The doctrinal basis is the foundation of the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth, as stated in Matthew 7:24-25: “Whosoever therefore heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.” The doctrinal basis is the statement of faith that establishes the work of the Spirit in the reconciliation and restoration of men and women who draw near to God. The moment before these words the prophet had already warned that Jerusalem would be destroyed. This principle is clear in the Words of God given by the prophet Jeremiah, when he said: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end” (Jeremiah 29:11). God’s judgments have a purpose of redemption and restoration, not necessarily punishment. Even non-religious man is aware of the existence of God’s judgments this conception is clearly evidenced in the account of when Jonah flees from his call to Nineveh, in the ship that is tossed by the tempest of the sea, the crew members ask themselves, “Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know by whom this evil has come upon us” (Jonah 1.7). It has been part of the very evolution of man.
It is a doctrine that originated at the time of Adam and Eve’s disobedience, when God calls them to account for their actions. The judgment of God is not a new theme as a doctrine coined by the apostles.
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