Angels and free-will
Those parts of God’s creation, which are inanimate and not
endowed with reason have no freedom and automatically do God’s will. They obey
the rules He has laid down for them, which we call the laws of nature. But
those beings which God has endowed with reason, He has honored with great
gifts, language, and free-will. And it is free-will which invests each action
of a free being with moral value. To be free, to choose to do good and perform
the will of God, not merely be forced to do so by irresistible natural laws is
essential for there to be any moral value in one’s doing of good. And for
obedience to the will of God to truly express love for God; however, to have
the freedom to choose to do good, one must also be free to do evil. For without
alternatives there can be no choice. And if there is no choice there is no
moral value in doing good. It is, simply, an automatic reaction to an
irresistible force.
Source Father Evan:
http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/orthodoxylive/january_20_2013
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