2006-08-28 08:17:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Every decision that I make, every day of my life, affords me with the opportunity to choose between good and evil.
You just can't imaging what the devil wanted me to say to the person who posted this question:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq0c0Z6uOsnDZHxkK60mMtDsy6IX?qid=20060828084412AANSFUT
But, I pray for the strength to do His will not my own and good usually wins out. Not always... but I'm working on that.
2006-08-28 09:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by straightandstalwart141 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan tempted me to answer this question for 2 points
2006-08-28 15:25:41 · answer #2 · answered by Steve G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-08-29 22:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh, fine! i admitted! it is satan who made me become an atheist! bloody 'ell.
2006-08-28 15:26:05 · answer #4 · answered by kittens 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-28 15:25:58 · answer #5 · answered by Bobby E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you count cigerettes.
2006-08-28 15:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by mother_of_bonehead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋