The Never-Ending Story of our Bound Will & Election. In this episode, we write an epilogue —so to speak— to our series on the Bondage of the Will and wrap up our thoughts about the Here We Still Stand Conference 2025. We ask, "From whence comes a preacher?" Where does one go for gospel-comfort and the gifts of salvation? What is the Gospel? What is the purpose of the Church? What are the practical consequences of having a will that is bound up to sin, the world, and the evil one? What happens when the churches reject the "hinge" upon which all doctrines turn? And we talk about fantasy and science-fiction writing, 80s children's movies, and other pop culture nostalgia.

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The Captivation of the Will: Luther Vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage by Gerhard O. Forde https://amzn.to/4mOYuPx

HWSS SD 2025 https://www.1517.org/events/hwss-2025-sd

What Is Christianity? And Other Essays - Franz Pieper https://www.cph.org/what-is-christianity-and-other-essays

The Mandibles: A Family, 2029-2047 https://amzn.to/4hoOdaK

Luther Small Catechism - Third Article https://catechism.cph.org/en/creed.html

Captivation of the Will Series:

• 407: Paulson - The free will is demonstrably not Jesus Christ https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/407-paulson
• 408: Nestigen - Luther and Erasmus on the Bondage of the Will https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/408-nestigen
• 409: Forde - Take away assertions and you take away Christianity https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/409-forde
• 410: Forde - Better not to let the "common herd" in on such lofty and dangerous academic secrets https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/410-forde
• 411: Forde - Are we puppets, being jerked around against our wills by a malevolent puppeteer? https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/411-forde
• 412: Forde - The gospel, and only the gospel, spells the end of the hidden God https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/411-forde

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