Question:
why do some Christians not believe in free will? is this the doctrine of election and what does the Bible say about it?
Answer:
Some believe God has made our choices for us. God offers us a choice in John 3:16. At the same time God chose to save all that would believe and damn all that would not believe. THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD AND THE FREE WILL OF MAN: God is absolutely sovereign and in His sovereignty he gave man a free will to accept or reject the salvation that He has provided. It is God’s will that all would be saved and that none should perish. God foreknows, but does not predetermine any man to be condemned. God permits man’s destiny to depend upon man’s choice. (I Timothy 2:4; II Timothy 2:13; I Peter 1:2; John 6:64-65; Acts 10:34; I Corinthians 1:21; Ephesians 1:5-14; Romans 8:29-30; Romans 9:30-32)