BIBLICAL BASIS

Doctrine of the Return of the Lord Introduction The Doctrine of the return of the Lord ensures the return of Christ as a righteous judge over everyone, to give the reward for righteousness to those who are faithful and given the punishment for unrighteousness to those who are faithless. Eschatology is the field of Christian theology that concerns the study of last things. It is the study of Christ’s future return, the resurrection, the rapture, the final judgment, the eternal blessedness of the redeemed with Christ, and the eternal punishment of the damned who are apart from His presence. 1.0. Etymology and Synonyms Return of the Lord in Hebrew is יהוה בשׁוב (Shoob Yehovah) (Isa 52: 8) and in Greek, it is Επιστροφή Κυρίου (Epistrophe Kuriou). Some of the words associated with the return of the Lord in the Old Testament could be Day of the Lord ( יום יהוה – yom yehovah (Oba 1: 15)) , Vengeance of the Lord ( נקמת יהוה - neqamah yehovah (Jer 50: 15)) , etc. Some of the ...

Doctrine of the Universal Church The Doctrine of the universal church acclaims that all genuine believers are members of the body of Christ, irrespective of the differences based on the elementary principles and practices that they follow. Though the truth never changes and God's ways are always right, men are usually composed of different backgrounds and brought up, which leads to a variety of thoughts, prepositions, and dispositions. God accepts the limitations of man, as individuals and groups that don’t overrule the foundational values and principles. So, an individual or a group needs to be careful to say that something has to be in a particular way they follow or know, as it may be just one of the ways according to the purpose behind that. 1.0. Etymology and Synonyms: The term ‘Church (ἐκκλησία- Ekklesia) (Act 5: 11) is primarily used in the New Testament. Some of the synonyms for Church in the New Testament are Assembly/ multitude (ἐκκλησία/ πλήθος – Ekklesia/ Plethos) (Acts...