"Free Will".....is man's will truly free?

This is a debate no doubt as old as Christianity itself. That man was created a volitional creature is without question, but what guides his choices? This hotly contested issue can be traced back at least as far as the days of the Pelagian controversy, when Pelagius took exception to a prayer by Augustine of Hippo, in which he asked, "Lord command what you will, but give what you command." The debate has continued down through the centuries between the likes of Luther vs. Erasmus, Calvin vs. Arminius, Whitefield vs. Wesley, Nettleton vs. Finney, and more recently, RC Sproul vs. Norman Geisler.

I think it's fair to say that what one believes about this issue is determined by his understanding of what happened in the garden of Eden. As many have stated, there can only be three possibilities concerning the condition of Adam's progeny after the fall: 1) The fall affected only Adam; 2) The human race was affected by the fall, but not completely; 3) That Adam died spiritually, and thus the whole human race was plunged into a state of spiritual death.

In his book, "The Doctrines that Divide", Erwin Lutzer addresses this issue as "Free Will" vs "Predestination".....I tend to think of it more as a matter of "free will vs. bondage of the will. " Do the scriptures address this issue decisively? I will withhold my own view on this subject for the time being, but I challenge each who may comment on this important matter, to make a scriptural argument for whatever position you hold.

note: Nettleton vs Finney wasn't so much a debate between the two men, rather two men who preached during the 2nd Great Awakening from two opposing viewpoints.