In the previous post we started to look at the question of whether or not the Bible supports the belief commonly held among today’s Christians that all people, prior to being saved, possess a God-given “free will.” Before we could have a hope of answering that question, we had to ask, “What exactly could the will be free from?” Our options were narrowed down to our sinful nature, the devil with his demonic host, and finally God. We then found that God’s Word tells us that we, unregenerate wills and all, were most definitely not free from the corrupting, controlling influence of either our own sinful inclinations or Satan. Scripture clearly reveals us to be slaves to both cruel masters, able to be set free only if and when God should grant us repentance and faith.
