How do we reconcile God’s sovereignty with the freewill of man?

As long as we understand what freedom means in the Bible, we can reconcile the sovereignty of God with man’s free will.

Although we have the ability to make free choices, our freedom is limited.

While we might be free to make choices, our freedom is not absolute. God gave Adam and Eve the freedom to eat from any tree in the garden, but he also included a restriction that they were not to eat from any particular tree.

God is a being who has the ability to make free choices, as do we.  However, we are not sovereign, while God is. We are limited in our authority, but God has the right and power to do whatever he pleases.

We have the power, the ability, and the freedom to do things, but our freedom can never override God’s authority. Ultimately, our freedom is limited by God’s greater freedom.

The idea that man can do whatever he or she wants without worrying about judgment from on high is incompatible with the biblical worldview.

Man has freewill within its limits, and these limits are defined by the sovereignty of God.

It can be compared to a house in which the son and father have equal freedom, but the father’s freedom is greater than the son’s, and the father sets the limits of freedom the son has.