Why doesn't a lost person have as much freedom as he thinks?
The lost person is entangled in the spider web of the devil, the flesh, and the world, so he is not as free as he imagines. He is all wrapped up in that binding force, and only the power of God can break it, setting a believer free to exercise true freedom.
Les explains that a lost person does not have as much freedom as he thinks because he is entwined in the spider web of the devil, the flesh, and the world. He is all wrapped up in that, and only the power of God can break that binding force. When God breaks it, the person is set free. Les connects this to Paul’s teaching that believers should reckon themselves dead indeed to the old Adam. He notes that this is when we were really given the free will—genuine children of God, believers who accepted the gospel and its power, are free. True freedom leaves the exercise of the will with us, which many people do not like.