Man's will is free because God is sovereign

Compatiblism at its best. I always feel the need to err on the side of God's sovereignty over man's choice, yet one cannot ignore that man does have a choice just as much as we are to believe that God is in complete control. Although this whole chapter was a great read (and I recommend doing so if you have five extra minutes), here are some interesting insights. I tend to side with Tozer here.

"Here is my view: God sovereignly decreed that man should be free to exercise moral choice, and man from the beginning has fulfilled that decree by making his choice between good and evil. When he chooses to do evil, he does not thereby countervail the sovereign will of God but fulfills it, inasmuch as the eternal decree decided not which choice the man should make but that he should be free to make it. If in His absolute freedom God has willed to give man limited freedom, who is there to stay His hand or say, "What doest though?" Man's will is free because God is sovereign. A God less than sovereign would not bestow moral freedom upon His creatures. He would be afraid to do so." (italics added)

"The whole matter of moral choice centers around Jesus Christ. Christ stated it plainly: "He that is not with me is against me," and "No man cometh unto the Father, but by me." The gospel message embodies three distinct elements: an announcement, a command, and a call. It announced the good news of redemption accomplished in mercy; it commands all men everywhere to repent and it calls all men to surrender to the terms of grace by believing on Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.

We must all chose whether we will obey the gospel or turn away in unbelief and reject its authority. Our choice is our own, but the consequences of the choice have already been determined by the sovereign will of God, and from this there is no appeal."

A.W Tozer The Knowledge of the Holy p. 110-113