Sermons from October 2019
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – A Display of the Forces on Luther’s Side, Part 3 and Conclusion
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 327-334 This reading covers the following sections: Part VI. A Display of the Forces on Luther’s Side(g) The Two Kingdoms, of Christ and of Satan. The Assurance of Faith(h) The Mercy and Justice of God in the Light…
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – A Display of the Forces on Luther’s Side, Part 2
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 309-327 This reading covers the following sections: Part VI. A Display of the Forces on Luther’s Side(d) “Congruous” and “Condign” Merit(e) The Righteousness of Works and of Faith; and a Summary of St. Paul’s Testimony Against Free Choice(f) St.…
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – A Display of the Forces on Luther’s Side, Part 1
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 292-309 This reading covers the following sections: Part VI. A Display of the Forces on Luther’s Side(a) Display of Forces on Luther’s Side(b) St. Paul: Universal Sinfulness Nullifies Free Choice(c) Free Choice May Do the Works of the Law…
Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Rebuttal of Erasmus’ Critique of the Assertio, Part 2
Martin Luther’s “De Servo Arbitrio/On the Bondage of the Will” in “Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation” in The Library of Christian Classics, Ichthus Edition Translated and Edited by Philip S. Watson in collaboration with B. Drewery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Westminster Press, 1969 Pages 278-292 This reading covers the following sections: Part V. Rebuttal of Erasmus’ Critique of the Assertio(d) How Erasmus Persistently Evades the Issue(e) John 15:5, etc.: Free Choice Is “Nothing” – Coram Deo(f) Divine Grace and Human Cooperation