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On the Bondage of the Will, also known as Bound Will or by its Latin name De Servo Arbitrio was Martin Luther's answer to Erasmus' De Libero Arbit or On Free Will. It was published in December of 1525. At issue was whether human beings, who have been scarred by "the Fall of Man, are free to choose good or evil. The debate between Luther and Erasmus is one of the earliest of the Reformation over the issue of free will. Luther maintained that sin hinders human ability to
work out their own salvation, that they are not free to will the kind of good that would bring them to God. In this book, he begins by examining Erasmus' argument, then discusses the power and complete sovereignty of God, then lays out his own argument. His conclusions are that unredeemed human beings are ensnared by Satan. Satan as the prince of this world never lets go of his own without being compelled by a stronger power, i.e. God. When God redeems a person, he redeems the entire person, including the will, which then is captive to God's power.
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