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The Bondage of the Will: A Simple Overview

10/14/25

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

What led Martin Luther to write The Bondage of the Will? This podcast explores the historical background and central message of one of Luther’s most significant works.
411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer?

10/04/25

9 mins

By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie

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.
The CHA Weekend Edition Presents: The Ideas that Changed the World- On Tour with Dan

09/20/25

7 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Weekend Edition for September 20-21, 2025
- Christian History
- Reformation History
The Law Before Sin

09/17/25

5 mins

By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson

In this episode of the Outlaw God, hosts Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith delve into the theological implications of the law before sin, exploring Luther's perspective on prelapsarian law and its distinction from postlapsarian law.
408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will

09/12/25

8 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Dazed & Confused. In this episode, we continue our series on The Bondage of the Will (1525), by Martin Luther. We read Dr. James Nestingen’s historical introduction to the treatise and delve into the ways two theologians differed in their exegesis of Scripture, their interpretation of Christian doctrine, and the early and medieval church-theological traditions that influenced Erasmus and Luther as they engaged in a back-and-forth.
406: Giertz - The Parish Church

08/30/25

9 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Take Me to Church. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s "Christ’s Church: Her Biblical Roots, Her Dramatic History, Her Saving Presence, Her Glorious Future." The Church, who is she? What kind of life is present within the church walls? Who wants to understand that life better and know more about it? We read Christ's Church and take you on a walk from her biblical roots toward her glorious future.
Hide and Seek with God

08/27/25

5 mins

By Steven Paulson | Caleb Keith

On this episode of The Outlaw God, Dr. Steven Paulson and Caleb Keith and continue discussing Luther’s early engagement with mysticism, Augustine and the Heidelberg Disputation.
Lamentations 1:1-11 JOHN ANDREW SCHREINER sings "How Lonely Lies the City"

08/21/25

4 mins

By Chad Bird

Broken lives, broken spirits, broken hearts; the ravaging results of sin in our lives and the world we were born into.
A plethora of sin episode artwork

08/14/25

4 mins

By Craig Donofrio | Troy Neujahr

When Peter says "whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin," what exactly does he mean by that?
- Sin
Was Peter the First Pope?

07/25/25

5 mins

By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Adam Francisco

Caleb, Scott, and Adam take up the question: was Peter the first pope?
- Christian History
- Reformation History
Monday, June 23, 2025

06/23/25

12 mins

By Dan van Voorhis

Today on the Christian History Almanac, we head to the mailbag to answer a question about the persecution of Christians, often by other Christians (!)
- Christian History
- Reformation History
Episode # 427 Featuring Pastor Bob Hiller "Where Is Jesus?"

06/16/25

5 mins

By Bob Hiller

Pastor Hiller Teaches On Luke 24:44-53