A.W. Pink & Luther books

[JustAsIam77]

For those of you who have read A.W. Pinks "The Sovereignty of God" and Luthers "Bondage of the Will".

I've not read either one. Which would you recommend?

Did one appeal to you more than the other?

[ReformedChapin]

I have read the Bondage of the Will. It's a classic, however Luther tends to get repetative not to mention extremely polymic. I suggest you read it anyway, but if someone gives Pinks a better view I suggest you go for that one first then read Bondage of the Will.

[DeaconDean]

Luther's Bondage of the Will should be required reading.

However, I love Arthur W. Pink's article on "God's Sovereignty and Human Will" excellent work.

Read this as well. Here is a link to it:

http://www.lgmarshall.org/Pink/pink_sovereignty.html#chapter7

I quote from this work of A.W.Pink quite a bit.

If you like these, a very, detailed and deep discussion is found in Charles Hodge's "Systematic Theology."

Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology, Volume II, Anthropology, Chapter IX, Free Agency, Sections 1,2, and 3.

Found here:

http://www.lgmarshall.org/Reformed/hodge_systematic2.pdf

All these combined make for good reading and should keep you occupied for a while.

God Bless

Till all are one.

[JustAsIam77]

Thanks guys.

[Iosias]

For those of you who have read A.W. Pinks "The Sovereignty of God" and Luthers "Bondage of the Will".

I've not read either one. Which would you recommend?

Did one appeal to you more than the other?

Start with Pink and make sure it is the Baker edition not the Banner of Truth edition. :)

[synger]

I'm re-reading Bondage of the Will (my Reformed theology mentor assigned it to me when I was ordained an elder in PCUSA, years ago), and it is indeed quite argumentative. But it was specifically written to address a treatise by Erasmus on free will, and so he argues point by point. Even Luther considered it one of his master works, and it is an amazing read, but you never forget that it's written as an argument against a specific document.