Heidelberg Disputations: Theses 13-15 "Freedom from Our Free Will" — February 22, 2026

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Thesis 13: “After the fall, free will exists only as a concept, and as long as it acts in accordance with itself, commits a deadly sin.”

Thesis 14: “After the fall, free will only has the power to passively do good, but it is always able to actively do evil.”

Thesis 15: “Further still, free will could not remain in a state of innocence, much less actively do good, but the will is only able to do good passively.”

Christopher Gillespie

The Rev. Christopher R. Gillespie was ordained into the Holy Ministry on July 25, A+D 2010. He and his wife, Anne, enjoy raising their family of ten children in the Lord in southwest Wisconsin. He earned a Masters of Divinity in 2009 from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Christopher also is a freelance recording and media producer. His speciality is recording of classical, choral, band and instrumental music and mastering of all genres of music. Services offered include location multi-track audio recording, live concert capture and production, mastering for CD and web, video production for web.

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