Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Refutation of Arguments in Support of Free Choice, Part 1

Luther’s “Bondage of the Will” – Refutation of Arguments in Support of Free Choice, 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 169-188

This reading covers the following sections:

Part III. Refutation of Arguments in Support of Free Choice
(a)
 Erasmus’ Definition of Free Choice
(b) Three Views of Grace and Free Choice – or Three Statements of One View?
(c) Ecclesiasticus 15:14-17. The Foolishness of Reason