But What About Free Will?
Does predestined, universal salvation violate people's free will? No. Here's why. The "universalism violates free will" argument is based on a flawed understanding of freedom. To live in freedom is to live in truth and love. No person of sound mind would reject these things. Rejection of God is caused by our sin-distorted world; it is not a free choice. You are most free when you fulfill the purpose for which you were created, and when you live within the boundaries set by your creator. When it comes to salvation, your freedom is not being violated any more than it was when God chose your other immutable traits. Did God violate your freedom when they made you male or female, black or white or brown? Was your freedom violated when God gave you certain abilities and personality traits? No, that's ridiculous. You have plenty of freedom within those constraints. So why is it wrong for God to preordain your salvation as well?