Let us concentrate on the issue you wanted to talk about, free will. Where do you see any contradiction with anything I said previously or with the scripture?
Then I’ll be happy to explain justification, indulgencies or whatever else you want to bring up.
As I said, the passage you quoted denies the very concept you wish to promote. However, you continue to say, “See, predestination proves free will.” Or words to that effect. You cannot see the disparity of these claims, but seem to be stuck on repeating them.
Free will is not a Scriptural concept. The Scripture reports hundreds of calls by God to obey, listen, perform, etc. However, when you read the whole passage, you find that the people cannot obey, listen, or perform if God does not grant them the ability.
Paul writes to Timothy, “The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, and with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, IF PERHAPS GOD MAY GRANT THEM REPENTANCE leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.”
Now, this cannot possibly mean that these people who disagreed with Paul are “free” to think as they please. Paul specifically notes that they are trapped two different ways in their thinking. First, God has them trapped by way of being the only One who could allow them to gain repentance. “Grant” is the word Paul uses to describe what God will have to decide to do if they are to be able to gain repentance. Then, second, they are trapped by way of being ensnared by the devil, and doing his will on top of that. Apparently, they cannot be “free” to do God’s will, or their will, but Satan’s will. Where is the “free will” you claim is a “gift from God” to every man? It certainly is not in this description.
If it does not exist everywhere, then it cannot be thought to be the “freedom” you claim.