Category Archives: Free will

On the Bondage of the Human Will – slaves of sin

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Ken Temple

Originally written in 2013 at Beggar’s All Reformation and Apologetics. (James Swan’s web-blog) (here with some editing and additions) This debate reminds me of Luther’s famous statement at the end of his work, The bondage of the Will, in answering Erasmus’ The Freedom … Continue reading →

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Who puts philosophy before exegesis of the Text?

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Ken Temple

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.” Colossians 2:8 Pastor John Piper makes a great case for … Continue reading →

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Derek Murrell Nailed it.

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Ken Temple
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Augustine on the bondage of the will to sin

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Ken Temple

“But now, can that part of the human race to whom God hath promised deliverance and a place in the eternal Kingdom be restored through the merits of their own works? Of course not! For what good works could a … Continue reading →

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On the Bondage of the Unregenerate Will

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Ken Temple

http://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2013/11/everyday-is-reformation-day-here-on.html

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R. C. Sproul : “What is Free Will?”

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Ken Temple
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James White on the Dividing Line (May 8, 2014) – 1. Behold the secular woman and 2. William Lane Craig’s Molinism

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Ken Temple

First part, Dr. White discusses the young woman named Emily Lett, who made a video of her decision to have an abortion, her thoughts before and after the abortion. It does not show the abortion, or results of the abortion. … Continue reading →

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