Originally Posted by Billyray
Libby where in the Bible does it say that the basis for God electing certain individuals is based on God looking forward in time and seeing their faith? (BTW Romans 8 never makes this claim).
I think it is implied all throughout the Bible, starting with Genesis and Adam & Eve. They had the ability to disobey, even way back then. If we didn't have free will, we would have never gotten into the situation we're in now.