Four Views on Eternal Security

Stanley N. Gundry (PhD, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago) is an author, editor, and theologian with graduate degrees in historical theology. After serving in pastoral ministry, he taught as an adjunct professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and as Professor of Theology at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught for eleven years. He was a founding board member of Christians for Biblical Equality, serving two terms and later receiving the organization’s Priscilla and Aquila Award along with his wife. He is also a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. Gundry is the author or coauthor of seven books and has contributed numerous articles to a wide range of publications. Beyond theological circles, he is known for his writings on the restoration of the Studebaker Avanti automobile. He and his wife, Patricia, have four grown children. In recognition of his more than forty years of influence in Christian publishing, he received the ECPA Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.J. Matthew Pinson (MAR, Yale University) is president of Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tennessee. Michael Horton (PhD) is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, founder and editor-in-chief of Sola Media, and host of the White Horse Inn, a weekly roundtable podcast on theology and culture. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Justification (2 Vols.) in Zondervan Academic’s New Studies in Dogmatics and The Christian Faith.Norman Geisler (PhD, Loyola University) is president of Southern Evangelical Seminary and author or coauthor of over fifty books including Decide for Yourself, Baker’s Encyclopedia of Apologetics, and When Skeptics Ask. Stephen M. Ashby (PhD, Bowling Green State University) is assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Steve Harper, PhD, is vice president and professor of spiritual formation at the Florida campus of Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous magazine articles and has written twelve books, including Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition and Praying through the Lord’s Prayer. Dr. Harper and his wife, Jeannie, live in Orlando, Florida. They have two grown children and two grandchildren.

• Introduction: J. Matthew Pinson 71. A CLASSICAL CALVINIST VIEW 21MICHAEL S. HORTONResponsesNorman L. Geisler 43Stephen M. Ashby 48J. Steven Harper 552. A MODERATE CALVINIST VIEW 61NORMAN L. GEISLERResponsesMichael S. Horton 113Stephen M. Ashby 122J. Steven Harper 1303. A REFORMED ARMINIAN VIEW 135STEPHEN M. ASHBYResponsesMichael S. Horton 188Norman L. Geisler 197J. Steven Harper 2014. A WESLEYAN ARMINIAN VIEW 207J. STEVEN HARPERResponsesMichael S. Horton 256Norman L. Geisler 267Stephen M. Ashby 271Glossary 283About the Contributors 287Scripture Index 289Subject Index 295