OUR DOCTRINE IS THE GOSPEL OF THE GRACE OF GOD! We believe and preach the gospel of God's free and sovereign grace in Christ. We do not believe in the free-will of the sinner, but the free-will of God. We do not believe in salvation by works, but salvation by grace. We do not believe in salvation by man, but the salvation of man by Christ alone (Jon. 2:9; II Tim. 1:9). Our doctrine is setforth in these nine statements of faith.

1. The Bible alone is our inspired, authoritative rule of faith and practice (II Tim. 3:16-17).
2. Almighty God is totally sovereign in all things (Psa. 135:6).
3. All men and women by nature are totally depraved and helplessly lost under the wrath of God (Rom. 3:9-19).
3. There is a people in this world, chosen by God in eternal, unconditional election, who must be saved (II Thess. 2:13-14).
4. The Lord Jesus Christ died for and effectually redeemed God's elect (Isa. 53:8; Heb. 9:12).
5. God the Holy Spirit effectually calls every elect sinner, those redeemed by Christ, to life and faith in Christ by His almighty, irresistible grace (Psa. 65:4; John 6:63).
6. The means of regeneration, faith and conversion is the preaching of the gospel (I Cor. 1:21; I Pet. 1:23-25).
7. God's saints in Christ are free from the law (Rom. 7:1-4; 10:1-4).
8. And every sinner who trusts Christ is born of God and shall persevere to the end by God's infallible grace (John 10:27-30).

Here we stand! From the beginning of our ministry together to this date our doctrine has not changed, even slightly. If God is pleased to give us another ten years of ministry on this earth, or fifty, our doctrine will be the same then. With us, these points of doctrine are more than theological positions we have come to accept. They are matters of heart conviction. Before permitting us to compromise upon any of these nine points of faith, I pray that God will both destroy this building and scatter this congregation to the winds.