I don't think that we need to have free will. I think it is a priviledge that was given to us. And yes, he could have made mindless robots that were pleasing to him if he wanted to. God chose to create us this way because he wanted us to desire to worship and love him. A robot does what you tell it to. There is no real emotion. It simply does what you tell it without any thought of consequence. Man has been given the choice to do as we please. We can choose to follow God, or we can choose not to. The ability to sin or rebel comes with that. They go hand in hand.
Ok yes I forgot to answer the question of God sinning.
God, by definition, is the only being worthy to be worshipped. If God sinned, then he would then not be worthy of being worshipped, therefore, he would cease to be God. This is not possible because God is eternal. He has no beginning and no end so he cannot cease to be God.
Let me know if that makes sense or not. |