The Motivation Of The Church Is The Rapture

"Looking for that blessed hope, and glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13)

At GLCC we believe in the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that at any moment "the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we will always be with the Lord" (I Thessalonians 4:16-17). When the Lord comes all of our earthly work will come to an end. Never again will we have an opportunity to witness and work for the Lord. It is the reality of this imminent return that motivates us to be living and serving our Lord.

It is the rapture of the church that motivates us to be living purely. John said, "Beloved, now we are the sons of God and it doeth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that, when he shall appear we shall be like Him, for we shall see him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself, even as he is pure" (I John 3:2-3). The rapture motivates us to live purely because we do not want to be caught doing something we would be ashamed of when He comes.
It is the rapture of the church that motivates us to be living harmoniously. Peter said, "Therefore beloved, looking forward to these things [that is, the coming of Christ], be diligent to be found in Him in peace" (II Peter 3:14). It is the rapture of the church that motivates us to live joyfully. Paul wrote, "Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice...the Lord is at hand" (Philippians 4:4-5). It is the rapture of the church that motivates us to live zealously. Jesus said, "Occupy until I come" (Luke 19:13). It is God's desire that we be living each day as if it is our last and we must be living in such a way that we will be ready for our Lords return.
 

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