I DEFY you to find one post in this thread where I have definitely said that I think that man has free will. Find ONE.
I await your apology.
In my case that means acknowledging that my power over her chossing is limited. If God has given free will (to humans or angels)(and I know that's vexed) I'm just suggesting that that would seem to imply that He gave up, in some way or another, some of His power.
Even in that sense, though, time helps us understnad it. If I give my kid the responsibility of feeding the sheep, and she skips it, then there is a consequence. The sheep are hungry. But then I go out and feed them and punish my kid. When a deputy misuses his power, he's fired and the Sheriff sets things to rights. But the sheriff does have to fix what the deputy messed up.
You have set up the suggestion that man has some free will to chose God independently .
If as you have posited God has given up some of his power... it would be to what end? Seeing no one has the ability to make choices .
Does man have free will? Does God decide to intentionally not know all the choices men will make?
DOES GOD HAVE FREE WILL?