And it was of His own [free] will that He gave us birth [as sons] by [His] Word of Truth, so that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures [a sample of what He created to be consecrated to Himself].James 1:18,
God has a free will. He created us to be like Him, so He gave us a free will. We can choose to worship and live for Him--or not.
He even gave the holy angels a free will. One third …