RELIGION

Four Views on Eternal Security by Horton, M.S., Geisler, N.L., Ashby, S.M. and Harper, S.J, edited by J. Matthew Pinson

Four Views on Eternal Security

About the book

The book “Four Views on Eternal Security”, written in 2002, is another installment of the Counterpoints series from Zondervan. It is a part of another fifteen volumes that range from the subject matter of the women in ministry to miraculous gifts, from millennium to the hell. This specific volume of the series addresses one of the most important issues that prevail in the history of the Church that is the perseverance of saints. It raises the issue that all those who came to save the faith in Christ preserve or the believer who born-again may apostatize and forfeit the salvation again? In short this book allows and helps readers to shift from opposing views to their own informed destinations or conclusions. The authors has discussed and presented the traditional Calvinist view point of TULIP that is associated with the Calvinist theology. TULIP stands for Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. The authors have given their view points on these traditional points in relation to their own beliefs. This book offers individuals a forum or critique and comparison of various thoughts on essential issues related to Christianity.

About the authors

Four authors have contributed in the writing of this book. A “Classic Calvinist View” part of the book is written by Michael Horton. Michael Horton is a PhD and a professor of Apologetics and systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary California. He is an editor of Modern Reformation magazine and co-hosts the White Horse Inn. He has written more than 20 books. Latest book written by Michael S. Horton is the Christian Faith: A systematic theology of Pilgrims on the Way. The part of “A Moderate Calvinist View” is written by Norman L. Geisler. Norman Geisler is a Christian apologist and the co-founder of Southern Evangelical Seminary outside Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds a Ph.D.degree in philosophy. Now serves as President of Southern Evangelical Seminary. He is author and co-author of some fifty books and hundreds of articles. Stephen M. Ashby wrote the part of “A Reformed Arminian View”. Stephen M. Ashby has done his PhD from Bowling Green University, currently serving as a professor of religious and philosophy studies in Indiana at Ball State University. On the other hand J. Steven Harper wrote the last part of the book named “A Wesleyan Arminian View”. He is also a PhD, professor and Vice president of Spiritual formation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Florida campus, he has written 12 books along with several magazine articles. Praying through the Lord's Prayer and Devotional life in the Wesleyan Tradition are some of the examples. The past works of these authors and their readership among Christians and non-Christians show that the authors are experts of their fields and they poured their knowledge into this volume also.

General structure and focus

The book is written in ...