Original Protestant theology believed that God gives man grace and faith and man doesn’t do anything to merit his salvation. Over the years this doctrine was altered that man comes to God by his “free will” which is what a bulk of Protestants today believe.
Well, I guess that clearly makes me an originalist. When you speak of the bulk of Protestants believing in free will, do you mean exercising free will as a work to earn salvation? I hope that is not supposed to be Southern Baptist theology. I know it is easy to start going in circles on the subject of free will. I just know that since nothing good can possibly come from me, that my faith must come from God.
Man’s will is in bondage until God sets us free. Of course most do not like what is implied here.
I don't know, that idea sounds perfectly normal to me. I like it just fine. :) BTW, by "most" do you mean Catholics or other Protestants, or both?
Ah...you must be a traditional Baptist. The Southern Baptists used to be very strong Reformers (e.g. Charles Spurgeon, A.W. Pink, Matthew Henry, etc.). Sadly the Southern Baptists are in a flux with part of them holding an Arminian view (Rick Warren) and the other part holding a Reformed perspective (John Piper). It usually rears it's ugly head when one starts talking about election.
I (and a few others) feel there are only two Christian views in this world; those who believe we cooperate with God in some fashion (synergism) and those who believe God chooses His elect (monergism). For further information on the synergist (Arminian) view and the monergist (Reformed) view click on my name.