I totally agree with this, hundred %
... but folks is saying they were already free [will] bit of a slap in the face that.
if we had freewill there would be no need for the cross.
yes the thing is Adam did have but then he sold mankind into the slavery tour talking about some people miss the part where man began in a relationship with God and God gave man freedom dominion and choice
then man blew it , and followed satans Will , was then cast out of Eden where God placed man , was the. Barred from eating the tree of life in paradise , and then only ten generations later mans already obviously enslaved by Satan and his corruption of thier hesrt and mind this is only ten generations later
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Genesis 6:5-6, 12-13
we get so wrapped up in modern takes like everything that ever happened was gods will , obviously he’s repenting here because of what man has done and in repentance decides to destroy them all but for a remnant saved by grace through faith
so already mans enslaved but many miss it because they don’t underrrsnd the term slavery to sin and what it means biblically ot hesrkens back to when Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and also evil
this corrupted them because already they were the image of God and declared very good d already in e beginning god seperated good and evil light and darkness then made man in his image saw man and said very good
then he just warned them “ whatever you do don’t eat this one particular fruit it will bring you death “ it has evil in it it’s not for you “ be blessed and rule the earth and dwell with me in paradise “ but just don’t eat this fruit “
but then Satan led them astray in tbier minds and hearts the fruit caused this dilemma
“For we know that
the law is spiritual:
but
I am carnal, sold under sin.
Now
if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. ( if I’m acting against what i know is right )
I find then
a law, that, when I would do good,
evil is present with me.
but I see
another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am!
who shall deliver me from the body of this death?”
Romans 7:14, 20-21, 23-24 KJV
you see mans design was never meant to have evil in our minds and hearts we weren’t made for it we were made to reflect Gods goodness and mercy the things we find in Christ and his word but we’re never meant to harbor both the knowledge of good and evil in our heart because we weren’t designed for it this happened and this is where our slavery and bondage exists this is the roots of our sin
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”
Mark 7:21-23 KJV
see the corruption isn’t there by Gods Will but because man transgressed his Will. And so the redemption comes when we start to acknolwedge the truth in our mind and heart hearing and believing the gospel the truth is what sets us free from the conflict of good and evil in our hearts that has us snared
we need this
“And
be not conformed to this world:
but
be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may
prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Romans 12:2 KJV
the way to have that is this
“Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”
John 7:16-17 KJV
and freedom is here
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
John 8:31-32, 34, 36 KJV
it’s why we share the gospel captives being set free when we hear and believe
“in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if
God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.”
2 Timothy 2:25-26 KJV
Then we come into to freedom and instructions of repentance and righteousness and have the same choice adam was given we can dwell with the lord in his presence or keep letting Satan deceive us into not believing like he did then
if we are in Christ we are free to choose life but also are free to turn back to the world and follow the lies