Just "in part" Say it ain't so
Although that question literally SCREAMS OUT for a thread of its own (as it will probably derail the purpose of this thread if it continues), I believe that a man's will is free as long as he is able to choose whatever he wants most at a given moment in time. So, when a man with a fallen/sinful/stony heart chooses to reject the Lord, he does so both freely, and in accordance with his (stony-heart) nature and desires, which is proof that his will is free, in point of fact. It's only when a man chooses to do something that is at odds with his nature, and (especially) at odds with what he desires most in the moment, that his will cannot be considered to be "free".
That is all that I will say here about that topic.
As to the topic at hand, nothing about our nature (whether we are a person who still has a heart of stone and is, therefore, an unbeliever, or whether we are a person who has been given a new heart of flesh, who is born again and who has already come to saving faith in Christ as a result) has anything to do with God's choice to love us, or not, because His love for us is not determined by something that He sees in us, or by something that we've done/said/thought, whether good or bad.
As I said previously, the basis for His choice to love us is found in who we are to Him, alone.
God bless you!!
~Deuteronomy
Although that question literally SCREAMS OUT for a thread of its own (as it will probably derail the purpose of this thread if it continues), I believe that a man's will is free as long as he is able to choose whatever he wants most at a given moment in time. So, when a man with a fallen/sinful/stony heart chooses to reject the Lord, he does so both freely, and in accordance with his (stony-heart) nature and desires, which is proof that his will is free, in point of fact. It's only when a man chooses to do something that is at odds with his nature, and (especially) at odds with what he desires most in the moment, that his will cannot be considered to be "free".
That is all that I will say here about that topic.
As to the topic at hand, nothing about our nature (whether we are a person who still has a heart of stone and is, therefore, an unbeliever, or whether we are a person who has been given a new heart of flesh, who is born again and who has already come to saving faith in Christ as a result) has anything to do with God's choice to love us, or not, because His love for us is not determined by something that He sees in us, or by something that we've done/said/thought, whether good or bad.
As I said previously, the basis for His choice to love us is found in who we are to Him, alone.
God bless you!!
~Deuteronomy
Why I said I agree with you in part, is because you only gave me part on which I could agree upon.
The missing parts.
Can God stop himself from being all loving..