411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer?

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Master of Puppets.

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the Bondage of the Will, with Gerhard Forde’s book, The Captivation of the Will. We discuss the human will — what it is, what it does, what it wants — and why we are compelled to insist that we have free choice. We also talk about the two paths: one, the path of forgiveness, and the other, the way of morality. Why do we default to morality in matters of choice, and why is the preaching of God’s grace over against morality so offensive to Christians who confess that our knowledge of good and bad is a direct consequence of the original sin in the garden? We also talk about drunkenness, women’s ordination, the offense of irresistible grace, and what the Holy Spirit is up to amidst the disruption that occurs when he sends his preachers to declare an end to the illusion of free choice and reveal his death sentence to bound wills.

SHOW NOTES:

The Captivation of the Will: Luther Vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage by Gerhard O. Forde https://amzn.to/4mOYuPx

HWSS SD 2025 https://www.1517.org/events/hwss-2025-sd

Whalerider (2002) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298228/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1

The Antioch Bible https://www.gorgiaspress.com/surath-kthob

Escape from Evil https://amzn.to/4mJLqdd

Young Man Luther: A Study in Psychoanalysis and History https://amzn.to/4pYSSnY