Main Point: True freedom of the will was lost in Adam’s fall and can only be restored through God’s grace in Christ, since apart from regeneration all human actions (even seemingly good ones) remain enslaved to sin and incapable of pleasing God.

Outline:

1. Mankind’s Will Before the Fall – Able to Sin, Able Not to Sin

2. Mankind’s Will After the Fall (Apart from Christ) – Not Able Not to Sin

3. Mankind’s Will After the Fall (In Christ) – Able Not to Sin

4. Mankind’s Will in Glory – Not Able to Sin