Should we love Satan the same way we should love other humans-even in they are like Hitler and Saddam Hussein?

Question

The devil is a creature too and one school of thought is, we should not have hate inside of us to have Jesus live in us and help make us ready for entry into heaven. We are to live now as we plan to live in heaven. If we cant do something in heaven, we should not be doing it here now on earth. Remember the song' All things bright and beautiful, all CREATURES great and small...the Lord God made them all' . We can not hate and expecxt to get into heaven! However we may not like the sin, but love the sinner intrinsically. What do you think?

Answer 1

I prefer the view prevelant in the Sanatana Dharma
(mistakenly called Hinduism in the West)... there is
no sin, there is only ignorance of the Truth. If someone
was aware of the Truth, they could not act in a way
contrary to It. And that Truth? There is only one
consciousness, so anything you do to anyone else
you are doing to yourself, so naturally you would be
kind to others knowing this, just as you would be kind
to yourself (except in the case of mental illness perhaps)...

Answer 2

All of mankind has hope; the apostle Paul said he had a goal or an aim to "... present every man perfect in Christ Jesus" (Colossians 1:28). We are to seek every man's highest good -- that is to love him that he might be saved. On the other hand, Satan's eternity has been sealed, there is not anything that man can do or should do to change that. We are told that Satan has gone forth with great wrath because he knows that he has but a short time (Revelation 12:12). Jesus tells us that he has prepared a lake of fire for the devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41).

What should be our attitude towards Satan? We should follow the example of Michael the archangel who refused to get involved with Satan, even in a discussion. Michael was willing to leave Satan in God's hands. He said, "The Lord rebuke thee" (Jude 9). Our attitude towards Satan should be to resist him. God said, "Resist the devil, and he will flee from you" (James 4:7). We are to be on guard and watchful because Satan is our enemy trying to devour us (1 Peter 5:8).

Satan has many devices; he is tricky. He is trying to lead us to the grave separated from God (2 Corinthians 2:11). He is trying to blind our minds to the word of God through unbelief (2 Corinthians 4:4).

We are not instructed in the inspired scripture to love Satan, but to overcome him. The only way we can do this is to fill our hearts with the word of God (1 John 2:14). Jesus is our example; Satan threw everything he had at Jesus -- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life -- and each time Jesus would answer, "It is written." He defeated Satan with the word of God, and He did not try to convert him (Matthew 4:1-11) because Satan's eternity in the lake of fire had already been sealed.

In the context of Matthew 5, when Jesus said, "Love your enemies," He was discussing our relationship with our fellow man and not with Satan.

Answer 3

Yes you got the love part right, but 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

Answer 4

According to Vajrayana Buddhism, no matter it's good or bad, we should not avoid nor approach it, just follow the flow, yet keep the awareness within - in a nutshell, you can learn both good and bad, but you only follow the good one. Otherwise the unsatisfied curiosity within will make trouble later if not now. Wisdom is the key to all liberation, not regulation or convention. It's clear that we need not hate/avoid Satan, just keep in mind our purity (Buddha mind) within... Who knows.. even Satan can one day become enlightened? and be a Buddha? Afterall, all sentient beings are equal just that due to our karmic force, we are different in several ways.
Treat someone as a satan then he becomes a satan, treat someone as a Buddha, then he is a Buddha - self-fulling prophecy (Organizational Behavior, heard of it?)
Well, this means Christian and Buddhism are in line with each other :)

Answer 5

Yes.

English is a very weak language when it comes to love.

There are different kinds of love:
+ Eros: Romantic love
+ Philia: Brotherly (or sisterly) love
+ Storge: Parental love
+ Agape: Godly love

Eros and philia are based mostly on emotions.

Storge is almost an instinct.

Agape is a decision to wish for the best for someone.

Christians are commanded to love (agape) their neighbors and enemies.

This is almost impossible to do without God's help.

Do you love (agape) the terrorists who flew airplanes into the World Trade Center?

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

People used to get bent out of shape when I asked if the demons
should be able to repent too? Weren't they angels in the beginning? You're one of the few who has a clue my friend.
I would like to see the day when all the spirits have returned to the fold, and are standing there with their arms outstretched
lovingly, while Lucifer walks in as a child, sucking his thumb,
and we all embrace.
Just a dream of mine.

Answer 7

You cant love everybody. its impossible and ridiculous! how can u love a criminal or a dictator or worse Satan who is doing you wrong and is pulling you to hell?? Satan is hated by God himself and is the enemy of God.. thats why he was banished from heaven due to his jealousy from Adam. Satan was at first God's best angel but when he was ordered to bow down to Adam, his pride took over him and his refusal made him the worst of God's creation.therefore no we shouldn't love him. because if we love him we follow him and if we follow him we will be resurrected and placed with him...in Hell.

Answer 8

The Bible says we should hate evil, and it's quite clear on that. God hates evil, and God expects us to do the same. Only an idiot would love evil. The demons have commited the unpardonable sin, and have no redemption. It's OK to hate them.

Answer 9

Can't you think of something better to occupy your time than this drivel. Isn't there a soup kitchen where you can volunteer? Spouting pointless religious nonsense and conjecture. Act instead of writing useless rhetoric.

Answer 10

We as Christians are to adopt the ways of Christ. Christ told the devil to get behind Him, He called him the "father of lies and a murderer". He is going to cast him into hell for eternity. You think that we should love what God hates?