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The only being in existence with absolute free will is God Himself.

Every other being ever created has varying degrees of free will... from animals to human beings.

The degree of free will we possess is based upon the factors of intelligence and self awareness.

The choices we make in life further restrict or expand the degree of free will we will possess in the future.

The most important choice of all being what we do with God.

Excellent point: people debating "free will" often make the mistake of assuming it is like an on/off switch, where you either have it, or you don't. And the skeptics take great delight in finding nitpicky exceptions and then proclaiming free will to be a lie, and with that, all of Christianity to be untenable.

In reality, free will is more like a dimmer switch, as successive choices harden into character, one becomes less free (to commmit sin or license) but more free -- you are not trapped by evil habits.

Or it is like (to quote singer/songwriter Margaret Becker) "like a banner, anchored yet free" -- some things are fixed, but like a flag on a flagpole, it can fly in any direction, even though it is fixed to the flag.

Thanks for pointing that out!!

Cheers!

The only being in existence with absolute free will is God Himself.

Actually even God does not have the libertarian free will men claim for themselves .