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Simply put, if there is an omnipotent creator, and/or all things are predictable or determined in advance, we have no free will. Whether all things happen for a purpose, or happen merely as effects of a prior cause, they can still be predictable or inevitable, and again would be consistent with there being no free will. Free will is essentially a human concept that results from our being aware of an abiliy to make decisions based on astract observations and projections.
In my view (not being faith-based), we will never know to any degree of certainty whether or not we have free will, but it's undoubtedly a good idea to act as if we do have it. And it's certainly predictable that most humans will see things from that perspective and act accordingly.
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