I grew up going to church but I’m not religious now and I never really understood this part.
Please, no answers along the lines of “aha, that’s why Christianity is a sham” or “religions aren’t logical”. I don’t want to debate whether it’s right or wrong, I just want to understand the logic and reasoning that Christians use to explain this.
The term “free will” is not in the Bible, and there are instances of God overriding people’s will, such as God hardening Pharoah’s heart so that he wouldn’t release the Israelites.