EDITORIAL

Our purpose is to promote the Gospel of God's free and sovereign grace in the Lord Jesus Christ.

This site is a ministry of Rescue Baptist Church in Rescue California. We are a sovereign grace fellowship dedicated to the glory of God, the pre-eminence of Christ, the salvation of sinners, and the edification of God's people by preaching and teaching the Gospel doctrines of sovereign grace as defined in God's Word.

Here is a brief statement of what we believe and preach...

• 1. The need of salvation:
  All men and women, since the fall of our father Adam, are born in a state of spiritual death. Because of their evil nature, they cannot and will not turn to God. They cannot of themselves obey God or exercise faith in Christ. (John 5:40; 6:44; Rom. 3:9-19; 5:12; Eph. 2:1-3)

• 2. The cause of salvation:
  From before creation God chose many of Adam's fallen race to salvation. Those whom He chose deserve God's wrath as much as the others. However, God chose them in Christ and determined to save them, and this He most certainly will do. (Eph. 1:3-6; II Thess. 2:13-14)

• 3. The work of salvation:
  The Lord Jesus Christ died as the Substitute for God's elect and by His blood made atonement for their sins. He redeemed them from the curse of the law and obtained eternal redemption for them. By His death, Christ infallibly and justly secured the salvation of those that God the Father gave Him to represent. (John 10:9; Rom. 3:24-26; Gal. 3:13; Heb. 9:12)

• 4. The means of salvation:
  God the Holy Spirit effectually calls every chosen, redeemed sinner to Christ. This He does by the faithful preaching of the Gospel. He brings them to life and turns them to Christ in repentance and faith. By His almighty grace, God makes them new creatures in Christ. (Psa. 65:4; 110:3; Eph. 2:1-8)

• 5. The certainty of salvation:
  God keeps all whom he chose and redeemed by Christ and calls them by the Holy Spirit. These He keeps and seals by His grace. He never takes away the grace that He gives. He never retracts the faith that He gives them. Those who are born of God can never perish. They will persevere because they are "kept by the power of God through faith." (I Peter 1:5; John 10:27-30; Phil. 1:6)

You may contact Pastor Gene Harmon Rescue Baptist Church or Pastor Gene Harmon via e-mail: gharmon@hughes.net or write: