First of all, let me start off by saying you guys need to start responding on the blog. I get a lot of responses via text message and such, but the goal is to generate conversation. So, I will answer this question, but I do so under protest since the only actual comment I receieved was from a “non-student”.
Do angels have free will? Yes. They must. Since I am doing this under protest, I will simply refer you to the comment section (the place where you should be leaving your comments) and tell you to read Vin’s comment. You can then check the scripture that he gave and let me know (via a comment) if you agree, disagree, or need a little more clarification.
Okay, I am no longer bitter about the whole comment thing… The “little more” referred to in the title of this post is about a question I was supposed to answer a long time ago, but I forgot. So Sadie, this is for you… If you open your Bible to Romans 5:13 you will come across a peculiar verse. It says “for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.” What did Paul mean by this phrase. Was he saying that if you sinned before the Mosaic law came into existence you would not be held accountable? The answer… No. That’s not what he’s saying.
You see, Paul answers this question in the next verse when he writes, “Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the One to come.” Death was a direct result of sin. So, people were absolutely held accountable for their sin before the 10 commandments. The reason for this is simple. God’s law has always been in effect. It was God’s law, not the Mosaic law, that Adam broke. Because of Adam’s choice, mankind would be under the power of sin as long as we continued to breathe air. That is of course, until the “One”, Jesus, came to defeat sin. Adam opened the door and brought the power of sin into our lives; but Jesus opened the door and kicked the power of sin out of our lives.
How can we be forgiven and released from the power of sin? It’s simple. We must believe in Jesus as our Savior (Ephesians 1:13-14). I hope that answers your question Sadie. If it doesn’t, let me know by COMMENTING on the blog 
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Can’t wait to see you all this Wednesday! It’s been too long.