Are the warning passages in Scripture evidence that true believers can lose their salvation?
As we mark the Silver Anniversary of the publication of The Race Set Before Us, written by Ardel B. Caneday and Thomas R. Schreiner, this seminar reflects on the glorious coherence of God’s saving grace. The gospel does more than summon us to believe; it continues to call, to warn, and to preserve us as we run the race set before us. Scripture assures us that those whom God has chosen, called, and justified will surely be glorified. Yet the same gospel urgently exhorts us to endure in faith, to lay hold of Christ Jesus, and to press on toward the hope of justification on the Last Day.
Are God’s promises and warnings at odds? Does assurance of faith weaken perseverance? Or are exhortations themselves an appointed means by which God secures his people to receive his Last-Day verdict of acquittal already announced in his gospel?
Through careful attention to the biblical witness, this seminar explores how divine sovereignty and human endurance stand in harmony—so that, strengthened by grace, we may run with confidence toward the imperishable crown, eternal life.
Location:
Christ Bible Church
211 N McCarrons Blvd
Roseville, MN 55113
Ardel B. Caneday
Dr. Caneday has served in several pastoral roles, including senior pastor, and currently serves as an elder at Christ Bible Church. He has also taught New Testament at institutions such as Oak Hills Christian College, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Trinity College, and Grace Theological Seminary. Since 1992, he has been a member of the faculty at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul.
A specialist in the Greek New Testament, he has written widely on biblical studies and cultural issues. He has studied at Jerusalem University College and conducted research at Tyndale House in Cambridge, England. He frequently serves as an external reader for master’s and doctoral theses.
He is co-author, with Thomas R. Schreiner, of The Race Set Before Us (IVP, 2001), and co-editor of Four Views on the Historical Adam (Zondervan, 2013). He is currently writing a commentary on the Gospel of John for the Biblical Theology for Christian Proclamation series (B&H).
Dr. Caneday and his wife have traveled extensively, including ministry trips to India and Nepal. He enjoys time with his six grandchildren and woodworking in his home workshop.
