Free Will is a Fiction: An Introduction to the Bondage of the Will with John Hoyum

21/10/2025 1h 16min

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Kelsi is joined by Pastor and 1517 contributor, John Hoyum, to discuss Martin Luther's Bondage of the Will. In this conversation, the two go over some of Luther's main arguments against the idea that humans have the free ability to choose God in salvation and talk about how Luther approached Scripture in order to rebut the humanist, Desiderius Erasmus', argument for the free will. Show Notes:⁠Support 1517 Podcast Network⁠⁠1517 Podcasts⁠⁠1517 on Youtube⁠1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts⁠Introduction to the Bondage of the Will Article SeriesOrder the Bondage of the WillWhat’s New from 1517:⁠Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird⁠⁠Remembering Your Baptism: A 40-Day Devotional by Kathryn Morales⁠⁠Sinner Saint by Luke Kjolhaug⁠⁠The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction by Donavan Riley⁠More from Kelsi:⁠Kelsi Klembara⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kelsi on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Kelsi on Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠Kelsi's Newsletter⁠⁠More from John: John HoyumPreaching the Text Podcast Follow John on X