О свободе нашей и о том, что человек создан свободным

God created man free, honoring him with intelligence and wisdom and placing life and death before his eyes, so that if he wishes to freely follow the path of life, he will live forever; If, by evil will, he follows the path of death, he will suffer forever. What depends on nature is immutable, it deserves neither honor nor punishment; no one has ever been accused of being white or black, tall or short, because this is not in our will. And in our discretion there are punishments and honors; because for this there is a need for both, both in our will and desire, and in God’s assistance and protection: “whom God did foreknow... “and he ordained... and called” (Rom. 8:29-30), but, as the apostle says, those who are called according to their will (Rom. 8:28), that is, according to their desire and will. For he allowed those who did not want to walk according to their own desire. God does not allow coercion and insult to be done to Himself and His image - man. He Himself is invisible, but His image – man – is visible. Therefore, if anyone does anything good or bad to a person, this applies to Himself; therefore, from Him comes every judgment that rewards what is deserved: He avenges His image. You might be interested in: