words, they do have free will. It’s just that they can’t use this power in the way it was meant to be used, at least not without God’s help. But that isn’t to say that humans can’t use free will at all. We are willing freely with every choice we make, including our sinful choices. Why, though, does sinning count as a use of free will at all, if the purpose of the will is to preserve rectitude? Well, because you can use a power without using it rightly.
