Not much to say to this.
Ray
Ray, I can not agree with you when you write that most peoples of the world have never heard the name Jesus. Fact is, that in every corner of the earth today you will find the preaching of God's word. I can not agree with you when you say that man has not a free will, (based you say on cause and effect), but, I say free will is a result of effectual causality, for example, I heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ, realizing I was a lost sinner in need of salvation,(cause) I chose to believe (freely,willingly) and now have faith (effect) in Christ to redeem me according to the Gospel message. I did not have to chose to believe, I might have said something like, "well that might be ok for you, but it's not for me". A person who after hearing from His Doctor that he needs to take a prescribed medicine for this thing of that, can if he chooses, not to take the medicine, and no doubt will suffer the consequences of his action,but the choice was his to make,the Doctor can not make that choice for him. As I read your argument on the matter of free will I got to thinking that it is your position that you are the authority in understanding the Scriptures from the way you are writing, as though everyone else (in your mind) is wrong about the free will and are just not (or can not ) understand the Scriptures. I beg the differ, and I would sight the gospel of John 14: v v 16 - 27, it is the Holy Spirit of God which abides not just with the believer, but i n the believer and it is He, who teaches us all things that Jesus had said, that would be the entire Bible, for Jesus is, the Word of God (John 1: 1-14), it is He who has given us the Spoken word (Rev.1:11), from Genesis to Revelation. I can Freely choose to Willingly read His word, pray without ceasing, fellowship with the saints, or NOT, my free will to choose!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Praying for you ( willingly)
Bruce, servant of the King, Jesus Christ
PS , you write, and God has Written, in whom shall I listen too, Ray, God or is there another... What say you Ray?