Statement of Faith
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Fruitful Kingdom has a solid Christian faith founded in fundamentalist Baptist doctrine. We are dispensational, pre-millennial, and pre-tribulational.
God
The Nature of God
We believe in the One and only true God, self-existing in three Persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each is co-existent and eternal in being, having the same perfect attributes (Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 5:7). These three are One while manifested to men as separate persons; each of them involved in the Creation act (Genesis 1:1, 2, 26) and redemption (John 1:1-14).
We believe God is holy, merciful, omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, eternal, and everlasting. He is the supreme and sovereign King, Creator of all things, and the Author of our salvation (1 John 5:7; John 4:24, 10:30; Psalm 83:18; Genesis 1:1; Ephesians 2:18).
The Person of Jesus
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God (1 Timothy 3:16; 1 John 5:20). Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost (Luke 1:35), born of a virgin (Luke 1:34) and is God manifested in the flesh (John 1; 1 John 4:2-3; 5:20; 2 John 1:7), fully God yet fully man (1 Timothy 3:16). He came so that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man (John 1:1-2).
Jesus was perfect, having lived a sinless life. He was the unblemished substitutionary Lamb of God. We believe in His atoning death, imputed onto us through believing in the shedding of His blood (Acts 20:28) on the cross as a substitute for all sinners (1 Timothy 2:6). He died on the feast of Passover.
He was buried on Unleavened Bread. He was resurrected on First Fruits (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; John 10:18), giving assurance of our justification through His literal, physical rising from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; 1 Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5).
We believe He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the Father’s right hand. He is humanity’s only access to the Father (John 14:6; Luke 1:27; John 10:30).
We believe He will personally return for the true church. In an instant, we will be caught up in the air together with Him (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17).
The Person of the Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is God and should be loved, worshipped, and obeyed. He baptizes believers into the body of Christ. He is the promised endowment, our seal of promise for our redemption (John 16:8-11; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30). He works through the Word of God to regenerate people, to teach in truth, to comfort, chasten, impart gifts, and actively works to produce the fruits of the Spirit (Acts 1:8; John 14:16; Ephesians 4:30). He also convicts and reproves the world of sin. It is a privilege for Christians to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit (John 16:13; Ephesians 5:18).
Creation & The Fall
The Reality of Heaven, Hell & Satan
We believe that every person has an eternal soul. We consider that each person has the freedom to accept or reject Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour ( Mark 1:15; John 3:18; Joshua 24:15; Acts 17:30). We believe in the bodily resurrection of all people: the redeemed for eternal life with God and the rejectors of the gift into everlasting judgment (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28-29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13).
The souls of us who have been born again by the grace of God are (at death) absent from the body and present with the Lord. In conscious bliss in Heaven, we await a physical resurrection in a glorified body (Luke 23:43; Philippians 1:23, 3:21; Revelation 20:4-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). We will spend eternity with the Lord our God.
We believe that Satan (Lucifer) is a real being (Matthew 4:10, 11; Revelation 12:9). He seeks to deceive humanity and damn their souls to Hell (Revelation 12:9, 13:14).
We believe that the souls of all unsaved, unregenerate people who have rejected God, and Jesus Christ’s sacrificial blood atonement for their sins, are destined for Hell. They experience conscious misery, awaiting a resurrection to endure the Great White Throne of Judgement. From here, they will receive a verdict of everlasting conscious punishment in the literal fiery torments of the Lake of Fire (John 14:1-3; Revelation 20:11-15, 21-22; Luke 16:19-31; Mark 9:46-48; Matthew 25:41-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7).
Adam & the Fall of Man
We believe Adam, the first man, was created in God’s holy image (Genesis 1:26) and had a perfect fellowship with God. But through willful and deliberate disobedience, he fell from that lofty position. Consequently, the whole human race fell, descending from the depraved image of Adam (Genesis 5:3), with a sinful nature (Romans 5:12). All of humanity is therefore under the just condemnation of God’s righteousness (John 3:36). We needed a Saviour (Acts 4:12) and a new birth (John 3:3, 7, 1:12), without which, everyone is forever lost.
Israel
God decided to have a nation for Himself, to have them set apart, and to have them represent His character on earth (Exodus 19:3-6). Through them, the whole world would be blessed (Genesis 12:1-3). God now calls one man, Abram, with whom He enters into a covenant of promise (Genesis 15:1-7). God promised to give him land farther than the eye could see (Genesis 15:18) and as many descendants as there are stars in the sky (Genesis 15:5). Abram was to be the father of a great nation, so God changed his name to Abraham (Genesis 17:5), which means ‘Father of a multitude.’ But God showed Abraham by the vision that they would first become strangers in a land that wasn’t theirs – Egypt – and that they would be afflicted for many generations (Genesis 15:13). But God was going to judge the Egyptians and cause Abraham’s nation to become prosperous (Genesis 15:14). God chose Moses to be their leader to bring them out of bondage and into the land of promise (Exodus 3:7-10).
God delivered to them another covenant (Exodus 34:10). This is the Mosaic Law, which began with the delivery of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1-17) and the other 603 commandments (found in Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). These outlined the perfection God required from His people, including temple worship and sacrifices. God promised the Jews a life of peace and prosperity in their own Kingdom if they obeyed (Exodus 19:5, 20:1-17). However, they continually broke His commands and worshiped foreign ‘gods.’
Perhaps strict following of commandments was never as significant to God as mercy and faithfulness (Hosea 6:6). The Law was given to the Israelites so that they could be a living representative of the heart of God, to reveal a standard of righteousness, and to showcase the importance of their dependence on God as opposed to trusting themselves, or other gods for salvation.
God gave the Law to reveal to them (and us) His standards and how hopeless we are at fulfilling them. He has never expected perfection – if He did, He would not have provided the sacrificial system as a way for them to atone for their sins. Shedding blood from animal sacrifices could not take away sin – they were a symbolic foreshadowing of Jesus Christ (John 1:29; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 7:27, 9:22), whose pure and righteous blood could atone permanently (Hebrews 9:11-14, 10:3-10). The Law taught us our need for Christ (Galatians 2:24; Romans 3:20).
After repeated periods of disobedience which ultimately resulted in the crucifixion of their Messiah King (who was raised to life in glory, defeating the power of sin and death), God postponed His offer of the Kingdom and expelled them from their land (Matthew 21:43; Luke 19:41-44). But God was still loving and gracious to the Nation of Israel, offering them salvation through the death of His Son before proclaiming the Gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 10).
Unfortunately, many Christians today believe in replacement theology, a wicked and perverted understanding of God’s faithful promise. God’s prophetic time clock for Israel has been on hold during this current dispensation: the church age or the ‘age of grace.’ But He will continue His dealings with them after the church is raptured.
The Believer
The Gospel of Salvation
The ‘Gospel’ is the Good News that Jesus is the only way of salvation. He is the Son of God who lived a perfect life in the flesh, died on the cross, shed His blood, was resurrected three days later, and ascended into Heaven. He died once, for all people (Hebrews 10:10-12). Jesus offers the free and unmerited gift of forgiveness (Romans 6:23) and new life to every person who believes by faith (Galatians 2:16) that His sacrificial blood has atoned for their sins (Leviticus 17:11; Romans 5:11; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:12; 1 Peter 1:18-19). They entrust their eternal security completely in Jesus alone to bring them into restitution to the Father. God gives His Holy Spirit as a seal of promise and empowers believers to live a joyful life of obedience and spiritual growth for His glory.
Since humanity has a measure of free will under God’s sovereign will, Jesus did all that was necessary to save sinners, and it is up to the person to accept Jesus as their only means of salvation from the just consequences of their willful disobedience to God. We believe nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth but their voluntary rejection of the Gospel, resulting in aggravated damnation (John 3:16, 19, 5:40, 7:37-38; 2 Peter 2:21).
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8; Acts 15:11) in the blood of Jesus (Romans 3:25), without any works on our part, so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:9; Romans 3:28, 4:5). The righteousness of Christ is imputed onto the saint, fulfilling their need of complete righteousness to enter Heaven (Romans 3:21-22, 4:5-6). Once a sinner trusts that Christ’s holiness and shed blood is enough for salvation, they are instantly secure with the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:13). They are eternally secure in the Lambs Book of Life, which will not be blotted out (John 3:16, 10:27-29).
Every saved person has two natures. Through the Holy Spirit, a person can choose to live victoriously in their new nature or live in subjection to their old nature and continue to sin (Romans 6:13, 8:12-13; Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:10; 1 John 3:5-10). The Bible clearly forbids and warns us from using our freedom in Christ as an excuse to indulge the flesh (Romans 13:13-14; Titus 2:11-15; Galatians 5:13; Hebrews 3:12-13, 6:9).
True Gospel vs Human Morality
The Gospel opposes both legalism (obedience grants acceptance) and lawlessness (acceptance grants freedom to sin). Rather, the Gospel proclaims boldly, “In Christ, I am accepted. In joyful response, I will obey.”
Therefore, the main goal of Fruitful Kingdom is to preach the correct Gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), revealed unto us by our apostle, Paul (Romans 11:13), which is the only means of salvation for us today (Romans 1:16), for all people will be judged someday by this Gospel (Romans 2:16).
We believe that the true, biblical, blood-stained Gospel (a just God seeking to be the Saviour of the world) stands in contradiction to the modernistic, humanistic, bloodless, and perverted ‘gospel’ of social justice, in which man seeks to right his preconceived wrongs based upon his preconceptions of right and wrong. We believe that the Bible is the standard of true morality and that all 66 books tell us what is right from wrong.
Eternal Security
Salvation – consisting of regeneration, justification, and reconciliation – is complete and eternally applied to a repentant, believing sinner (John 3:16; Hebrews 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9). We believe that salvation is eternal in its result. Once a person is saved, they can rest in the assurance of their salvation, being kept secure by the power of God (Hebrews 7:25; John 5:24; Hebrews 5:9). We are safe forever in Christ (1 Corinthians 1:4-8; John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38, 40).
The Bodily Temple of God
We believe that a Christian’s own body in this world and life is the “temple of the Holy Ghost” that dwells within them (1 Corinthians 6:19), and therefore the temple of “the Living God.” (2 Corinthians 6:16). The believer has been bought with the price of Jesus Christ, our Saviour (1 Corinthians 6:20, 7:23), paid with His blood (Acts 20:28). We believe that Jesus is our great High Priest. Through Him, we have access to the Father (Revelation 1:6, 5:10).
We believe that our bodies do not even belong to us as individuals. We are mere stewards of God’s property (1 Corinthians 4:2), and as stewards, we must give God an account of our life in the flesh. We must walk in the Spirit, not after the flesh (Galatians 5:16), to bring our bodies into subjection.
We believe our bodies belong to God alone, not to any secular government. We believe Christians are to be in the world but not of the world and should live by the standards outlined in the Word of God to show the world we are different (2 Corinthians 6:14-17).
We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be preserved in the King James Version (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 12:6-7), which is the verbally, plenary, and inspired Word of God, inerrant, infallible, and the final authority in all things.
Prayer
Humble and fervent prayer to God is a central aspect of living in the Gospel. Prayer expresses our utter dependence on God for everything. God has made us to be in Him—to be forgiven, loved, and brought to life by God’s Spirit and into God’s family.
The Church
God saves His people into a regenerated spiritual community of born-again believers who have confessed personal faith in Jesus as Saviour and Lord; this is the church (Ephesians 1:22,23). Christians are all members of the one body, the bride of Christ, and exist ‘in Christ.’
The church exists to glorify God through proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the lost and instructing and edifying believers in the whole counsel of the Word of God.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the head of the church (Ephesians 1:22-23, 4:15, 5:23; Colossians 1:18, 2:10). Jesus is present and active among His church by His Word and through His Spirit. We can share in what Jesus has done through fellowshipping with and growing with His people.
Once a person is born again, it is recommended that they seek to connect, fellowship, and worship God with an excellent Bible-believing local body of believers (if they can find one) in which to hear the preaching of the Word of God and to study its principles, doctrines, and instructions to help them grow as a Christian. The church is banded together in love for God and obedience to His Word.
The church consists of local and independent congregations from around the world and throughout the church age, which forms one body or bride of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13). We believe that the establishment and continuation of local independent Bible-believing churches are defined in the New Testament Scriptures (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Acts 14:27, 20:28-32). We believe the only scriptural offices are the bishop or elder and the deacon with specific requirements and responsibilities (1 Timothy 3; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Corinthians 1:10, 11:2; Acts 2:41-42).
We believe in the local church’s autonomy (self-operating, governing, and propagating). We believe that each church is responsible before God. The local church alone can elect, commission, and depose its officers, receive discipline, and exclude its members. We believe Christ committed to each church the sole guardianship and control of the symbolic ordinances (preaching the Gospel, baptizing and administering the Lord’s Supper). We believe that only a local church can exercise ecclesiastical authority.
We hold to the historical fundamental Baptist distinctives and doctrinal position and will stay separated from all denominational groups. We believe in the symbolic baptism, by immersion, of all believers after the new birth.
Spiritual Gifts for the Ministry
We believe that God gave and continues to give gifts to each person in the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:8). The gifts He does bestow are sufficient for perfecting the saints today. The gift of tongues and the working of sign miracles are no longer needed, so they gradually ceased as the apostolic period ended (2 Corinthians 12:12; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 13:8-10; Ephesians 4:7-12).
Mission
God calls and equips the church to take part in His mission. Having been brought to life by His Spirit, Christians are invited to take part in His great work of salvation by proclaiming the Gospel of grace to the world (Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 10:14-15; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:19-20; Matthew 28:19-20). Salvation belongs to God (Revelation 7:10).
We are called out by the Word of God (1 Peter 1:23) and then sent out by the Spirit (John 20:21-22). We are to be representatives of Jesus to the world (Acts 1:8), to be devoted to goodness (Titus 2:14), to mature (Ephesians 4:12), and to stand firm on the truths of God (1 Timothy 3:14-16). Just as God has shown us everlasting love and grace, so must we express this to others.
The Last Days of the Age of Grace
Eschatology
We believe in the imminent, pre-millennial return of Jesus, in love to receive His bride, the church, unto Himself at the pre-tribulational ‘rapture’ (gathering up) of the saints to meet Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:16,17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-55). We will endure the Judgment Seat of Christ, not to determine our eternal condition (saved or lost), but rather to determine the rewards for our service in Christ (1 Corinthians 3:11-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10). We will enjoy never-ending life under God’s good rule. We will be spiritually espoused to Jesus at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
Those left behind will experience the terrible seven-year tribulation period. We believe that the world will be under the control of the Antichrist. It will be a time like no one has ever experienced in history. We believe that this period is for Israel and that God sends His two witnesses as a testimony of the coming Kingdom.
We believe that Jesus will return again (with His saints) in wrath to destroy His enemies. Afterward, He will set up a literal, visible Kingdom for one thousand years on this earth. Jesus personally reigns as King over Israel (Zechariah 14:4-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6).
After the millennium, the Great White Throne Judgment will take place for all the lost. It is here that God judges all that is evil. The lost will be condemned according to their works and for rejecting Jesus as their Savior. They will be thrown into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 20:12-15).
Miscellaneous
A Gospel of Peace & Lovingly Opposing Evil and Error
A Gospel of Love:
Christianity is a teaching of love, grace, and spiritual joy. We desire the eternal salvation of others so that they might dwell with us in Heaven for eternity.
Non-Christians Offended by Truth:
While some people may interpret Christianity as offensive, we believe and affirm that Christianity exists only to teach people the way to have peace with their Creator and their fellow man (Romans 12:18). If someone claims to be offended by Christian doctrine, the Bible, Christianity, or the God of the Bible, such people do not love God or His Law (the Bible). They have no peace in their hearts (Psalm 119:165). Because they do not love the truth but find pleasure in unrighteousness (2 Thessalonians 2:12), they hate all things pure, holy, righteous, and good. They mock and attack Christianity, making fun of what they do not know.
An Increase in Wickedness:
We also understand that in the last days, perilous times will come (2 Timothy 3:1-4). Evil men shall become worse and worse (2 Timothy 3:13), with their consciences being defiled by sin (Titus 1:15). We expect to see a rise in scoffers and mockers of Christianity as a result (2 Peter 3:3).
A Non-Compromising Faith:
So, while the world becomes increasingly corrupt, true Christianity should not compromise on doctrine or practices for ‘unity.’ Our strong stance on the truth means the world will become increasingly intolerant towards true Christianity. To silence the truth of the Gospel that convicts them of their evil, they will try every effort to stop this truth from spreading.
As Christians, we believe we must proclaim to the lost and dying world just precisely what the Bible says, whether people like it or not (2 Timothy 4:2-4), whether it be popular or not, and whether or not it be ‘politically correct’ in the eyes of others. We believe that the teachings from the Bible are NOT ‘hate speech,’ even though many people might attempt to label it such. Instead, we accept the Scriptures as the Word of the Living Creator God, who tells us what is right from wrong. We cannot stay silent or alter the message of God because the hearer is offended; this is unthinkable and impossible for Christians. We must remain faithful in preaching the Word as God gave us (Titus 1:9-16). To do otherwise is to sin against our conscience and disobedience to God. Our primary directive is to obey God, not man.
Conscientious Objection to Tyranny:
We also believe that the Scriptures instruct us not to sin against God or our consciences, and we should never be forced to do so by religion, the state, political pressure, or any other organization (2 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Timothy 1:5, 19; 1 Timothy 3:9; 1 Peter 3:16). For centuries when oppressive regimes came to power, countless Christians were persecuted and tortured for their faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 8:35-39). And in such cases of tyrannical oppression, we, as the apostles and saints before us, must conscientiously object, peacefully resist and even die for our faith in Christ Jesus.
Our Warfare is Spiritual:
We desire NO retaliation; instead, we pray for them, hope they will see their evilness, and repent before an almighty God. We further encourage such people to practice tolerance and follow the law of the land. Our religious freedom means enduring with others. We might not like or agree with what they do; however, where “sin abounds, grace did much more abound” (Romans 5:20). Our prayer is that God will give them time to repent in the hope that they will be saved before their time runs out.
To reiterate, we DO NOT believe in literal physical warfare. We believe our warfare is spiritual and NOT of the flesh (2 Corinthians 10:1-4). We believe, therefore, that it is NOT the mission of the church, nor individual Christians, to ‘terrorize’ anyone. A Christian in no way desires to kill, hurt, maim, or destroy others; only to uplift, encourage, instruct, and educate others on how to live a godly life of peace, joy, and goodwill towards others.
A Non-Violent Faith:
Therefore, as peaceful believers in Christ, we reject all violence done in the name of religion. Christianity is NOT a ‘terrorist’ organization, nor does it ‘terrorize’ people in any way. Christianity is about God loving us enough to die for us in our place. Christianity DOES NOT believe in or promote murder to obtain the favor of God. Our way to Heaven is only through the gift of salvation offered through Jesus Christ, based on what He’s done for us out of love (John 3:16). We seek NO HARM towards others. Instead, we desire only to see them saved from Hell through the atonement of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Theocracy
As Christians living in a fallen world, we are to exist in it for God’s glory, shine as a light in the darkness, and let the light of God’s truth and love be a witness to the world. But we are not to be joined to the world by participating in its wicked and sinful ways. We are to be different and to be visible representatives of God. Not the God we wish He were, but the God who is.
The Bible tells us that we are to submit ourselves to the authority of world governments as God ordains them. But we also believe that our first and primary authority is God Himself and that when our secular government contradicts God’s clear Word, we are to reject that secular government and instead obey God.
We await a new form of government, a ‘theocracy,’ in which Jesus Christ Himself is King during His millennial reign. And after this period, we believe in the eternal dwelling with God Almighty in the new heavens and earth under His ultimate theocratic rule over all things.
We believe that because of the Bible’s teachings and the witness and testimony of history, authoritarian governments are NOT compatible with Christianity (as they seek to make the state ‘god’ and eliminate knowledge of the One true God and His Word). They have continually persecuted and executed Christians worldwide (hundreds of millions), where their pernicious political ideals gained a foothold. Therefore, we reject any tyrannical doctrines and ideas, instead choosing to follow God’s Word.
We view all tyrannical practices, including ‘political correctness,’ as Satanic in origin, to work towards building the Antichrist’s kingdom, also known as the ‘New World Order,’ which the Bible testifies will appear in the last days. The Lord Jesus will destroy this Satanic system at the battle of Armageddon.
The Inspiration of the King James Bible vs Neo-Orthodoxy
We believe the King James Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, to be the verbally inspired, inerrant, infallible, and eternal Word of the living God. It is the purified and preserved translation for us in English, without provable error (Psalm 12:6,7). The King James Bible is our Lawbook of instruction. By it, we must judge all things, including church matters (2 Timothy 2:15). We believe it to be the sole and final authority for all faith and practice of a Christian and the supreme standard for humanity (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21; Psalm 12:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Isaiah 8:20). We believe it is the ONLY version to be used, taught, and preached. The term ‘Bible,’ ‘Word of God,’ or ‘Scriptures’ in this document means the KJB.
We believe that neo-orthodoxy, which is the practice of inconsistent Bible interpretation, coupled with the so-called ‘higher scientific biblical criticism,’ is an abomination in the sight of God’s explicit promises concerning the preservation of the Word (Psalm 12:6-7; Matthew 5:28; John 10:35; 1 Peter 1:24-25; Isaiah 40:8).
Neo-Evangelicalism & Ecumenicism
Neo-evangelicalism is the practice of Bible-believing people joining through unscriptural and unholy unions with those who discredit the Bible and deny fundamental doctrines. While this is done under the guise of so-called ‘evangelistic’ effort, it is wicked and futile. We wholly oppose any such actions. The body of believers should live so as not to bring reproach upon their Saviour. God commands us to separate from all apostasy, sinful pleasures, and worldly practices (2 Timothy 3:1-5; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1). We reject all heretical teachings in Charismatic, Calvinistic, and Modernist doctrines. We stand for separation from error to preserve the truth.
The goal of ecumenicism is the ‘prophesied’ movement, inspired by Satan, to unite all religions and denominations in a one-world religion – headed by the Catholic Church. Through this system, the whole world will worship the Beast (man of sin/son of perdition). We believe this is threatening to the true churches of God and that we should therefore have no part in this movement, but instead, we should firmly oppose it. We stand for the separation between church and state and separate from Roman Catholicism, the World Council of Churches and affiliates, and the Charismatic Movement. We do not believe in ecumenicism.
Marriage
We believe that marriage, according to the Bible, is between a man and a woman to reflect Christ and His bride, the church (Ephesians 5). Since Jesus cannot divorce His bride (Hebrews 13:5) and the believer’s eternal security cannot be lost (1 John 5:11), then divorce is contradictory for the Christian (Matthew 19:8; Mark 10:5-9). God Himself instituted marriage as a union of man and woman. It can never exist between same-sex people as it breaks the beautiful type of Christ and His church.
Please view our Dispensational Statement and our King James Bible Statement for more information.