as every other commandment in the
Bible. Water baptism is not the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Water baptism should be done in the
name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit as stipulated by our Lord Jesus Christ. (Matthew
3:13-17; 28:18-20; Mark 1:9-11; 16:15-18; Luke 3:21; Acts 10:47-48; Romans 6:3-4; Colossians
2:12.)
Ordination - We believe that ordination is the human affirmation of the call of God in an
individual. We believe in the ordination of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers,
deacons, and deaconesses. We also believe in prayers of affirmation for any person elected or
appointed to serve in any capacity in Throne of Grace Bible Church International, Inc.
(I Samuel 10:1-24; 16:1-13; Acts 6:1-8; 16:4-5; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 5:1; 8:3.)
Qualifications - The person must be specifically called by God. He/she must be: of honest
report, full of the Holy Spirit, full of wisdom, blameless, the husband of one wife, or the wife of
one husband, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, giver of hospitality, apt to teach, not given to
wine, not a striker (non-combative), not greedy of filthy lucre (not a lover of money), patient, not a
brawler or fighter (quarrelsome), not covetous, one that rules his own house well, one that has
his/her children in subject with all gravity, not a novice, must have a good report with non-
believers, must be grave (serious), not double-tongued, someone who holds the mystery of the
faith in a pure conscience, who has been proved (investigated), who is above reproach, whose
wife or husband is grave (serious), not a slanderer, who is faithful in all things, whose children
are faithful, not accused of riot or unruly behavior, not self-willed, not soon angry, someone who
is a lover of good people, just, holy, temperate, who holds fast the faithful word as he/she has
been taught, who is able – by sound doctrine – to exhort and to convince gainsayers, is able to
feed the flock of God, able to take oversight willingly, not for filthy lucre, who is of a ready mind,
not lords over God’s heritage, someone who is an example to the flock of Christ. These
qualifications are also for all board members and all officials of the church. Any person who is
to be ordained, licensed, or affirmed into any office in Throne of Grace Bible Church
International, Inc. must meet the qualifications and requirements as specified in the following
scriptures: Acts 6:1-7; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; 2:1-15; Hebrews 5:4, I Peter 5:1-4.)
Cults and False Teachings
Throne of Grace Bible Church Intl., Inc. will never associate
itself with any external hierarchy or organizations, ecumenical movements, cults, spiritism,
paganism, Satanic worship, idol worship, occultism, sorcery, (divination, witchcraft, magic,
psychics, wizardry, tarot reading, card reading, fortune –telling, voodoo, water-spirits,
alcoholism, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, drug dealings and manufacturing, drug abuse,
worship of creatures, worship of aliens, new age religion, and all other types of cults and
false teachings (teachings that are not biblical). (Exodus 20:1-7; Deuteronomy 6:4-5; I
Samuel 28:1-25; Acts 13:6-12; Romans 1:18-25, 28; 16:17-18; II Corinthians 6:14-17;
Galatians 5:20; Ephesians 1:22; 3:10; I Timothy 6:3-5, 20-21; Titus 1:10-16; Jude v 3-5;
Revelation 9:21; 18:23; 21:8; 22:15.)
All members of Throne of Grace Bible Church Intl., Inc. are
obligated to obey the laws of the federal, state, and county governments. It is clear from the
word of God that civil rulers are representatives of God. It is equally clear that God’s laws as
revealed in the Holy Bible transcend human laws. We believe in the separation of church
and state. (Matthew 22:15-22; Romans 13:1-7; Ephesians 5:22-24; I Timothy 2:1-4; Titus 3:1-
2; Hebrews 13:17; I Peter 2:13-14, 16-17.)
The Personality of Satan
The Personality of Satan. We believe that Satan is a real being. As Lucifer, he was the
highest ranked angel in Heaven. Through pride and arrogance, he sinned and as a
result he became known as Satan, the author of sin. This person is a complete enemy
of God and man. He will be sentenced to hell fire by God after the Great White Throne
Judgment. We Christians believe as evidenced in the scriptures that his mission is to
“steal, kill, and destroy” (John 10:10).
To those who are saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, Satan has been defeated in and
on our behalf. Hallelujah! (Genesis 3:1-24; Isaiah 14:12-17; Matthew 4:1-11; 25:41; I
Peter 5:8-9; Revelation 20:10).
Dispensation - We believe in dispensationalism. The Bible should be approached and
interpreted bearing in mind that the revelation of God is progressive. We believe that God
has revealed and entrusted to humanity in successive periods, different responsibilities.
The only thing that mankind has to do in any period is to respond to any specific revelation
of God’s will. God’s revelation is progressive, and the word of God should be interpreted
literally and dispensationally unless the passage or text in itself is symbolic or figurative.
Although most Biblical scholars believe that there are seven dispensations, we've expanded
it with a few other periods of time. However, some listed here below could not be termed as
dispensations but some major events that will take place in these end times.
We believe in the following dispensations:
A. Innocence - This is from creation to the fall of man. (Genesis 1:27 – 3:5)
B. Conscience - This is the beginning of civilization to the Great Flood during
Noah’s time. (Genesis 3:6 – 8:14)
C. Human Government - Noah’s exit from the Ark until the Tower of Babel.
(Genesis 8:15 – Genesis 11:30)
D. Promise - This is the call of Abraham through the Egyptian bondage until the
Exodus. (Genesis 11:31 – Exodus19:2)
E. Law - This is the dispensation of the Law. This begins with the Ten
Commandments until the end of the gospels. (Exodus 19:3, Acts1:26)
F. Grace - This begins on the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came upon
believers in Christ and it will terminate when Jesus Christ comes to judge all
humanity.(Acts 2:1)
G. The Great Tribulation - The seven year Great Tribulation period on earth
(Jeremiah 30:7; Daniel 9:1-27, 12:1, 7; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12) will run
simultaneously with the seven year marriage supper of the Lamb. This will also be
the time when Jesus Christ will reward all the raptured saints. (1 Corinthians 3:12-
15, 2 Corinthians 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; Revelation 19:5-9).
H. Millennium - This begins at the time when Jesus Christ will physically return to
reign and rule the whole earth for one thousand years. “And I saw thrones, and they
sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that
were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the Word of God, and which had not
worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their
foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years,”
(Revelation 20:4-5). Christ will imprison Satan the Devil in the bottomless pit at the
end of the Great Tribulation and after the battle of Armageddon and this imprisonment
will last for one thousand years. “And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having
the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the
dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand
years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him,
that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled:
and after that he must be loosed a little season,” (Revelation 20:1-3).
I. Final Deception - At the end of Christ’s one thousand year reign, He will bring
Satan out of the bottomless pit. This time he, Satan, will go out and do his final
deception on earth. But God will send fire from heaven on the devil and those who
have agreed with him to rebel against the Lord Jesus Christ. Then God will cast
Satan into hell where he will be with the anti-christ and the false prophet and all those
who reject the Lord Jesus Christ. (Revelation 20:7-10)
J. Great White Throne Judgment - Jesus Christ will judge all unbelievers at the
Great White Throne Judgment. (Revelation 20:11-15) This may not be regarded in a
sense as a dispensation, but as an event that will take place at the end of the final
deception of Satan and before the new heaven and new earth.
K. Eternity (Heaven) - We believe as the scripture says that all those who are
saved by the Lord Jesus Christ both Jews and Gentiles will inherit eternal life. We
will be with our Lord Jesus Christ forever in heaven! (Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2-3;
John 3:3-6, 16; 11:25-26, 14:1-3; Romans 10:13; 2 Corinthians 15:24-26, 54; Peter
3:9-13; Revelation 21:1-7, 9-27; 3:12, 22:1-14.)
Regardless of the period or dispensation in human history, the plan of God in His revelation
to humanity is that all of His creation should be saved, worship Him, receive His manifold
blessings and spend eternity with Him in heaven. All humanity should be ready for God who
created the entire universe and has not abandoned it, but has a plan for all His creation.
Eschatology
The Rapture - The rapture is the first phase of the second coming of Jesus Christ. We
believe in the rapture of the Church by Jesus Christ Himself when the trumpet of God will
sound. The word “rapture” cannot be found in the Bible, but the word is coined out from the
Latin word “rapio or rapere”. This portrays or means being “snatched away”. The word
“rapture” is also derived or coined out form the Greek word “harpazo” which means “to carry
off” or “to snatch up”. It is the act of taking away or transporting of born again Christian
believers from this earth to meet with the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that the rapture can
take place any day and at any time. All Christian believers should be ready at all times. This
is because Christ is coming to rapture a glorious church (Ephesians 5:27). Nobody knows
the day or the hour (Matthew 24:36-42). We strongly believe in Pre-Tribulation rapture. This
means that we believe that the rapture will take place before the man of sin – the Antichrist –
is revealed. (Genesis Chapters 6 and 7; Psalm 17:15; John 14:1-3; I Corinthians 15:1-58; I
Thessalonians 1:10; 4:13-18; 5:1-11; II Thessalonians 2:1-10; I Peter 2:9; Revelation 4:1.)
Judgment Seat of Christ / Marriage Supper of the Lamb - As the seven year Great
Tribulation period will be taking place on earth the Lord Jesus Christ will be rewarding His
raptured saints in the air. This is what the Bible calls the judgment seat of Christ. This is
also the time that the marriage supper of the Lamb will take place in the air. (1 Corinthians 3:
13-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Revelation 19:5-9)
The Great Tribulation - We strongly believe that there will be a seven year period that will start
immediately the rapture takes place. This is the time that the Antichrist will be revealed to the
world. This tribulation time is called “the time of Jacob’s Trouble” according to Jeremiah 30:
7. This will be the last three and a half years of the seven-year period. This tribulation period
is also called “Daniel’s seventieth week” (Daniel 9:1-27; 12:1, 7). What will happen to the
Jews during the Great Tribulation? – Salvation (Romans 11:26-27)! The second half of the
seven-year tribulation period will be a time of heavy persecution of the Jews and the Jewish
nation. The tribulation period will also be an intense persecution time against all Gentiles
who will believe in the Lord Jesus Christ after the rapture. It is during this tribulation period
that the Antichrist and the False Prophet will introduce the Mark of the Beast. It will either be a
mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. His number is 666 (Revelation
13:16-18; 14:11). We thank God so much that born again Christians (the Church) will not be
here during this Great Tribulation period – Hallelujah!
The Physical Return of Christ - The second coming of Jesus Christ is what every born again
Christian believer is looking up to. We earnestly believe in the second coming of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ. There are two phases in the second coming of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ on earth. They are 1) the Rapture and 2) the Revelation. We believe that after
the first stage, which is the rapture, and at the end of the seven-year Tribulation period, that
Jesus Christ will physically return to this earth with ruptured saints. Jesus Christ will then
wage a battle against the Antichrist and his forces. Jesus Christ will surely defeat the
Antichrist and his forces at the battle of Armageddon. At the end of this battle, when the
Antichrist and his forces will have been defeated, Christ will then establish His millennial
reign on earth. This physical return of Jesus Christ with His saints to the Mount of Olives is
the second phase of the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This is also
known as the Revelation (Zechariah 14:3-8; Titus 2:13; Jude v. 14-15; Revelation 1:7; 19:11-
21). The physical return on earth of our Lord Jesus Christ is part of our “blessed hope” as
born again Christian believers. (Matthew 24:27-31)
The Battle of Armageddon - We strongly believe that when Jesus Christ returns at the Mount
of Olives with His saints, the battle of Armageddon will take place. This will be the
culmination of “Jacob’s trouble”. The battle of Armageddon is when the Antichrist and his
armies will gather at the valley of Megiddo with his armies against the Jews. Jesus Christ
will defeat the Antichrist and his armies, and the Jews will be saved, for the Jews will receive
Jesus when He appears and defeats the Antichrist. (Psalm 2:1-6; Isaiah 34:1-8; 59:20-21;
Jeremiah 30:7-8; Ezekiel 38:1-23; 39-1-29; Joel 3:1-8; 9:16; Zechariah 12:1-14; 13:1-9; 14:1-
15; II Thessalonians 1:5-10; Jude v. 14-15; Revelation 14:14-20; 19:11-21.)
The Millennial Reign - We believe that at the end of the battle of Armageddon that Jesus
Christ will establish a 1,000-year righteous and peaceful reign on earth. All the saints will
rule with Him, and there will be complete peace, righteousness, tranquility, serenity, equity,
justice, and prosperity on earth. All the nations of the earth will worship, obey and bow down
to our Lord Jesus Christ, for Jesus Christ will reign as the King of kings and the Lord of
lords. The city of Jerusalem will be the capital of our Lord’s millennial reign. Hallelujah! We,
the born-again children of God are looking forward to the millennial reign of Christ.
(Isaiah 9:6-7; 11:1-16; 12:1-6; 14:1-8; 40:9-11, 49:1-26; 60:1-22; 65:17-25; Jeremiah 31:31-
34; Daniel 2:41-45; Joel 2:28-29; Amos 9:11-15; Obadiah v. 17-21; Zechariah 3:7; 14:1-11, 16-
21; Matthew 19:27-29; 25:31-46; Luke 1:32-33; Acts 3:21; Romans 8:20-23; I Corinthians 1:7-
8; II Corinthians 1:14; Philippians 2:16; Hebrews 2:5; I Peter 2:9; Revelation 7:9-17; 20:4-7.)
Eternity - We believe as the scripture says that all those who are saved by the Lord Jesus
Christ both Jews and Gentiles will inherit eternal life. We will be with our Lord Jesus Christ
forever! (Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2-3; John 3:3-6, 16; 11:25-26, 14:1-3; Romans 10:13; 2
Corinthians 15:24-26, 54; Peter 3:9-13; Revelation 21:1-7, 9-27; 3:12, 22:1-14.)
Heaven - We believe that believers in Christ will finally be in Heaven to live with our Lord
Jesus Christ. The scriptures illustrate that God will present Christian believers with new
heavens and a new earth which will be actualized after the Great White Throne Judgment.
God is going to renovate and purify the earth, along with the first and second heavens, by fire.
God will present His children with the new heavens and the new earth. While the children of
God will live forever and ever with Jesus Christ in the new heavens and the new earth, those
who have rejected the Lord Jesus Christ will be subjected to eternal suffering in the lake of
fire. We, Christian believers, are longing to be in the New Jerusalem. Amen! (John 14:1-4;
Hebrews 11:10-16; II Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 3:12; 12:10; 21:1-2, 10.)
Hell - We believe strongly that there is a final place of punishment and torment for all
unbelievers. Any body who rejects the Lord Jesus Christ by refusing to be born-again and
having their sins washed away (both original and actual sins) by the blood of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ, which He shed on the cross of Calvary, will certainly go to hell fire. We
believe that hell fire is a permanent place and that unbelievers will resurrect to face the Great
White Throne Judgment where they will be sentenced to hell fire, a place of complet4e
consciousness. Anyone whose name is not in the Lamb’s (Christ’s) Book of Life is certainly
going to hell. Satan and all his angles are also going to hell. All those who worship the
Antichrist will equally go to hell. We do not believer in Purgatory or Limbo for they are not
scriptural.
The Bible describes hell as a place where “their worm dieth not”. It is also called a place of
“outer darkness” and “everlasting fire”. Hell is described as a place where “the smoke of
their torment ascendeth up forever and ever”. Hell fire means “second death” which is an
everlasting separation from God. Hell is also described as “the lake which burneth with fire
and brimstone”.
It was clear from Matthew 8:12 that hell is a place where there will be “weeping and gnashing
of teeth.” Hell is a place where “the fire is not quenched;” it is a place of “everlasting
destruction”. Those who deny the existence of hell should be aware that hell is real and their
denial will not stop them form going to hell as long as they reject “the Lamb of God which
taketh away the sins of the world (John 1:29). (Matthew 8:12; 18-8; 25:41; mark 9:43-48;
II Thessalonians 1:8-9; Revelation 14:9-11; 19:20; 20:10, 14, 15, 21:8).