[Ottofire]

>God is not a respecter of persons, which is exactly why he allows us to freely choose to obey or disobey Him. Paul still needed his sins to be washed away when he encountered Ananias in Damascus (Acts 22:16).

If God is not a respecter of persons, then why is it so important for Him to respect our free will? We are the clay and He is the potter, He shapes us according to His will, not ours.

[jkl1122]

If God is not a respecter of persons, then why is it so important for Him to respect our free will?

Because He gave us the ability to choose. If God chooses who to save without any regards to their exercise of free will, then He would be a respecter of persons with regards to salvation, which is in direct contradiction to what we are taught in Acts.