{"product_id":"the-bondage-of-the-will-paperback","title":"The Bondage of the Will - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Luther\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. I. Packer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eO. R. Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is fundamental to an understanding of the Reformation's primary doctrines. In it, Luther gives extensive treatment to what he saw as the heart of the gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bondage of the Will \u003c\/i\u003eis fundamental to an understanding of the primary doctrines of the Reformation. In these pages, Luther gives extensive treatment to what he saw as the heart of the gospel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFree will was no academic question to Luther; the whole gospel of the grace of God, he believed, was bound up with it and stood or fell according to the way one understood it. Luther affirms our total inability to save ourselves and the sovereignty of divine grace in our salvation. He upholds the doctrine of justification by faith and defends predestination as determined by the foreknowledge of God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis accurate translation by J. I. Packer and O. R. Johnston captures the vitality of Luther's treatise, thereby conveying its relevance to our lives today. The translators write, \"Do we not stand in urgent need of such teaching as Luther here gives us--teaching which humbles man, strengthens faith, and glorifies God?\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757466059040,"sku":"9780801048937","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a0f9f22e9eeb7b24a36645b6e4a766db.webp?v=1780103675","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bondage-of-the-will-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}