that's what Christianity as a religion did
2006-08-20 15:43:04 · 11 answers · asked by anonacoup 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
or rather has been attempting to do
2006-08-20 15:43:39 · update #1
I agree, but actually
In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of God plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2006-08-23 00:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO.
The satan offered ALL of the world's kingdoms to Jesus, IF Jesus would bow down and worship it. Jesus turned it down cold. He was crucified instead.
You are wrong about His followers also. Many of them have been tortured and killed because they wouldn't accept the "easy out".
2006-08-20 22:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no of course not according to 2 corinthians 4:4 (NWT) the devil is referred to as the god of this system of things. He was offering jesus the world for an act of disobedience to god yet the bible says Jesus did not sin and for jesus to accept this it would have been a sin and the bible says what jesus said to satan. it is god alone you must worship
2006-08-20 22:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by Bethany S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If He did then there is no salvation for your soul? The Lord Jesus Christ died for your sins, and He rose again the third day for your justification. 2 Corinthians 5: 21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2006-08-20 22:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by Ray W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I thought he told Satan the world wasn't his to give.
2006-08-20 22:51:58 · answer #5 · answered by sabina-2004@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the world was created by god. what do you expect? of course the earth belongs to beleivers. they will inherit it after the end of the great tribulation.
2006-08-20 22:49:15 · answer #6 · answered by Lfeata 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some are, remember people run religions and there are some bad apples
2006-08-20 23:01:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Thanks for the points.
2006-08-20 22:53:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He didn't, and we are His followers.
2006-08-20 22:52:57 · answer #9 · answered by tobinmbsc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read it again and think about that.
2006-08-20 22:48:57 · answer #10 · answered by timjim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋