When Does a Persons Free-Will, to Choose to do Good Instead of Evil,
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Free will begins once the human is created. The choice is always present even if the human cannot intellectually understand. The moral law is self evident philosophically but also good evidence to be empirically evident https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/are-babies-born-good-165443013
If you mean when does the intellectual knowledge of knowing a choice begins then this is the gray area in the age of the child. Age of accountability. Once of age which most believe is between 8 and 11 then they understand on a deeper level that either by natural revelation that their are good or bad choices. Or the nurturing factor of parenting. Or God's written and spiritual revelation taught to young individuals. All gives the individual the knowledge of understanding why something is good in comparison to bad. And to choose bad can have bad consequences.
At this point forward the individual will be until death constantly choosing to be good or to be bad. Morally right or morally wrong.
But of course this is all in context that the only moral good is from God. So the only credit a nurturer gets is if they are teaching or borrowing morality from God.
If you mean when does the intellectual knowledge of knowing a choice begins then this is the gray area in the age of the child. Age of accountability. Once of age which most believe is between 8 and 11 then they understand on a deeper level that either by natural revelation that their are good or bad choices. Or the nurturing factor of parenting. Or God's written and spiritual revelation taught to young individuals. All gives the individual the knowledge of understanding why something is good in comparison to bad. And to choose bad can have bad consequences.
At this point forward the individual will be until death constantly choosing to be good or to be bad. Morally right or morally wrong.
But of course this is all in context that the only moral good is from God. So the only credit a nurturer gets is if they are teaching or borrowing morality from God.
The condition known as Original Sin, is a doctrine attributed to Saint Augustine.
While the Bible tells us by one man, Adam, sin entered the world.
Whereas we are told we are each responsible for our own sins. Sin of course being, "an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. "
Ezekiel 18:20
20. "The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself." The Book of Ezekiel chapter 18
To answer your question, at whatever age a child matures enough to know right from wrong is , I believe, when that same child can choose to do evil, or good. Newborns are sinless, as we know. No one is born damned.
17. "So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." The Book of James chapter 4
3. And said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The Book of Matthew chapter 18
14.But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” The Book of Matthew chapter 19
While the Bible tells us by one man, Adam, sin entered the world.
Whereas we are told we are each responsible for our own sins. Sin of course being, "an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law. "
Ezekiel 18:20
20. "The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself." The Book of Ezekiel chapter 18
To answer your question, at whatever age a child matures enough to know right from wrong is , I believe, when that same child can choose to do evil, or good. Newborns are sinless, as we know. No one is born damned.
17. "So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." The Book of James chapter 4
3. And said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The Book of Matthew chapter 18
14.But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” The Book of Matthew chapter 19
