Bio
- Real Name
- James Kirby
- Gender
- Male
- Location
- Mechanicsburg, Pa
- Occupation
- Retired
- Interests
- Music
- Biography
- Retired
- Religion / Church Affiliation
- Baptist
P-Net Questionnaire
All members are required to answer this questionnaire. We apologize that it takes a long time to fill out, but we like to see how everybody lines up theologically. It has helped our discussions tremendously.
- Soteriological Position
- Other
- Eschatological Position
- Amillennial
- Covenantal Position
- New Covenant Theology
- Creeds and Confessions
- I don't agree with any of the listed confessions or creeds.
- Are some men elected to salvation?
- Yes
- Are some men elected to damnation?
- Yes
- Is salvation by works?
- No
- Do men have free will?
- No
- Is salvation offered to all who hear the Gospel?
- No
- God wants all men to be saved?
- No
- Salvation dependent upon acceptance of truth?
- No
- Jesus died for all men?
- No
- God loves all men?
- No
- Christ experienced sin in His person?
- No
- Was sin imputed or imparted to Christ?
- Imputed
- Is righteousness imputed or imparted to believers?
- Imputed and Imparted
- God predestines all things, including sin?
- Yes
- God wanted Adam to fall into sin?
- Yes
- What sin is imputed to the elect?
- I don't know.
- When Adam and Eve sinned, what really happened?
- All of mankind fell into actual sin with Adam as their representative.
- God has how many wills?
- One (His decretive will of purpose is His will of pleasure)
- Do you believe in Justification from Eternity?
- No
- What point in time is righteousness imputed to the elect based upon?
- The time when an individual is converted to faith in the Gospel.
- God hates the elect at some point in time?
- Yes
- God loves the reprobate?
- No
- God's will is mutable?
- No
- Tithing is obligatory?
- No
- What is the purpose of the law?
- It points the individual to sin, guides them to Christ, and provides a guideline for living.
- Baptism is required for salvation?
- No
- Baptism is the sign of the new covenant?
- No
- Is the book of James authoritative?
- Because it's been recognized by the churches throughout history.
- Definition of Faith
- It is simply mental assent to the truth.
- Is there such a thing as a "Dead Faith?"
- Yes, it is possible for a person to believe the truth and not at all walk in good works.
- Assurance
- The Spirit gives assurance but good works are sometimes or always used by God to produce this assurance.
- Agreement
- I have answered all of these questions to the best of my knowledge.