Canon 7. “If anyone affirms that we can form any right opinion or make
any right
choice which relates to the salvation of eternal life, as is expedient for us, or that we can be saved, that is,
assent to the preaching of the gospel through our natural powers without the
illumination and inspiration of the Holy Spirit, who makes all men gladly assent to and believe in
the truth, he is led astray by a heretical spirit, and does not understand
the voice of God who says in the Gospel, ‘For apart from me you can do nothing’
(John 15:5),
and the word of the Apostle, ‘Not that we are competent of ourselves
to claim anything as coming from us;
our competence is from God’ (2 Corinthians 3:5).”
Canon 13. “Concerning the restoration of free will. The freedom of will
that was
destroyed in the first man can be restored only by the grace of baptism, for what is lost can be
returned only by the one who was able to give it. Hence the Truth itself
declares: ‘So if the Son makes you free,
you will be free indeed’ (John 8:36).”