The Bondage of the Will
Rev. Steven Houck's pamphlet refutes the doctrine of free-willism by demonstrating that fallen man's will is bound by sin and cannot freely choose God apart from God's sovereign grace. Through systematic examination of the will's condition in paradise, in the fall, and in redemption, Houck defends the Reformed understanding that God's grace effectually changes the human will to embrace Christ, countering the popular but erroneous belief that man possesses an autonomous will independent of divine determination.
Table of Contents - Free-Willism - Freedom in Paradise - Man’s Fallen Will - The Will and Good Works - The Will and Salvation - The Will and Man’s Responsibility - Freedom in Christ - Freedom to Serve God - Freedom in Glory - Conclusion Free-Willism There is a very serious error which is widely believed and promoted in our day-the error of free-willism. By the term, free-willism, I am not referring to the fact that man has a will. That is certainly Biblical. In the act of creation,...