▁free ▁will ▁of ▁man , ▁moved ▁and ▁excited ▁by ▁God , ▁can ▁by ▁its ▁consent ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁God , ▁Who ▁exc ites ▁and ▁inv ites ▁its ▁action ; ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁thereby ▁dispose ▁and ▁prepare ▁itself ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁grace ▁of ▁just ification . ▁The ▁will ▁can ▁resist ▁grace ▁if ▁it ▁cho oses . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁like ▁a ▁lif eless ▁thing , ▁which ▁remains ▁purely ▁pass ive . ▁We ak ened ▁and ▁dimin ished ▁by ▁Adam ' s ▁fall , ▁free ▁will ▁is ▁yet ▁not ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁( S ess . ▁VI , ▁cap . ▁i ▁and ▁v ). " ▁ ▁Paul ▁the ▁Apost le ▁discuss es ▁Pred est ination ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁Ep ist les . ▁ ▁" For ▁whom ▁He ▁for ek new , ▁He ▁also ▁pred est ined ▁to ▁become ▁conform ed ▁to ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁His ▁Son , ▁that ▁He ▁might ▁be ▁the ▁first - born ▁among ▁many ▁bre th ren ; ▁and ▁whom ▁He ▁pred est ined , ▁these ▁He ▁also ▁called ; ▁and ▁whom ▁He ▁called , ▁these ▁He ▁also ▁just ified ; ▁and ▁whom ▁He ▁just ified , ▁these ▁He ▁also ▁gl or ified .” ▁— R om ans ▁ 8 : 2 9 – 3 0 ▁ ▁“ He ▁pred est ined ▁us ▁to ▁ad option ▁as ▁sons ▁through ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁to ▁Him self , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁kind ▁intention ▁of ▁His ▁will .” ▁— E ph es ians ▁ 1 : 5 ▁ ▁The ▁exact ▁meaning