Straw,

Well..... Hmmmm IF this is where your questions are coming from, then things have become clear. Mr. Higby is a hyper-Calvinist Baptist who also holds to some unorthodox views. Here is most of the information contained in his "Profile". My comments are in red.


Religion / Church Affiliation:
High Grace Predestinarian [color:"red"]<----- hyper-Calvinism[/color]
Soteriological Position:
Calvinism (Supralapsarian)
Eschatological Position:
Historicist/Amillennial
Covenantal Position:
Modified Covenant Theology (MCT)
Creeds and Confessions:
London Baptist Confession of 1644, Canons of Dort, Gospel Standard Articles of Faith
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 [color:"red"]<----- hyper-Calvinism[/color]
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
God predestines all things, including sin?:
Yes
God wanted Adam to fall into sin?:
Yes
God has how many wills?:
One (His decretive will of purpose is His will of pleasure)
When is righteousness imputed to the elect?:
At the cross
Do you believe in Justification from Eternity?:
Yes
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
Baptism is required for salvation?:
No
Baptism is the sign of the new covenant?:
No
James part of the "canon?":
I don't believe it should be part of the canon. [color:"red"]<----- Unorthodoxy[/color]
Definition of Faith:
It is simply mental assent to the truth. [color:"red"]<----- Sandemanianism[/color]
Is there such a thing as a "Dead Faith?":
No, there is no such thing as a "dead faith" because those who give mental assent to the truth will undoubtedly perform good works.
Assurance:
The Spirit graciously gives assurance to those who assent to the truth. Good works have no part in producing assurance in an individual.
Agreement:
I have answered all of these questions to the best of my knowledge.



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