"...God has always given man free will to decide to follow Him or rebel against Him..."
Just to correctly qualify this statement, salvation is solely of God's grace. We do not have free will to save ourselves. Our response to salvation is to follow Him of our own free will. You correctly imply this when you say, "and follow Jesus but only through His grace and our repentance..."
"...God has always given man free will to decide to follow Him or rebel against Him..."
Just to correctly qualify this statement, salvation is solely of God's grace. We do not have free will to save ourselves. Our response to salvation is to follow Him of our own free will. You correctly imply this when you say, "and follow Jesus but only through His grace and our repentance..."
"...God has always given man free will to decide to follow Him or rebel against Him..."
Just to correctly qualify this statement, salvation is solely of God's grace. We do not have free will to save ourselves. Our response to salvation is to follow Him of our own free will. You correctly imply this when you say, "and follow Jesus but only through His grace and our repentance..."