if god is all powerful why does he allow the devil to continue existing?

Answer 1

It's just the way it is

Answer 2

By the deflection of Adam and Eve the questioned was raised: Did Gods servants really obey him out of love or might all of them abandon God and follow the lead being given by Satan? this later issue was further developed by satan in the days of Job. (Genesis 3.6, Job 1.8-112. 3-5 see also Luke 22. 35) These issues could not be settled by merely executing the rebels.

Not that God needed to prove anything to himself. But so that these issues would never again distrupt the peace and well being of the universe, Jehovah has allowed ample time for them to be settled beyond all doubt. When satan impeached Jehovah in Jobs days, satan did it in the sky in front of all God's angels and his son Jesus. Now this false statement may haved, made some of Jehovahs creaters doubt God's sovereignity. But more was at the issue. So, God has permitted both Satan and humans to try every form of government of their own kind. None have brought lasting happiness.

At the same time God has given his servants opportunity to prove their loyalty and to prove satan that he is wrong. But their will be the day when God allmighty will destroy Satan. " the devil who was mislead them was hurled into the lake of fire and sulphur." (Revelation or Apocaliptis 20.10) What does that mean? Revelation 21. 8 answers: "this means the second death" He will be gone forever!!
those providing faithful reap great benefits now and have the prospect of eternal life. Now it may sound a little fairy like but Jehovah has promised. We can trust in his word because all He has promised in the past He has accomplished.
psalms 37. 9, 11 " Those hoping in Jehovah are the ones that will possess the earth... the meak ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundanceof peace."

Answer 3

i'm going to provide the main suitable answer i will. The devil took the possession of the earth from Adam, and his time or hire has no longer run out, even however Jesus took it back from him. Now we as christians have been given the authority over the planet back, however the the remainder of mankind would not have the authority, with the aid of fact devil is the god of this international ( or international gadget ). some human beings go through extra suitable than others with the aid of fact of the two their very own sin or the sin of their era, or relatives line ( see this reference - Deuteronomy 30:29 ). Many are cursed to the third and fourth era with the aid of fact they hate God. God would not curse them, or cause them to go through, sin does, yet while they gained't turn to and have confidence God they'll go through the curse ( Genesis 3:17 ).

Answer 4

I think when God told Moses "thou shall not kill", he was talking to men, not Himself. I'll take it you mean Satan when you refer to the devil. Actually all of the "fallen angels" are devils, with Satan as their leader.

Going by the logic and reasoning of your question, if God is all powerful why did he allow Satan to become evil in the first place? Obviously he has the power to control all things, right? Yes he does, but God does not want a world full of robot zombies, so he gave us all (and the devil) free will. We all are free to chose, and God will not interfere. Instead, he gives us direction and hope, and warning. Personnally, I think the world would be a boring place with the total absense of evil. Without it's stark contrast, how could one appreciate the beauty of goodness? It's like the spoiled kid who gets everything he wants, soon all those "things" are meaningless to him. But if the kid gets what he needs (not what he wants), and is made to work for the rest, he will appreciate them more.

Answer 5

People may wonder why, if God exists, He doesn’t wave a magic wand and fix things, making or at least influencing everyone so that they do exactly what they ‘should’ do. But God never takes away anyone’s freedom of choice. God’s wisdom is to recognize and respect each soul’s individual identity, freedom and inherent goodness. God shares knowledge – a profound understanding of the dualities and dilemmas of love and hatred, happiness and sorrow, victory and defeat, etc. – but He does not make our choices for us. The soul is free to choose ‘to be or not to be’, ‘to love or not to love’. God’s love strengthens the soul’s will to free itself from the distresses caused by vices such as selfish desire, anger, fear, ego and attachment. God’s power helps the soul to recognize its highest potential and to aim for perfection by practising the art of simple living and high thinking. Such practice by a significant number of souls eventually brings about positive change in the whole of humanity.
When you learn to tune your mind in meditation to the mind of God, then whatever the situation, you always have a source of help and strength to draw upon – an infinite reservoir of power and virtues that is only a thought away

Answer 6

god's given us the free will and he is with us in every action that we take, we act for the benefit of all, we are rewarded and move up in evolution, we act devilish - still we are supported but here again we are rewarded accordingly. The cause & effect principle is there to take care of our actions. The idea is to learn and transcend the devilish acts and then u r one with god. To answer ur question, lotus is always grows u know where. God is all powerful, and we are parts of him, here to realize our self, like Jesus Christ did and shared with us the hint - truth shall set u free.
Ur name suggests u r an Indian. U will relate to some more examples, Nanak, Buddha, Krishna, Ram, Mother Terresa, Sai baba, "sab kichad mein hee khile hain"

Answer 7

God's big enough that He doesn't have to worry about the devil. He didn't create the devil as the devil. God created him as one of his highest angels, and it was that angel's choice to violate God and be condemned forever. God's worry is whether YOU will chose Him, or His fallen Archangel, as Satan is often called. His concern is for YOU, and His gift of freedom of choice is for all of us, always, including the consequences of that choice. God Bless you in your choosing.

Answer 8

So that mankind can choose his own path, the everlasting life or the everlasting torture, The main thing is that God does not hide anything from a person. Think in your heart for one second and ask yourself this question: Do you want someone around you who loves you (forever) or who despises you (forever) and who doesn't believe in anything that you do? The answer is in your heart, sometimes people are afraid to look for the answer in their heart and that's why they ask others for answers they all ready know.

Love, one cristian

Answer 9

it's for our own good, in my experience He's pretty smart i wouldn't try to question His ways, He loves us and knows what he's doing, so trust in Him. besides it's like the principle of yin and yang, with out all the bad where would the good be? if you never felt hunger pains, when would you know it's time to eat. one major purpose we are here is to choose. why would God put us on earth without agency, that wouldn't seem very nice of Him.if there was no satan no one would know sin or be able to choose it. thats why he let satan become satan, it's all part of His plan. and His plan is for His children(us). well i hope this helps a bit. chow!

Answer 10

god and satan balance out the equation. if satan destroys god, or vice versa, the equation may become unbalanced and the universe would be thrown into a state of chaos due to the power vacumn and the unbalanced equation. god is satans opposite, and satan is gods opposite. its like 5 is the opposite of -5.

joking...i dont know...im an atheist, im the wrong person to ask.

Answer 11

Yin and yang
Without chaos there is no peace

I don't believe in your god, but I do believe that some where something is acting as a great equalizer so that chaos and order continue.