God is all knowing; He knows past, present and future. Why, therefore, did an infallible, all-knowing God create Satan, knowing (as He must have done) that Satan would become His worst enemy.
2006-07-08 09:44:01 · 15 answers · asked by alphabetsoup 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There have been a number of explanations, but they don't explain why God didn't know what was going to happen - they seem to deny that God is all-knowing. Why did God create His own mortal enemy?
2006-07-08 09:52:19 · update #1
You have run into one of the inherent contradictions of any religion that has a God and Satan. Your logic simply shows that the concepts of God and Satan are utter nonsense.
There has NEVER been a valid proof of the existence of God or Satan. You can think of many things that you cannot prove exist, such as Unicorns, or Fairies, or Santa Claus. But just because you can think of something or be told something exists does not mean that they exist.
I'm not saying that God doesn't exist, because if something cannot be proven to exist, you also cannot prove it does not exist. You cannot prove that unicorns and faries don't exist for the same reason you cannot prove they do exist. Same thing with God.
What I am saying that until someone can demonstrate, show, or prove to ALL humans that God exists, that we should not pretend or believe that God exists. Please note that I said ALL people, not just the ones that are already convinced that God exists. They act or pretend that God exists because their parents or society or their culture demanded that they believe that God exists. There are often heavy penalties against anyone who questions the existence of God, and that is dishonest.
The elimination of unverifiable beliefs would clear up most of the nonsense that is floating around as if it were meaningful.
2006-07-08 10:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, satan used to be gods most favorite angel and god gave the angel powers, but then the angel thought that he could take over because he had powers. But when god found out he wanted to take over gods place, the angel went bad and then god created a place called hell and sent him there. So satan wasn't always a bad person, before he was a good angel, but know he is what he is (Satan/bad)
2006-07-08 09:51:04 · answer #2 · answered by I ♥ Kurt Cobain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan started out as God's most beautiful angel but got jealous that he was under God.
2006-07-08 12:03:22 · answer #3 · answered by veeoh15 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Satan's got free will like the rest of us--and God never gives up hope.
2006-07-08 09:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by catlover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, she's right. Satan was the most beautiful, lovly, and smart angel of all, as u might or might not know. the angels, some beleive, were here before God. or, that maybe God was an angel and grew in power. who knows! ne way, Satan was already there before he was cast down from heaven!
2006-07-08 09:49:19 · answer #5 · answered by aqualad141 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is one among those causes that faith makes no experience. because you've an really valid element the following. you may stay by using Gods word, yet please not in any respect do some thing that ought to damage you. construction a courting with someone (human or ...otherwise) who may tempt you to do belongings you % out as incorrect isn't useful to you, nor will or not it really is beneficial to devil. you may not replace devil for the extra acceptable, so there is honestly no advantages from this. No, you at the instant are not hating God for coming up devil. If I drew a photo and also you probably did not like it, may that advise you don't like me?
2016-11-01 11:17:54 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created Lucifer. He was his finest angel more powerful then all the rest. One day Lucifer became obsessed with his power and told all the angels in heaven he was more powerful then God. This made God angry and he cast Lucifer down to earth along with all the angels that believed him.
2006-07-08 09:49:39 · answer #7 · answered by Native 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He gave free will to angels too. He knew what to do if an angel would rebel against Him...He would have a plan B for Gabriel or Michael too, but they didn't rebel, so plan A was executed.... He had plan A for Lucifer too, but lucifer rebelled, so God switched to plan B.
It's all about free will..
2006-07-08 09:54:46 · answer #8 · answered by Bazsa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't create the Satan.
2006-07-08 09:46:51 · answer #9 · answered by Haily Patterson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more apt question is why did man invent god...
2006-07-08 09:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by sparrownightmare@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋