Three separate questions arise about an action:
1. Command: what does revelation require?
2. Will: what occurs in the created world?
3. Approval: which acts are pleasing and religiously sanctioned?
The command that all accountable persons believe does not imply that all in fact believe. Likewise, the occurrence of disobedience does not mean it is commanded or approved.
Some theological arguments equate will with command or liking and thereby blur the difference between the occurrence of actions and their normative status. Keeping the three concepts apart is essential to understanding the dispute.