This teaching of man's freewill in the matter of Salvation is not just of those who loudly proclaim it, but even to those in the reformed faiths, who in the final analysis, make faith and or repentance, the basis for a man's Justification before God. Even if it is supposedly God given Faith. Hence any that attribute any part of Justification in part or in whole to what man does is an Idolater and it does not matter who it is and what their credentials or reputation may be. Even though they may say the right things , like salvation by grace, election and new birth, yet they worship themselves, mans freewill ultimately is what determines if one is saved or lost, what man does or not do, it never fails. When all is said and done, freewill religionists makes man his own savior, and that is what I believe the text is saying, it is the exaltation of man. Freewill religion is a form of will worship as per Col 2:23
23Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.
This will worship is ethelothrēskia and it means:
voluntary, arbitrary worship
a) worship which one prescribes and devises for himself, contrary to the contents and nature of faith which ought to be directed to Christ
b) said of the misdirected zeal and the practice of ascetics
Its self made religion, not according to Faith and what has been revealed.
This is the religion of cain. Cain instead of by Faith making an offering to God that was accepted, he instead, did what he thought or believed to be acceptable to God. It was his own self made worship, and no doubt done in sincerity and his best the fruit of the ground could offer. This is exactly what the freewillers are doing today, rejecting the revelation of scripture of how Justification and Salvation is wrought by the lamb of God, and do that which is right in their own eyes. Prov 14:22
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
There own self made religions, why you think its so many different suasions ?
Will worship is also the worship of ourselves. Did not The serpent tell Eve, that she could be as God !! Gen 3:5
5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
Ambition, to be as God. cp Isa 14:14
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Yes, this is what fuels freewill religion ! The word God in Gen 3:5 is the same exact word as in Gen 1:1
Satan was telling eve she could be, what he himself desired to be, like the Most High !