The Bondage of the Will - Classic Christian Theology Book by Martin Luther | Perfect for Bible Study, Reformation History & Theological Research
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The Bondage of the Will is fundamental to an understanding of the primary doctrines of the Reformation. In these pages, Luther gives extensive treatment to what he saw as the heart of the gospel.Free will was no academic question to Luther; the whole gospel of the grace of God, he believed, was bound up with it and stood or fell according to the way one understood it. Luther affirms our total inability to save ourselves and the sovereignty of divine grace in our salvation. He upholds the doctrine of justification by faith and defends predestination as determined by the foreknowledge of God.This accurate translation by J. I. Packer and O. R. Johnston captures the vitality of Luther's treatise, thereby conveying its relevance to our lives today. The translators write, "Do we not stand in urgent need of such teaching as Luther here gives us--teaching which humbles man, strengthens faith, and glorifies God?"
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(Update November 2017. Buyers need to be aware that Amazon often [always?] aggregates reviews for differing translations and printings of books. The review below is ONLY for the Baker print edition of Bondage of the Will with the foreword by Packer and Johnston. I purchased the Kindle version from this print version's page and received a totally different antiquated translation lacking the valuable Packer introduction.)Bondage of the Will is Luther's greatest work. Logic on fire. Filled with the Spirit. Only buy the Packer/Johnston version of this immensely important work. The introduction is invaluable and the translation is the best out there. Baker's the publisher. Avoid the rest, in my opinion. This translation and this introduction are worth any extra expense.Every time I read this, I wonder what Erasmus felt on first reading it. Did he feel like he'd just walked into the 16-century version of a buzzsaw? That's what it seems like to me. Praise God for Luther's iron. His love for a sovereign God is bracing and thrilling.
