IFCA International (Independent Fundamental Churches of America)
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Affirms

Eternal punishment; separation from God for those who reject Christ

The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel affirms the reality of hell as the final and eternal consequence of rejecting God's salvation. Hell is understood as a state of separation from God's presence and blessing, a place of torment and darkness prepared for the devil and his angels, where those who reject Christ will be sent at the final judgment.

Hell is not God's desire — God desires all to come to salvation — but is the just consequence of human rejection of God's grace and persistence in sin. The doctrine of hell is taught as a motivation for evangelism and urgency in preaching the gospel. Believers are called to rescue others from the fate of hell through faithful witness and intercession.

Key Distinctions

Hell nature:
eternal separation from God; place of torment for the unrepentant
Duration:
eternal and final; not temporary or purgatorial
Who faces hell:
all who reject Christ and persist in unbelief at death

Scripture References

Sources

  • International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Declaration of Faith
  • Foursquare Church teaching on final judgment and eternal punishment