Disputes about sin: Celsus, Origen and humans in the cosmos
Disputes
Celso considered deluding and deceiving the Christian idea that sets human beings at the pinnacle of the cosmos.
Origen points out that at the heart of faith is God’s love; His plan of salvation gives a criterion for discerning what makes human life precious and unique, endowed with moral responsibility but not absolute judgment and unlimited power.
Origen pondered on a piece by St. Paul that places in man the responsibility of making himself useful with good deeds, but also places all the power in God; he deduced that neither our free will can work without the science of God, nor it forces us to progress if we do not cooperate for good.