Dahlseide

Date of Birth

August 17, 1934 (77)

Bio

Real Name

Robert Alan Johnson

Gender

Male

Location

Woodlake, CA 93286

Occupation

Retired EE

Interests

Reading the work of saints now in glory: Luther, Owen, Bunyan, Gill, Toplady, Hervey, Spurgeon, Pink

Biography

Grew up in Northwood Iowa; ELC before the mergers; not "religious" until Dec '69; graduated twice from Iowa State. Marilyn agreed to marry me & together we raise 4 sons two of whom are believers. Cardinal fan since Enos Slaughter scored from first, on, yes it was, a single. Born again by "accepting Christ" on way to work; learned much during first 10 years; became a Calvinist upon reading Eph 1, Bondage of the Will, & Thomas & Steeles 5 points; learned to love Luther since I knew if faith came from me I was bound for hell, but I thought of myself as alone in beliefs, not knowing there were 10 thousand or so around me; then I drifted into an old childhood sin for years - returned to my vomit worse than before. I have now, as of March, '04, had first hand experience of God's grace in, for me, all its glory, as I had no desire nor will, to repent but he changed me over night, in the twinkling of an eye; I call it spiritual CPR (CPR does not work on the dead). Yesterday I tried to register but some questions were, & still are, impossible for me to answer. I have trouble with your view of the 66 books (even though I have heard Luther had a problem with James), imputation vs impart (which I tried to understand yesterday in too little time- but am open to, since, if you can follow my reasoning, I respect Geo Ella's writings on everything I have read of his: & Don Fortner, whom I do not much know, is a friend spiritually with Ella, and yesterday I read Fortner supports the guy who was kicked out of pastoring his church. But if hyper-C means denial of any or all of “common grace”, “duty-faith & well meant offer” per Andrew Fuller, & “God loves everyone” I gladly wear the tag. Plus: I have always “resented” Phil Johnson’s attacks on Gill, Huntington, Pink, & actually probably anyone else he tags, including now you: your reply, which I only read yesterday, to his first tirade, was spiritually beautiful. I, admittedly, have been taught & trust that the Bible, say the KJV translation, is God’s written Word; that is all I have to go on: I hypothesize it is true (to paraphrase Gordon Clark – a recent discovery). With it as my intellectual foundation, I have reason, I trust, to believe that God made me before, “the foundation of the world”, “of the elect”: that even with my years of “backsliding” – possibly even because of it: his jerking me out of it against my will, changing my will. So yes, I guess I have in some sense a paper pope, but God has used all sorts of men & even an ass to make himself known to his chosen ones; but, please include: except like you, I believe I have the subjective/objective(?) confirmation of, for example, Ephesians. I believe, with Owen, that regeneration is quite physical: after all “… what is the exceeding greatness of his power towards us who believe according to the working of his mighty power which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead … ”-, there should not be a comma prior to according; what could

Religion / Church Affiliation

Abounding Grace Reformed 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

My mind says supra; but Ella says Gill was infra so I am worried I have the wrong position

Eschatological Position

I am inclined to follow St Nicholas definition of amillennial

Covenantal Position

Covenant of Grace

Creeds and Confessions

Goat Yard Confession of Faith (1729)

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?

Regeneration because of God's grace

Jesus died for all men?

No

God loves all men?

No

Christ experienced sin in His person?

I think he had to have actually carried my siin on the cross, else he could never have cried "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

Was sin imputed or imparted to Christ?

I think he must have carried my sin.

Is righteousness imputed or imparted to believers?

Imputed

God predestines all things, including sin?

Yes

God wanted Adam to fall into sin?

God knew & willed that Adam sin

What sin is imputed to the elect?

I don't know.

When Adam and Eve sinned, what really happened?

I don't know.

God has how many wills?

One (His decretive will of purpose is His will of pleasure)

Do you believe in Justification from Eternity?

Yes

What point in time is righteousness imputed to the elect based upon?

2 Corinthians 5:21

God hates the elect at some point in time?

No

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 and guides them to Christ.

Baptism is required for salvation?

No

Baptism is the sign of the new covenant?

A symbol of regeneration

Is the book of James authoritative?

Recently I have begun to question it

Definition of Faith

It is a work of God in regeneration

Is there such a thing as a "Dead Faith?"

No because it is a result of regeneration

Assurance

The elect may lose assurance through sin; but not lose salvation.

Agreement

To the best of my knowledge as updated 1/23/12