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Our Beliefs

What We Believe

Desiring God: An Affirmation of Faith

This document sets forth the defining doctrinal position of Desiring God. Everything Desiring God as an organization proclaims and teaches, all the material we produce, all the policies and procedures we follow, and all the conduct of our organization, are based upon the core beliefs expressed in this document.

Emphases in Our Teaching

This document summarizes some of our key areas of emphasis: The nature of God, the motive of God, the sovereignty of God, the priority of worship, the combination of head and heart, and faith working through love.

A Baptist Catechism

To "catechize" means to teach Biblical truth in an orderly way. This booklet is a slightly revised version of "The Baptist Catechism" first put forth by Baptists in 1689 in Great Britain. It is patterned after the well-known Westminster Catechism, and includes some comments in the early sections to help parents make things plain to their children. The revisions and comments were made by John Piper for his own church and family.

What We Believe About the Five Points of Calvinism

This paper, by John Piper and the Bethlehem Baptist Church pastoral staff, summarizes the “doctrines of grace,” commonly called the five points of Calvinism.

Quest for Joy

This tract by John Piper summarizes the gospel and main message of the Bible in six points.

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