TTH 560 01 -- DOCTRINE OF GRACE
Course Assignments – Fall 2012
Instructor: Jack Cottrell
Three credit hours
A. RATIONALE.
This course is designed to sharpen the student's understanding of the nature of salvation. Specifically it asks the
question, "What does it mean to be saved by grace?"
This is not a study of theologians' views of grace or of the history of the doctrine. The goal of the course
rather is to explore the Biblical teaching about grace and how it relates to subjects such as law, works, the cross,
faith, baptism, justification, and assurance.
The course as a whole will emphasize the theme that the heart of grace is justification by the blood of Christ
through faith, a proper understanding of which is the key to assurance of salvation. Since this is in effect the
fundamental element of the Christian gospel, a proper grasp of these concepts is necessary for a satisfying personal
faith and for an adequate presentation of the gospel in evangelistic or witnessing situations. Thus this course is
foundational in terms of our mission to train Christian workers for all aspects of service in the church.
B.
OBJECTIVES. Upon completion of this course the student should -1.
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Understand and be able to explain to others the Bible's teaching about law and grace.
Have a clear understanding of and a stronger appreciation of what it means to be personally saved by grace.
Have a genuine personal assurance of salvation.
Be able to show how the Biblical doctrine of grace integrates with other Biblical doctrines, e.g., the nature
of God, the nature of man, and the person and work of Christ.
Be able to teach the doctrines of grace to others especially in relation to Romans 1-8.
C. GENERAL INFORMATION.
1. Class Sessions. This course meets on Mondays, 12:30 to 3:10 p.m. Each day the student should bring to
class: (1) a Bible (NASB or ESV preferred but not required); and (2) the course outline, "TTH 560 Doctrine
of Grace: Course Outline" (latest edition ONLY), which is available online only. Please do not eat meals
during the class session. Stay-awake snacks are OK.
D.
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Absence Policy. The student is expected to attend every class session. If an absence is necessary, the
student should make arrangements to tape the class and listen to the tape. Three absences: extra work may
be required. Four absences: may result in exclusion from the course.
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Grade Determination.
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Deadlines. Each assignment is required to be submitted on or before the date due. Except for the exam and
the final assignment, a one-week extension may be granted at the instructor's discretion.
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The professor reserves the right to change or amend any part of this course plan as deemed necessary.
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Contacting the instructor: Jack Cottrell, 2700 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45204. Phone: 513244-8166 (office); 812-637-9628 (home). E-Mail: jack.cottrell@ccuniversity.edu (CCU office).
R & R of Seamands
Second R & R
Cottrell reading
Examination
Final assignment
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Reading Assignments.
1.
All students will read David Seamands, Healing Grace: Finding Freedom from the Performance Trap
(Light and Life Communications, 1999; any edition is OK). Write a “read and report.”
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2.
All students will read ONE of the following books, and write a “read and report” on it:
a. Duty, Guy. If You Continue. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1966.
b. MacArthur, John F. Jr. The Gospel According to Jesus: What Does Jesus Mean When He Says,
“Follow Me”? Revised ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
c. Morgan, Christopher W.; and Robert A. Peterson. Faith Comes by Hearing: A Response to
Inclusivism. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2008.
d. Moser, K. C. The Way of Salvation. Delight, AR: Gospel Light, 1932.
e. Pile, William. What the Bible Says About Grace. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1990.
f. Swindoll, Charles. The Grace Awakening. Word, 1990.
g. Schreiner, Thomas. 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law. Kregel, 2010.
h. Wright, N. T. Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision. IVP, 2009.
3.
All students will read the following material from Jack Cottrell, and report THAT it has been read:
a. The College Press NIV Commentary, Romans, one-vol. edition. (College Press, 2005), pp. 17-298.
b. Set Free!: What the Bible Says About Grace (College Press, 2009).
c. What the Bible Says About God the Redeemer (College Press, 1987; now Wipf and Stock), ch. 2, ch.
5, ch. 6, and pp. 401-441 of ch. 7.
E. “READ AND REPORT.” Read the assigned work and submit a report (paper copy) that includes a good solid
paragraph about each of the following items:
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Three or four things from the book that were a new or different way of thinking for me. (Explain.)
Three or four things from or about the book that were somewhat disappointing to me, and why.
Three or four things from the book that I still have questions about, and why.
Three or four things from the book that will be quite useful to me in my ministry, and why.
SCHEDULED ASSIGNMENTS.
Aug. 20 -- First class session.
Sept. 3 --
Labor Day; no class.
Sept. 17 -- Submit a “read & report” about Seamands, Healing Grace.
Oct. 15 -- Submit a “read & report” about ONE of the eight books in section D.2. above.
Nov. 5 -- A take-home examination will be distributed.
Nov. 12 -- Bring completed mid-term exam to class for grading.
Nov. 19 -- Thanksgiving recess; no class.
Dec. 3
-- In lieu of a final exam, submit the completed final assignment: an essay entitled "Grace, Life and
Ministry: What I Learned in This Course, and How I Plan to Apply It.” Length: about 2000 words;
put the word count on the title page. You do not have to follow strict formal style for this essay. It
will not be accepted after the beginning of the class period on this date. It will be graded and returned
on Dec. 10. Do NOT bind your essay in a clear plastic cover.
Dec. 10 -- Last class session. Submit a report (either on a slip of paper or by e-mail) saying that you have
completed the reading of the Cottrell materials.
G. THEME SONG.
"I am not under law; I'm under grace!
It was grace that rescued me; it was grace that set me free!
I have sought--I have found--a hiding place;
I am not under law; I am under grace!"
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DOCTRINE OF GRACE BIBLIOGRAPHY
CINCINNATI BIBLE SEMINARY
Fall 2012
[BOLD TYPE = recommended for Christian workers' libraries.]
I. THE CONCEPT OF GRACE
A. General
Bassler, Jouette M. Navigating Paul: An Introduction to Key Theological Concepts. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2006.
New perspective, not necessarily evangelical. Grace PLUS judgment according to deeds.
Best, W. E. Free Grace Versus Free Will. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977. Strongly Calvinistic.
Boice, James Montgomery. The Glory of God's Grace, and How It Can Change Your Life. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1999.
(Reprint of Amazing Grace, Tyndale, 1993.) Calvinistic.
Bonar, Horatius. The Everlasting Righteousness. Hobbs, NM: Trinity Foundation, 1994 reprint (1874).
Booth, Abraham. The Reign of Grace. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1949 reprint of 1768 work. Calvinistic.
Bridges, Jerry. Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1991.
Explores the transition from legalism to grace.
Brown, Stephen. When Being Good Isn't Good Enough. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996 reprint (Nelson, 1990). Shows how grace
delivers one from bondage to performance.
Bunyan, John. The Doctrine of Law and Grace Unfolded. Swengel, PA: Reiner, 1968 reprint of 1853 work. Free-will Baptist.
Carter, John Ross, ed. Of Human Bondage and Divine Grace: A Global Testimony. Peru, IL: Open Court, 1992. 20 essays
claim grace is at the heart of all world religions.
Chafer, Lewis Sperry. Grace: An Exposition of God's Marvelous Gift. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1995 reprint of 1922 work.
Calvinistic; dispensational. Early champion of the anti-Lordship salvation viewpoint.
Chantry, Walter J. God's Righteous Kingdom: Focusing on the Law's Connection with the Gospel. Carlisle, PA: Banner of
Truth, 1980. Calvinistic.
Cheeseman, John, et al. The Grace of God in the Gospel. Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1972. Calvinistic.
Clark, Gordon R. The Word Hesed in the Hebrew Bible. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993.
Cote, Richard G. Universal Grace: Myth or Reality? Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1977. Liberation theology; universalism.
Cottrell, Jack.Set Free! What the Bible Says About Grace. Joplin, MO: College Press, 2009.
DeHaan, Martin R. Law or Grace. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1965. Calvinistic.
Ditmanson, Harold. Grace in Experience and Theology. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1977; reprint, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock,
2001. Survey of modern theologians' views of grace.
Eastman, Brad, The Significance of Grace in the Letters of Paul. New York: Peter Lang, 1999.
Elert, Werner. Law and Gospel, tr. Edward H. Schroeder. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1967. Lutheran.
Flavel, John. The Method of Grace. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977 reprint. Calvinistic.
Forde, Gerhard. The Law Gospel Debate. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1968. By a Lutheran author.
Garlington, D. B. "The Obedience of Faith": A Pauline Phrase in Historical Context. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990.
Glueck, Nelson. Hesed in the Bible, tr. Alfred Gottschalk. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1967. Influential Old Testament
study.
Gray, H. D. The Christian Doctrine of Grace. London: Independent Press, 1949.
Hanko, Herman. God’s Everlasting Covenant of Grace. Grandville, MI: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 1988.
Calvinistic sovereign grace.
Hals, Ronald. Grace and Faith in the Old Testament. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1980.
Hardman, Oscar. The Christian Doctrine of Grace. New York: Macmillan, 1947.
Hoekema, Anthony. Saved by Grace. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989. Calvinistic study of the scope of salvation.
Horton, Michael Scott. Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Who Does What in Salvation? 2 ed. Grand Rapids:
Baker, 1994. Calvinistic.
Hughes, Philip E. But for the Grace of God. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1964. Calvinistic.
Jauncey, Ernest. The Doctrine of Grace: Up to the End of the Pelagian Controversy. London: SPCK, 1925.
Julian, Ron. Righteous Sinners: The Believer's Struggle with Faith, Grace, and Works. Colorado Springs:
NavPress, 1998.
Kevan, Ernest F. The Grace of Law: A Study of Puritan Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1976 reprint of 1964
work.
Kuyper, Abraham. Particular Grace: A Defense of the Sovereignty of God in Salvation, trans. Marvin Kamps.
Grandville, MI: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2002. Calvinistic sovereign grace.
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Lindsey, Hal. Amazing Grace. Palos Verdes, CA: Western Front, 1995.
McClain, Alva J. Law and Grace. Chicago: Moody, 1954.
McMinn, Mark. Sin and Grace in Christian Counseling: An Integrative Paradigm. Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity Press, 2008.
Mikolaski, Samuel J. The Grace of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1966. A very good study.
Moffatt, James. Grace in the New Testament. New York: Ray Long & Richard R. Smith, 1932.
Phan, Peter C. Grace and the Human Condition. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, 1988. "Message of the
Fathers of the Church" series.
Pinnock, Clark H., ed. The Grace of God, the Will of Man: A Case for Arminianism. Minneapolis: Bethany
House, 1995 (reprint of Zondervan, 1989). Sees salvation as conditional, as opposed to Calvinism.
Pinnock, Clark H., ed. Grace Unlimited. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1975; reprint, Eugene, OR: Wipf &
Stock, 1999. Again, salvation is conditional, contra Calvinism.
Piper, John. Future Grace. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1995.
Plumer, William S. The Grace of Christ, or Sinners Saved by Unmerited Kindness. Philadelphia: Presbyterian
Board of Publication, 1853. Strong Calvinism.
Ramsay, Richard B. Am I Good Enough? Learning To Live by God's Grace. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and
Reformed, 1992. A brief Calvinistic treatment of some grace and salvation themes.
Ridenour, Fritz. How To Be a Christian Without Being Religious. Glendale, CA: Regal, 1967. Light, perceptive,
and useful study of the book of Romans from the standpoint of grace.
Schulz, Thomas N. The Meaning of Charis in the New Testament. Genova, Italy: Editrice Lanterna, 1971.
Shepherd, Norman. The Call of Grace: How the Covenant Illuminates Salvation and Evangelism. Phillipsburg, NJ:
Presbyterian & Reformed, 2001. Unusually strong emphasis on the necessity of works.
Smith, Charles Ryder. The Bible Doctrine of Grace and Related Doctrines. London: Epworth, 1956.
Smith, Chuck. Why Grace Changes Everything. Waco: Word, 1995.
Stanley, Andy. How Good is Good Enough? Portland, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2003.
Strombeck, J. F. Grace and Truth: The True Relationship Between Law and Grace. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1991.
Focuses on the gospel of John.
Stuhlmacher, P. Reconciliation, Law and Righteousness. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.
Swindoll, Charles R. The Grace Awakening. Dallas: Word, 1990.
Torrance, Thomas F. The Doctrine of Grace in the Apostolic Fathers. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1960.
Unno, Taitetsu. River of Fire, River of Water: An Introduction to the Pure Land Tradition of Shin Buddhism. New
York: Doubleday, 1998.
Van Til, Cornelius. Common Grace and the Gospel. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1972. A
Calvinist's explanation of how "non-saving grace" is given to the entire human race.
Walther, C. F. The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel, tr. W. H. T. Dau. St. Louis: Concordia, 1929.
Classical Lutheranism.
Watson, Philip S. The Concept of Grace. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1959.
Whitley, William T., ed. The Doctrine of Grace. London: SCM, 1932.
Williams, Norman P. The Grace of God. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1966.
Yancey, Philip. What's So Amazing About Grace? Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.
B. Restoration Movement Writings
Cottrell, Jack. Baptism: A Biblical Study. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1989. Several chapters emphasize the
connection of baptism with grace.
Cottrell, Jack. His Truth. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1989 reprint of 1980 work. Brief doctrinal studies of
sin-and-salvation themes.
Cottrell, Jack. Set Free! What the Bible Says About Grace. Joplin, MO: College Press, 2009.
Cottrell, Jack. Thirteen Lessons on Grace. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1988 reprint of Being Good Enough Isn't
Good Enough (Standard, 1976).
Cottrell, Jack. What the Bible Says About God the Redeemer. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1987. Aspects of the
divine nature that are relevant for understanding grace.
Croom, Adlai S. Man's Salvation by God's Grace. Searcy, AR: author, 1973. Churches of Christ
(non-instrument).
Fudge, Edward. The Grace of God. Athens, AL: C.E.I., 1971. An excellent booklet by a churches of Christ
(non-instrument) writer.
Fudge, Edward. Questions and Answers. DeFuniak Springs, FL: Diversity Press, 1998. Includes material on
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Jones, Milton. Grace, the Heart of the Fire. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1992. Popular-level work.
Ketcherside, W. Carl. The Death of the Custodian: The Case of the Missing Tutor. Cincinnati: Standard, 1976.
This writer has a good understanding of grace as such but a poor understanding of its implications for daily
obedience.
Lucado, Max. In the Grip of Grace. Waco: Word, 1996.
Moser, K. C. The Gist of Romans. Delight, AR: Gospel Light, 1958. This study of Romans by a churches of
Christ (non-instrument) writer has good insights into grace. See the introduction especially.
Moser, K. C. The Way of Salvation. Delight, AR: Gospel Light, 1932. One of the best Restoration Movement
treatments of grace.
Mouton, Boyce. The Schoolmaster: A Study of Law and Grace. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1985.
Pile, William.What the Bible Says About Grace. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1990. A good study.
Roberts, Tom, et al. Neo-Calvinism in the Church of Christ. Fairmount, IN: Cogdill Foundation, 1980. Attacks
the grace-unity movement in the churches of Christ (non-instrument).
Stroop, J. Ridley. The Gospel Context. Nashville: David Lipscomb College, 1967. Churches of Christ
(non-instrument).
Thomas, J. D. The Biblical Doctrine of Grace. Abilene: Biblical Research Press, 1977. Churches of Christ
(non-instrument).
C. Roman Catholic View
Aune, David E., ed. Rereading Paul Together: Protestant an Catholic Perspectives on Justification. Grand
Rapids: Baker, 2006.
Ernst, Cornelius. The Theology of Grace. Butler, WI: Clergy Book Service, 1974.
Fransen, Peter. Divine Grace and Man, rev. ed., tr. Georges DuPont. New York: Desclee, 1962.
Fransen, Peter. The New Life of Grace. New York: Desclee, 1969.
Gleason, Robert W. Grace. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1962.
Journet, Charles. The Meaning of Grace, tr. A. V. Littledale. New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1960.
Joyce, G. H. The Catholic Doctrine of Grace. Westminster, MD; Newman, 1950.
Liderbach, Daniel. The Theology of Grace and the American Mind: A Representation of Catholic Doctrine.
Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 1983.
McDermott, Brian O. What Are They Saying About the Grace of Christ? Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1984. Survey
of Catholic views.
O’Laughlin, Frank. The Future of the Sacrament of Penance. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2009.
Osborne, Kenan B. Reconciliation and Justification: The Sacrament and Its Theology. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist,
1990. Post-Vatican II revisionist view of the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance.
Pohle, Joseph. Grace, Actual and Habitual: A Dogmatic Treatise, ed. Arthur Preuss. St. Louis: Herder, 1924.
Rondet, Henri. The Grace of Christ. Paramus, NJ: Newman, 1967.
Sproul, R. C. Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995. Contrasts the
Biblical and Catholic views.
Sullivan, Francis A. Salvation Outside the Church? Tracing the History of the Catholic Response. Mahwah, NJ:
Paulist, 1992. Catholic perspectives on the question of the salvation of the unevangelized.
Vanhuysse, T. The Gift of Grace: Roman Catholic Teaching in the Light of the Bible. Phillipsburg, NJ:
Presbyterian and Reformed, 1993. A Protestant critique.
II. THE ATONEMENT
Baker, Mark D., ed. Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in the New Testament and Contemporary
Contexts. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006; second edition, 2011.
Beilby, James; & Paul R. Eddy, eds. The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006.
Hill, Charles E., et al., eds. The Glory of the Atonement: Biblical, Historical, & Practical Perspectives: Essays in
Honor of Roger R. Nicole. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004.
Jeffery, Steve; Michael Ovey; & Andrew Sach. Pierced for Our Transgressions: Rediscovering the Glory of Penal
Substitution. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007. Responses to contemporary criticisms of the doctrine.
Jersak, Brad; and Michael Hardin, eds. Stricken by God? Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. Contemporary pacifistic reinterpretation of the atonement; a fad.
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McKnight, Scot. Jesus and His Death: Historiography, the Historical Jesus, and Atonement Theory. Waco, TX:
Baylor University Press, 2005.
Morris, Leon. The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance. Downers Grove: IVP, 1984. A simplified version
of the following. One of the best.
Morris, Leon. The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross. Third revised ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. The best.
Packer, J. I.; & Mark Dever. In My Place Condemned He Stood: Celebrating the Glory of the Atonement.
Wheaton: Crossway, 2008.
Stott, John R. W. The Cross of Christ. 20th Anniversary ed. Downers Grove: IVP, 2006. One of the best.
Tidball, Derek, et al., eds. The Atonement Debate: Papers from the London Symposium on the Theology of
Atonement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008. The penal substitution view and its challengers.
Weaver, J. Denny. The Nonviolent Atonement. 2 ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011. Rejects the view that the
purpose of the cross was to satisfy the wrath of God in our place (propitiation, substitutionary atonement.)
III. JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
Anderson, H. G., et al., eds. Justification by Faith: Lutherans and Catholics in Dialogue, VII. Minneapolis:
Augsburg, 1985.
Appleby, John.Not Guilty. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1990. Abridged version of Buchanan's
classic, Justification.
Ashcraft, Morris. The Forgiveness of Sins. Nashville: Broadman, 1972.
Barber, Jimmy. Justification: The Heart of the Gospel. 1991.
Barth, Markus. Justification: Pauline Texts Interpreted in the Light of the Old and New Testaments. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1971.
Bayer, Oswald. Living By Faith: Justification and Sanctification. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.,
2003.
Becker, Siegbert W., ed. His Pardoning Grace: Six Essays on the Doctrine of Justification. Milwaukee:
Northwestern Publishing House, 1966. Lutheran.
Beers, J. Michael. Sin and Forgiveness. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, 1988. "Message of the Fathers of the
Church" series.
Beilby, James K.; and Paul Rhodes Eddy, eds. Justification: Five Views. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2011.
Views: traditional Reformed; progressive Reformed; New Perspective; Theosis; Roman Catholic.
Berkouwer, G. C. Faith and Justification, tr. Lewis Smedes. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1954. A scholarly study
by a Calvinist.
Best, W. E. Justification Before God (Not by Faith). Houston: South Belt Assembly of Christ, n.d. [1993].
Strongly Calvinistic.
Boehl, Edward. The Reformed Doctrine of Justification, tr. C. H. Riedesel. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1946.
Boers, Hendrikus. The Justification of the Gentiles: Paul's Letters to the Romans and Galatians. Peabody, MA:
Hendrickson, 1994. 350p.
Braaten, Carl E. Justification: The Article by Which the Church Stands or Falls. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.
Bridges, Jerry; and Bob Bevington. The Bookends of the Christian Life. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2009. Treats
justification and sanctification.
Buchanan, James. The Doctrine of Justification: Its History in the Church and Its Exposition from Scripture.
Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1985 reprint of 1867 work. A classic, thorough study by a Calvinist.
Bunyan, John. Justification by an Imputed Righteousness. Swengel, PA: Reiner, 1967 reprint. Nineteenth century
free-will Baptist.
Bunyan, John. The Pharisee and the Publican. Swengel, PA: Reiner, 1968 reprint of 1845 work.
Burgess, Joseph A. & Marc Kolden, eds. By Faith Alone: Essays on Justification in Honor of Gerhard O. Forde.
Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2003.
Carson, D. A., ed. Right with God: Justification in the Bible and the World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991. Biblical
and comparative studies.
Carson, D. A., Peter O’Brien & Mark A. Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism: Vol. 1, A Fresh
Appraisal of Paul and Second Temple Judaism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
Carson, D. A., Peter O’Brien & Mark A. Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism: Vol. 2, The Paradoxes
of Paul. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
Chemnitz, Martin. Justification. St. Louis: Concordia, 1986. A classic treatment from the period of Lutheran
orthodoxy.
Crabtree, Arthur. The Restored Relationship: A Study in Justification and Reconciliation. Valley Forge, PA:
Judson, 1963.
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Crosby, John F. From Religion to Grace. Nashville: Abingdon, 1967.
Dantine, William. Justification of the Ungodly. St. Louis: Concordia, 1968. Lutheran.
Dillistone, F. W., et al. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith. London: Mowbray, 1954.
Dunn, James D. G.; and Alan M. Suggate. The Justice of God: A Fresh Look at the Old Doctrine of Justification by
Faith. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. Redefines justification by faith.
Dunn, James D. G. The New Perspective on Paul. Revised ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
Fesco. J. V. Justification: Understanding the Classic Reformed Doctrine. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and
Reformed, 2008. A comprehensive defense of the Calvinist view of justification by faith alone.
Forde, Gerhard O. Justification by Faith: A Matter of Death and Life. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982.
Hodge, Charles. Justification by Faith Alone. Hobbs, NM: Trinity Foundation, 1995 reprint.
Horn, Robert M. Go Free! The Meaning of Justification. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1976. Excellent small
study.
Husbands, Mark & Daniel J. Treier, eds. Justification: What’s at stake in the Current Debates. Downers Grove:
IVP Academic, 2004.
*Johnson, Gary L. W.; and Guy P. Waters, eds. By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of
Justification. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007. Response to the New Perspective and to the Federal Vision.
Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Issued by the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman
Catholic Church. English-language ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Jones, L. Gregory. Embodying Forgiveness: A Theological Analysis. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
Kellems, Jesse R. Studies in the Forgiveness of Sins. New York: George H. Deron, 1926. Restoration Movement
(Disciples).
Knox, David B. Justification by Faith. London: Church Book Room Press, 1959.
Küng, Hans. Justification: The Doctrine of Karl Barth and a Catholic Reflection, 2 ed. Philadelphia: Westminster,
1981.
Macchia, Frank D. Justified in the Spirit: Creation, Redemption, and the Triune God. “Pentecostal Manifestos”
series. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. A Pentecostal approach, integrating the work of the Spirit in
justification.
McCormack, Bruce L., ed. Justification in Perspective: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006. Essays that take the Protestant view of justification as the touchstone.
McDonald, H. D. Forgiveness and Atonement. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984.
McGrath, Alister E. Iustitia Dei: A History of the Doctrine of Justification. 3 ed. New York: Cambridge
University Press, 2005. In-depth work by an evangelical.
McGrath, Alister E. Justification by Faith: What It Means for Us Today. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1988.
McGraw, John E. Justification. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 1968. Wesleyan (Nazarene).
Murray, John. Redemption: Accomplished and Applied. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1955. Calvinistic.
Newman, John Henry. Lectures on the Doctrine of Justification. Westminster, MD: Christian Classics, 1966
reprint of 1874 work. Roman Catholic.
Oden, Thomas C. The Justification Reader. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. “Classic Christian Readers” series.
Mainly texts from early Christian writings, plus his own statement of the view.
Oliphint, K. Scott, ed. Justified in Christ: God’s Plan for us in Justification. Rpss-Shire, Scotland: Christian
Focus Publications (Mentor), 2007. Essays by members of Westminster Theological Seminary faculty.
Osborne, Kenan B. Reconciliation and Justification: The Sacrament and Its Theology. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press,
1990. A post-Vatican II Roman Catholic study of penance.
Owen, John. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, Through the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ.
London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1959 reprint. Calvinistic.
Packer, J. I., ed. Here We Stand: Justification by Faith Today. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1986.
Piper, John. Counted Righteous in Christ: Should We Abandon the Imputation of Christ’s Righteousness?
Wheaton: Crossway, 2002. Defends justification as the imputation of Christ’s active righteousness.
Piper, John. The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright. Wheaton: Crossway, 2007. Critique of the
New Perspective.
Reid, Gavin, ed. The Great Acquittal: Justification by Faith & Current Christian Thought. London: Collins, 1980.
Reumann, John. "Righteousness" in the New Testament: Justification in the Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue.
Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1982.
Ritschl, Albrecht. The Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation: The Positive Development of the
Doctrine, tr. of the 3rd edition by H. R. Mackintosh and A. B. Macaulay. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1902.
Old Liberalism.
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Ritschl, Albrecht. A Critical History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification and Reconciliation, tr. John S.
Black. Edinburgh: Edmonston & Douglas, 1872.
Robbins, John W. Companion to The Current Justification Controversy. Unicoi, TN: Trinity Foundation 2003.
See Robertson entry below. Addresses New Perspective, and problems in Westminster Seminary circles.
Robertson, O. Palmer. The Current Justification Controversy. Unicoi, TN: Trinity Foundation, 2003. Addresses
especially the Westminster Seminary controversy surrounding Norman Shepherd.
Seifrid, Mark A. Christ, Our Righteousness. “New Studies in Biblical Theology.” Downers Grove: InterVarsity,
2001. Defends the traditional Reformation view of justification, contra the “new perspective on Paul.”
Seifrid, Mark A. Justification by Faith: The Origin and Development of a Central Pauline Theme. Leiden: Brill,
1992.
Shaw, Joseph M. If God Be for Us: A Study in the Meaning of Justification. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1966.
Sproul, R. C. Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995.
Stanley, Alan P. Did Jesus Teach Salvation by Works? The Role of Works in Salvation in the Synoptic Gospels, ed.
David Baker. The Evangelical Theological Society Monography Series. Eugene, OR; Pickwick
Publications [Wipf and Stock], 2006.
Stuhlmacher, Peter; with Donald A. Hagner. Revisiting Paul’s Doctrine of Justification: A Challenge to the New
Perspective. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2001. Emphasizes judicial/forensic aspects.
Taylor, Vincent. Forgiveness and Reconciliation: A Study in New Testament Theology. London: Macmillan,
1952.
Toon, Peter. Justification and Sanctification. Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1983.
VanLandingham, Chris. Judgment & Justification in Early Judaism and the Apostle Paul. Peabody, MA:
Hendrickson, 2006. How can we be saved by grace and judged by works?
Vickers, Brian. Jesus’ Blood and Righteousness: Paul’s Theology of Imputation. Wheaton: Crossway, 2006.
Waters, Guy Prentiss. Justification and the New Perspectives on Paul: A Review and Response. Phillipsburg, NJ:
Presbyterian and Reformed, 2004. Critique of the New Perspective.
Weinrich, Michael; and John P. Burgess, editors. What Is Justification About? Reformed Contributions to an
Ecumenical Theme. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009. Authors are modern Reformed scholars.
White, James R. The God Who Justifies: The Doctrine of Justification. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2001.
White, James. Justification by Faith. Southbridge, MA: Crowne Publications, 1990. Brief; Reformed.
Williams, Charles. The Forgiveness of Sins. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984.
Wright, N. T. Justification: God’s Plan and Paul’s Vision. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. Defense of
the New Perspective.
Ziesler, J. A. The Meaning of Righteousness in Paul: A Linguistic and Theological Enquiry. New York:
Cambridge University Press, 1972.
IV. THE ROLE OF LAW AND WORKS
Badenas, Robert. Christ the End of the Law: Romans 10.4 in Pauline Perspective. Sheffield, England: Sheffield
Academic Press. Says "end" (telos) here means object or fulfillment, not abrogation.
Bahnsen, Greg L.; et al. Five Views on Law and Gospel. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. Discusses issues
relating to theonomy. Old title: The Law, the Gospel, and the Modern Christian: Five Views (Zondervan,
1993).
Budziszewski, J. Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1997.
Carson, D. A., Peter O’Brien & Mark A. Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism: Vol. 1, A Fresh
Appraisal of Paul and Second Temple Judaism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
Carson, D. A., Peter O’Brien & Mark A. Seifrid, eds. Justification and Variegated Nomism: Vol. 2, The Paradoxes
of Paul. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
Das, A. Andrew. Paul, the Law, and the Covenant. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2001.
Dunn, James D. G. Jesus, Paul and the Law: Studies in Mark and Galatians. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox,
1990.
Dunn, James D. G., ed. Paul and the Mosaic Law. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Fairbairn, Patrick. The Revelation of Law in Scripture. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1996 reprint.
Fuller, Daniel. Gospel and Law: Contrast or Continuum? The Hermeneutics of Dispensationalism and Covenant
Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1980.
Gathercole, Simon J.Where Is Boasting? Early Jewish Soteriology and Paul’s Response in Romans 1-5. Grand
Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Challenges the “new perspective” on Paul. Argues that Paul did indeed combat
a Jewish perspective that saw obedience to the Law both as possible and as a criterion for vindication at the
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final judgment. For Paul, obedience to the Law is not a criterion for final judgment because human nature
makes obedience to the Law impossible.
Gentry, Kenneth L., Jr. God's Law in the Modern World: The Continuing Relevance of Old Testament Law.
Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1993. Clarifies the extent to which believers are not under
law, according to the hermeneutics of theonomy.
Kim, Seyoon. Paul and the New Perspective: Second Thoughts on the Origin of Paul’s Gospel. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2001. Challenges the “new perspective” school.
Kruse, Colin. Paul, the Law, and Justification. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997. Surveys the debate since 1977.
Martin, Brice L. Christ and the Law in Paul. Leiden: Brill, 1989.
Meyer, Jason. The End of the Law: Mosaic Covenant in Pauline Theology. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2009.
Raisanen, Heikki. Paul and the Law. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1986.
Reisinger, Ernest C. The Law and the Gospel. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1995. Are believers
freed from the moral law as a standard of righteousness?
Schreiner, Thomas R. The Law and Its Fulfillment: A Pauline Theology of Law. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.
Stanley, Alen P. Did Jesus Teach Salvation by Works? The Role of Works in Salvation in the Synoptic Gospels.
Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications [Wipf & Stock], 2006.
Strickland, Wayne G., ed. The Law, the Gospel, and the Modern Christian: Five Views. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1993. Debates the role of the Mosaic Law in Christians' lives.
Thielman, Frank. Paul and the Law: A Contextual Approach. Downers Grove: IVP, 1994. A corrective to some
of the hypotheses of the "new perspective" on Paul and law (e.g., Dunn), which questions the traditional
reformational understanding.
Walther, Carl F. W. God’s “No” and God’s “Yes”: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel. Ed. W. C.
Pieper. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 1973.
Westerholm, Stephen. Israel's Law and the Church's Faith: Paul and His Recent Interpreters. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1988.
Wright, N. T. The Climax of the Covenant: Christ and the Law in Pauline Theology. Minneapolis: Augsburg
Fortress, 1992.
V. THE LORDSHIP SALVATION DEBATE
Belcher, Richard P. A Layman's Guide to the Lordship Controversy. Southbridge, MA: Crowne Publications,
1990. Summarizes the two viewpoints; critiques the non-lordship position.
Crenshaw, Curtis. Lordship Salvation: The Only Kind There Is! Memphis: Footstool Publications, 1994.
Gentry, Kenneth L., Jr. Lord of the Saved: Getting to the Heart of the Lordship Debate. Phillipsburg, NJ:
Presbyterian and Reformed, 1993.
Hodges, Zane C. Absolutely Free! A Biblical Reply to Lordship Salvation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989. An
extreme faith-only view that rejects Lordship salvation.
Hodges, Zane C. The Gospel Under Siege: A Study in Faith and Works. Dallas: Redencion Viva, 1981. Extreme
faith-only view.
Horton, Michael, ed. Christ the Lord: The Reformation and Lordship Salvation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.
Lescelius, Robert. Lordship Salvation: Some Crucial Questions and Answers. Asheville, NC: Revival Literature,
1992. Calvinistic; reply to Hodges and Ryrie.
MacArthur, John F., Jr. Faith Works: The Gospel According to the Apostles. Waco: Word, 1992.
MacArthur, John F., Jr. The Gospel According to Jesus: What Does Jesus Mean When He Says, "Follow Me"?.
Revised ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994 (1988). Defends Lordship salvation.
Reisinger, Ernest C. Lord and Christ: The Implications of Lordship for Faith and Life. Phillipsburg, NJ:
Presbyterian and Reformed, 1995.
Ryrie, Charles C. The Grace of God. Chicago: Moody, 1963. Opposes MacArthur's viewpoint; radical faith-only
view.
Ryrie, Charles C. So Great Salvation: What It Means To Believe in Jesus Christ. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1989.
Attacks the Lordship salvation viewpoint.
VI. THE SALVATION OF THE UNEVANGELIZED
Crockett, William V.; and James G. Sigountos, eds. Through No Fault of Their Own: The Fate of Those Who
Have Never Heard. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991. Essays debating the fate of the unevangelized.
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Erickson, Millard J. How Shall They Be Saved? The Destiny of Those Who Do Not Hear of Jesus. Grand
Rapids: Baker, 1996.
Fackre, Gabriel; Ronald Nash; & John Sanders. What About Those Who Have Never Heard? Three Views on the
Destiny of the Unevangelized. Downers Grove: IVP, 1995.
Morgan, Christopher W.; and Robert A. Peterson. Faith Comes by Hearing: A Response to Inclusivism. Downers
Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2008. Defends the traditional view.
Nash, Ronald H. Is Jesus the Only Savior? Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.
O’Collins, Gerald. Salvation for All: God’s Other People. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Says the
Bible teaches universal salvation.
Okholm, Dennis L.; and Timothy R. Phillips, eds. Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 1996. Previously titled, More Than One Way? Authors: Hick, Pinnock, McGrath, Geivett,
Phillips.
Pinnock, Clark H. A Wideness in God's Mercy: The Finality of Jesus Christ in a World of Religions. Grand
Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. Takes a positive view of the fate of some unevangelized.
Punt, Neal. What's Good About the Good News? The Plan of Salvation in a New Light. Chicago: Northland Press,
1988. Sees hope for the salvation of the unevangelized.
Richards, Ramesh. The Population of Heaven: A Biblical Response to the Inclusivist Position on Who Will Be
Saved. Chicago: Moody, 1994.
Sanders, John. No Other Name: An Investigation into the Destiny of the Unevangelized. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1992. Surveys the options; takes a positive view toward the salvation of some unevangelized.
Sanders, John, ed. What About Those Who Have Never Heard: Three Views on the Destiny of the Unevangelized.
Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Authors: Fackre, Nash, & Sanders.
Strange, Daniel. The Possibility of Salvation Among the Unevangelized: An Analysis of Inclusivism in Recent
Evangelical Theology. Wagnesboro, GA: Paternoster Press, 2002.
Sullivan, Francis A. Salvation Outside the Church? Tracing the History of the Catholic Response. Mahwah, NJ:
Paulist, 1992. Catholic perspectives on the question of the salvation of the unevangelized.
VII. APPLICATION TO LIFE: REGENERATION, SANCTIFICATION
Aden, LeRoy, and David G. Benner, eds. Counseling and the Human Predicament: A Study of Sin, Guilt, and
Forgiveness. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1989.
Anderson, Don. God Wants a Relationship Not a Performance. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux, 1989. Study of Rom. 5-8.
Says it is time to throw off the chains of performance & experience the freedom of unconditional love &
acceptance by God.
Chapell, Bryan. Holiness by Grace. Wheaton: Crossway, 2001.
Cooke, Joseph. Free for the Taking: The Life-Changing Power of Grace. Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, 1975.
Excellent practical application of grace to daily relationships.
Ditmanson, Harold H. Grace in Experience and Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2001.
Dreyer, Elizabeth. Manifestations of Grace. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, 1990. Every aspect of life, even
sin, has the potential to become an experience of grace. Broadens the concept of grace to include the full
range of human experience.
Hoezee, Scott. The Riddle of Grace: Applying Grace to the Christian Life. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.
Hordern, William. Living by Grace. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1975. Practical application of grace by a liberal
writer.
Kistler, Don, editor. Trust and Obey: Obedience and the Christian. Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria, 2003.
Mannoia, Kevin W.; and Don Thorsen, eds. The Holiness Manifesto. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
McMinn, Mark R. Sin and Grace in Christian Counseling. Downers Grove: IVP, 2008. Relies too much on the
doctrine of original sin.
Oden, Thomas C. Guilt Free. Nashville: Abingdon, 1980. How grace affects our self-understanding.
Oden, Thomas C. The Transforming Power of Grace. Nashville: Abingdon, 1993.
Seamands, David A. Healing Grace: Finding Freedom from the Performance Trap. Rev. ed. Indianapolis: Light
and Life Communications, 1999. Reprint. Excellent practical application of grace to one's
self-understanding and relationships.
Smallman, Stephen. Spiritual Birthline: Understanding How We Experience the New Birth. Wheaton: Crossway,
2006.
Smedes, Lewis B. Shame and Grace: Healing the Shame We Don't Deserve. Zondervan, 1993. 176p.
Storms, C. Samuel. To Love Mercy: Becoming a Person of Compassion, Acceptance, and Forgiveness. Colorado
Springs: NavPress, 1991. Explains how to love people more than doctrine.
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Strombeck, J. F. Disciplined by Grace: Studies in Christian Conduct. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 1991 reprint of 1946
work. How grace leads to disciplined conduct.
VanVonderen, Jeff. When Shame Is the Name of the Game. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1989. Presents grace as
the alternative to guilt-based, shame-based, "being good enough"-based relationships.
Zahl, Paul F. M. Grace in Practice: A Theology of Everyday Life. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007.
VIII. THE DOCTRINE OF ASSURANCE
Anderson, David. Conditional Security. Salem, OH: Schmul Publishing Co., 1985 reprint of 1946 work. Wesleyan.
Barker, Harold. Secure Forever: What God's Word, the Bible, Says Concerning the Eternal Security of the Believer.
Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux, 1974. Calvinistic (defends eternal security).
Bateman, Herbert W. IV, ed. Four Views on the Warning Passages in Hebrews. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007.
Berkhof, Louis. The Assurance of Faith, 2 ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1939. Calvinistic.
Berkouwer, G. C. Faith and Perseverance, tr. Robert Knudsen. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1958. Scholarly Calvinistic
viewpoint.
Bloesch, Donald. The Ground of Certainty. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1971.
Borchert, Gerald L. Assurance and Warning. Nashville: Broadman, 1987. Defends eternal security.
Brooks, Thomas. Heaven on Earth: A Treatise on Christian Assurance. London: Banner of Truth Trust, 1961. Calvinistic.
Cockerton, J. C. P. To Be Sure: Christian Assurance: Presumption or Privilege? London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1967.
Corner, Daniel D. The Believer's Conditional Security: A Study on Perseverance and Falling Away. Washington, PA:
Evangelical Outreach, 1997. 761 pp.
Deal, William S. Christian Assurance. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 1968. Small booklet; Wesleyan (Nazarene). Denies
eternal security.
Duty, Guy. If You Continue. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1966. Excellent study that refutes eternal security.
Eaton, Michael. No Condemnation: A New Theology of Assurance. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1997. Claims to
challenge both Calvinism and Arminianism.
Gromacki, Robert G. Salvation Is Forever. Chicago: Moody, 1973. Defends eternal security.
Hostetter, B. Charles. How To Get Assurance. Scottdale, PA: Herald, 1963. Small booklet; Mennonite. Positive assurance
without eternal security.
Ironside, H. A. Full Assurance. Chicago: Moody, 1937. Eternal security.
Lassiter, Perry. Once Saved, Always Saved. Nashville: Broadman, 1975. Eternal security.
Lightner, Robert P. Safe in the Arms of Jesus: God’s Provision for the Death of a Child. Grand Rapids: Kregel.
Marshall, I. Howard. Kept by the Power of God: A Study of Perseverance and Falling Away. Minneapolis: Bethany
House, 1969. Excellent study refuting eternal security.
Mumaw, John R. Assurance and Salvation. Scottdale, PA: Herald, 1953. A Mennonite defends assurance without eternal
security.
Nichol, C. R. The Possibility of Apostasy. Clifton, TX: author, 1951. Says it is possible.
Peterson, Robert A. Our Secure Salvation: Preservation and Apostasy. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed, 2009.
Defends the Calvinistic view of “once saved, always saved.”
Pinson, J. Matthew; & Stanley N. Gundry, eds. Four Views on Eternal Security. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
Purkiser, W. T. Security: The False and the True. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 1956. Nazarene; denies eternal security.
Reynolds, R. Gene. Assurance: You Can Know You're a Christian. Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1988.
Schreiner, Thomas R.; & Ardel B. Caneday. The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical Theology of Perseverance and Assurance.
Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2001.
Sellers, C. Norman. Election and Perseverance. Miami Springs, FL: Schoettle Publishing, 1987. Response to Shank's book
(below).
Shank, Robert. Life in the Son: A Study of the Doctrine of Perseverance. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1989 reprint of
1961 work. Good exegetical studies by a former Baptist who now denies eternal security.
Stanley, Charles. Eternal Security: Can You Be Sure? Nashville: Nelson, 1990. Defends eternal security.
Stauffer, J. L. The Eternal Security Teaching. Scottdale, PA: Herald, 1949. Mennonite; denies eternal security.
Strombeck, J. G. Shall Never Perish: Eternal Security Examined. Chicago: Moody, 1966; reprint, Grand Rapids: Kregel.
Defends eternal security.
Volf, Judith M. Gundry. Paul and Perseverance: Staying in and Falling Away? Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990.
Wakefield, Wesley H. The Bible Basis of Christian Security. Salem, OH: Schmul Publishing Co., reprint of 1957 Beacon
Hill work. Wesleyan.
Yates, A. D. The Doctrine of Assurance. London: Epworth, 1952.