First Question: whether or not people have free will? Scripture is clear on the issue. Most if not all would argue that free will is a given state given to men for the power to choose over good and evil. However, scripture doesn't state that is what free will is.
Question to the first question: So it depends on how it is defined? Jonathan Edwards wrote a great book called "Freedom of the Will" (which is a shortened title) that I would highly recommend.
Answer: If given the freedom to choose, it doesn't necessarily negate that one will choose what is good. John 3:16-18.- and given our current state, by which all of humanity has fallen, it does not follow that we can do anything that is good. Romans 8 depicts.- Scripture however is clear that men and women are under the bondage of sin - gen 3, romans 1-3;5, Eph. 2- and that the only way out of that bondage is found in Christ alone, by grace and faith alone. gen 15, all of Romans, Eph. 2, Gal. 2-3.
Question: So you would say man does not have free will? Or would you define it differently than libertarian free will?
Answer: does man have the power to choose or does he have free will - no
Another users Comment: My comment is that it doesn't matter. From the end user (us), we feel like we have free will, but we know that God's will will be done. So, there's really no difference.
Reply: I would say it does matter, because the approach to dealing with people's understanding and our need for God changes. Also, I think it should make us more humble and see God's power, love, mercy, and glory more vibrantly.
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