I just don't like to use the phrase 'free will' because it can be made to mean all sorts of things that I might not think Scriptural; this is why I much prefer the term 'human responsibility'.
I think I see where
@Dave L is coming from, although he can speak for himself.
farouk,
I have no problem using the language of free will or free choice, as long as I define it within biblical parameters. 'Free will or free choice is the power of contrary choice’ (Norman Geisler) and it is not taken away from human beings by God’s sovereignty.
See my article,
What is the nature of human free will?
In that exposition, I provide ample biblical examples to demonstrate the power of free choice given to human beings by the sovereign God. It started in the Garden with Adam and Eve and has not ceased.
Today I chose to eat a Kensington Pride mango and distributed some as gifts to the people in my village. It was my free will choice to give these gifts to the people 'as it is the season of good will'. I could have chosen stringy, sour, common mangoes but most wouldn't have enjoyed them. I didn't choose to distribute plums or peaches.
When it comes to salvation, salvation is provided by God alone. The gift of salvation is from Him.
Do I do nothing about His sovereign gift of grace? No, I receive His gift (John 1:12) but that acceptance of a gift is not doing works to receive salvation. It is accepting a gift God offers to me.
But I have the gift of the power of contrary choice given to every human being. I can choose to reject his offer/proclamation of salvation.
Oz