There is not nor has there ever been any such thing as "free will" in the created order. God is the only Being with a free will in the truest sense of the term. People often confuse free will with making choices between a limited number of options. Example: if I am looking at a restaurant menu and I have the choice of a Western Omelette or Eggs Benedict for breakfast, I am still only CHOOSING between a LIMITED set of options. I want steak and eggs, but that dish is not on the menu so therefore my options are constrained. If Jesus Christ Himself were sitting in that restaurant looking at the menu and was wanting steak and eggs, the dish would IMMEDIATELY appear before Him because, as God Almighty in human flesh, what He wills, happens! THIS is the only true and biblical definition of "free will". Hope this helps. God bless.
There is not nor has there ever been any such thing as "free will" in the created order. God is the only Being with a free will in the truest sense of the term. People often confuse free will with making choices between a limited number of options. Example: if I am looking at a restaurant menu and I have the choice of a Western Omelette or Eggs Benedict for breakfast, I am still only CHOOSING between a LIMITED set of options. I want steak and eggs, but that dish is not on the menu so therefore my options are constrained. If Jesus Christ Himself were sitting in that restaurant looking at the menu and was wanting steak and eggs, the dish would IMMEDIATELY appear before Him because, as God Almighty in human flesh, what He wills, happens! THIS is the only true and biblical definition of "free will". Hope this helps. God bless.