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These are not the same people.

James 2 18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works

There most certainly exists free will. God has always given his people CHOICES. Deuteronomy "CHOOSE LIFE". I agree with you @Roughsoul1991

NO HE IS NOT. He is apostate.

This statement above is a lie. He is mischaracterising the scripture he is asserting.

Yes. Hebrews 6v4-6 says so.

If I sit under the teachings of a false prophet, don't search out the scriptures myself, then it is very possible that I can be deceived. Even the bible says so ("who will even deceive the Elect, if possible")

"False believers" is an oxymoron. It doesn't exist. There is no scriptural support for someone who believes (but doesn't really believe). There is only scriptural support for those who believe (for a while, but then fall away).

Because of false prophets and teachers.

The warning was a threat. The conequences was hell for mankind for which the majority plunge headlong. A threat by no other name. To believe is to obey. Adam didn't BELIEVE ENOUGH to heed the warning/threat/commandment. To believe is to obey because obedience is the fruit of belief.

A most BRILLIANT response.

Simple correlations like this won't make the grade. We are warned about false prophets and teachers, who secretly slip in amongst us, and through various heresies, denials and twisting - can overthrow the faith of some. That is why we are to take HEED.

Yes. Its called Apostasy. In the Greek "Apostasia". It's in the bible for a very good reason.

Adam and Eve stopped believing in the threat of God "Thou shalt not eat of the tree of good and evil" - And the rest as they say is history.

See post 74.

This passage refutes your answer (you are saying that Abraham is justified by works but we today are justified by faith) Romans 4 For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised...

Your post 65 and 67 contradict one another.

And what Isaac did you offer up (John146) to obtain your justification? Are you currently justified? What did you do?

This is a beautiful question, and in my opinion is what BDF is all about (or should be about). You are right that there are two facets and answers given. But the meaning of the second one is hidden unless you pull the few verses before verse 5 into the mix (which I will copy below). But first...

Great, so when was Abraham justified by faith?