If Ye Continue

This book should settle once and for all the question of eternal security. I don't think the debate will end; there are those who create and embrace doctrines that make them feel better about sinning. People want to think they will go to heaven even though they don't repent of their sins. But Jesus said, "He who seeks to save his life will lose it." For those willing to read and accept what the Bible says on this issue, Guy Duty's If Ye Continue will make it utterly clear that the eternal life spoken of in the Bible is a relationship between two free parties and is a conditional covenant. He meticulously applies sound Biblical hermeneutics (principles of interpretation) to many of the passages throughout the Bible that pertain to covenants (including the new covenant) between God and man. It's a quick read. And it contains an appendix titled "Eight Rules of Interpretation."

While taking a course on "Major Bible Themes" by Lewis Sperry Chafer (chapter 34) about election didn't give me enough information about man's freewill and predestination. Guy Duty addresses this issue in his book. He begins with the origin and historical church figures that are involved with this doctrine: Augustine, Pelagius, Calvin, and Arminius. Duty goes through the Bible, Genesis through Revelations presenting the if, then covenants and gives the best explanation on election and predestination I have found, based on the eight rules of interpretation: definition, usage, context, historical background, logic, precedent, unity and inference. In reading this book, I hadn't counted on the question of eternal security.The premise of the book is "Salvation is of the Jews." Because it was founded on Jewish covenants and they were conditional therefore, salvation is conditional. Read it for yourself. It will definitely leave you thinking and looking for another reference on eternal security but your questions on predestination should be answered.