Do we have free will to choose salvation or is our "choice" an illusion?
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We have free will to chose salvation. God created everything; The universe, our world, and even us. All of this is already his.
Our agency is the only thing that we are able to give God that he doesn't already have.
An example: The President of the United States is chosen (by us) to be our Commander in Chief, though he can still choose to try to stay in bed and ignore his duties.
We're chosen (by God) for various things throughout our lives. Whether we choose to obey him is entirely up to us.
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
The last line of that quote is in reference to people becoming martyrs. It is a good example of someone having a choice regarding their salvation. If someone chooses to deny Christ to save their life they will die spiritually, yet if they choose to die for Christ's sake, they will find their salvation.
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Maybe God just knows who will be willing to go to heaven, and who will not, and pre-decided to select who will go to eternal life or not.
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