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The Bondage of the Will

Section 1: Why Assertions Matter

By Martin Luther

Dispela article i base long translation wey Edward Thomas Vaughan mekim long 1823. Tok i modernim finis long help bilong CoPilot AI, wantaim narapela change na final approval bilong Thirdmill’s editorial staff.

Mi laik stilim tok long narapela samting yu tok long Preface bilong yu—kain ting yu no wailim mi long tok bilong yumi, na yu wailim tok bilong yu. Yu bin kritikim mi bipo long mi tok strong long bilip bilong mi, na nau yu tok yu no komfot long tok strong, olsem yu laik go we Sceptics—long taim we Skripcha na tijing bilong Church i allowim. Yu klia long laikim go het bilong Church, even taim yu no understandim fuli tok we Church i tijim. Na olsem kain mindset yu laikim.

Nau, mi respektim intention bilong yu long peaceful. Yu klia long laikim kind na no wailim konflikt. Tasol, sapos narapela man i tok wey yu tok, mi laik respondim strong—mi tok tru. Tasol, mi no ken go pas long dispela idea, no matter how wel-meant i.

Yu no ken: long Kristen i mekim stand firm long bilip bilong yu. Sapos yu no okay long mekim tok strong—strong, no wailim tok bilong bilip—na yu missim samting wey i esensel. Mi laikim klarim tok wey mi mean long “assertion”: i mekim tok long bilip bilong yu, affirmim, defendim, na no go pas. Olsem wey i bin yusim oltaim, na mi tok spesifik long tru wey God i revealim long Skripcha.

Mi no needim ol scholar olsem Erasmus we i guide mi long ol debat we i no clear o stretim. Watin mi needim em i klarim na konviksion long ol things we i impotan—ol things we i no just ol foolish o irrelevant, but sentral long faith bilong mi. Mi asumim yu no tok long ol debat trivia ia—esep yu no aksiden mixim up ol topik bilong yu, o worse, yu suggestim doktrin bilong Free Will i no impotan. Dat i go long wanem i no stret.

Olsem Kristen, mi no playim skepticism. Mi i assertim—moa so long ol Stoics. Paul i kontiniu encourage mi long hawea confident na unwavering long wat mi biliv. Long Romans, i tok long konfesion we i go long salvation. Jesus i say dat if mi konfesim I long frens, I i do sem long Yu long Papa. Peter i tellim mi long hawea ready long eksplanim ol hope we i gat. Assertion i at da hart bilong Kristen. Yu take it away, na yu take away faith itself.

Hollywood Spirit i givim mi long glorifaim Krais—even long point bilong ded. Dat i oltimat assertion. Spirit i no just sit bak; i konfrontim wol na kalim out sin. Paul i tellim Timoti long hawea tok boldly, even long taim we i no convenient. But hao i go long wanem i no biliv o assertim tru long stil? Dat kain man i no go preach—i go long hawea getim reality check. Na honest, mi i no save long eksplainim samting we i no stret. Watin Kristen i go toleretim aidea dat assertions i no impotan? Dat i olsem sayim religion na faith i no impotan tu.

Na yet, yu say, “Mi no laikim assertions; mi preferim wanem i moa moderate approach.” Yu klarifaim dat yu no tok long konfesim Krais o doktrin bilong I, na mi appreciate dat. Long respek, mi i no judge intention bilong yu nau. But mi i think yu i go moa karim long wurds bilong yu. No matter hao sinser hart bilong yu i, langwij bilong yu i no reflektim dat klarim.

Sapok long yu no save, Free Will i no important long Kristen, or yu tok i go we, tasol tok bilong yu i no stret. Sapok long yu save Free Will i important, or yu tok i no go we, even if tok bilong yu i stret. Olgeta, tok bilong yu long "tok olsem i no wail" i no inap long hia. I tambu.