"True Confessions: Christ's Return"
Matthew 24:30-44; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Peter 3:3-13
#10 in a series of the Statement of Faith of the Evangelical Free Church of America
We believe in the personal, bodily and premillennial return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope, motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission.
The Return of Christ is personal. - John 14:1-6
The Return of Christ is bodily. - Acts 1:9-11
The Return of Christ is premillenial.
1. Rev. 20:1-6
2. Isaiah 11:1-, 11-12, 15-16
3. Zechariah 14:1-9
4. Matthew 24:29-31
The Return of Christ is imminent - (the Rapture)
1. John 14:1-3
2. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Return of Christ is therefore the blessed hope
1. Titus 2:11-13
2. 1 Thess 4:18
3. 1 Cor 15:58
4. John 14:1