1. Whosoever Will May Come
What the Bible Says
About the Free Will of Man

2. Mankind and Free Will
Mankind is created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26-27)
Mankind is created with free will because God has free will (Gen. 1:1; 2:16-17; 3:1-22)

3. Sovereignty and Free Will
God is completely sovereign and in control of all his universe (Psa. 103:19)
God’s sovereignty does not cancel out man’s free will, but allows it…
God chose to allow man to have free will (Acts 14:16)
God will ultimately judge all of man’s free-will actions (Eccl. 12:14)
God alone sets the conditions of acceptable free-will service (Mt. 7:21-23)

4. Predestination, Foreknowledge and Free Will
God’s predestined choice of those who are saved and lost does not cancel out man’s free will (1 Cor. 1:27; Eph. 1:4,13; 2 Thess. 2:13; Rev. 17:14)
God’s foreknowledge of those who are saved and lost does not cancel out man’s free will (Acts 2:23,36-37; 1 Pet. 1:2)

5. Sin and Free Will
Mankind had free will in the beginning and that free will was not removed (held in bondage) with the fall
Mankind has had free will since the fall (Deut. 30:19; Josh. 24:15; Psa. 34:14; 37:27; Isa. 7:15-16; 56:4)

6. Lessons For Today
There are no excuses for our sins, like “I can’t help myself…” or “he’s a victim of society”
We chose to sin; we are not forced to sin against our will (Rom. 1:18ff; Eph. 2:3; Jas. 1:13-15; 4:7; 1 Jn. 3:4; 5:17)
We are not born with a predisposition, tendency, or inclination to sin (Eccl. 7:29)

7. Lessons For Today
The gospel invitation is offered to all and you can freely accept it or reject it
Jesus invites all (Mt. 11:28-30; Jn. 7:37; Rev. 3:20)
Whosoever will may come (Rev. 22:17)

8. Lessons For Today
You have free-will to accept the gospel, and you have free-will to reject it later
A saved person can freely “fall from grace” (Gal. 5:4; Heb. 12:15)

9. Lessons For Today
All people need to be taught how to make the proper, free-will choices between right and wrong
We need to make good choices in life based upon guidance from God’s word (Psa. 25:12; Prov. 1:29-30; 3:31; Heb. 5:14; 11:25)

10. Lessons For Today
All mankind will stand accountable (morally responsible) before God in the judgment day for their free-will choices
All mankind will be judged according to what they have freely chosen to do in this life, good or bad (Rom. 2:6; 14:12; 2 Cor. 5:10; Tim. 4:14)