The Bondage of the Will

The Bondage of the Will is a must for anyone interested in the doctrine of predestination.  Luther himself declared this book to be one of the best he had ever written.  The book is a response to The Diatribe Concerning Human Freedom by Erasmus.  A great work by a masterful theologian, The Bondage of the Will covers what Luther believed concerning human free will, God's knowledge and future contingents, predestination, prevenient and efficacious grace, as well as the providence and glory of God . . . Some will see The Bondage of the Will as nothing more than Martin Luther's combative apologetic against the doctrine of free will and works salvation.  But this is precisely why it ranks among the best ever written because it passionately, logically, and decisively deals with the error concerning free will and the error adding any human merit to salvation.