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Originally Posted by xepherys
Hmmm... indeed! However, free will dictates that we control our will. Without free will, your will is dictated by another. In the case of angels, lack of free will would mean their will was dictated by God. So, in theory, God could have WILLED Azezel, et al, to commit the sin of pride, but who knows. Assuming God did no such thing, it would show the angels did indeed have free will. Most spiritual people, Christian or otherwise, would posit that will is part of the spirit rather than the physical body. If that is the case, then there is little reason to doubt that angels would be much different in regards to that specific.
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If we define sin as opposition to the will of God, then it would follow that in order for Satan/Lucifer/Azezel to sin, he must have a will with which to oppose God's will. What then is keeping two thirds of heaven from also following Satan/Lucifer/Azezel in his sin? If the human condition of sinfulness started when Adam and Eve chose to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, could angels perhaps not have knowledge of good and evil? Is it possible to oppose the will of God without this knowledge? Is it possible to be held accountable for sin without this knowledge?