ðə fˈaʊndɚz wɜː pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli kənsˈɜːnd wɪððə pɚsˈiːvd spɹˈɛd ʌv lˈɪbɚɹəl tˈiːtʃɪŋ wɪðˌɪn pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹinˌɪzəm ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ wɪð fˈɛdɚɹəl vˈɪʒən θɪˈɑːlədʒi, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːv səplˈaɪz ɐ dˈɪfɹənt ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋ ʌv dˈɑːktɹɪnz sˈʌtʃ ɐz dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ænd ðə pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹəns ʌvðə sˈeɪnts.
The founders were particularly concerned with the perceived spread of liberal teaching within Presbyterianism in the United States and in particular with Federal Vision theology, which they believe supplies a different understanding of doctrines such as justification and the perseverance of the saints.