Although man’s will is not free in the sense that many people suppose, it is still part of his being. Apart from God, that will is captive to sin. But he still has the capacity and responsibility to choose God because God makes that choice possible. And only God can do it, because if left to our own abilities, we could never choose Him (see Rom. 3:11). Jesus said that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life (see John 3:16) and that “everyone who lives and believes in Me will