2006-09-19 13:32:02 · 10 answers · asked by dayzed 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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
2006-09-19 13:34:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
God created the devil so the evil is gods fault and our problem
2006-09-19 20:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by Stephanie D 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I guess you would say God is the creator of evil since God created all. However God never induced evil it was conducted thru the act of free will. Free will is a bitc* ain't it! Unfortunately for most of us we take it for granted.
2006-09-19 20:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by Murfdigidy 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Lucifer didnt create anything.
God created Lucifer.
God did not create evil.
God created the potential for evil to occur.
God gave us a wonderful gift called free will.
Adam and Eve chose evil.
Now the rest of us (we would have done the same btw) are stuck.
2006-09-19 20:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by BoredomStrikes 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." - Isaiah 45:7
I'm not a Christian, btw, and I think the implications are hee-larious.
2006-09-19 20:35:21 · answer #5 · answered by wideawake42 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
God is not responsible for Satan's evil ways. Satan is out to kill,steal and destroy and take alot of souls with him. God wants to use his followers to stop Satan by giving us the authority in Jesus name to share the gospel of Jesus Christ to those who are lost.
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2006-09-19 20:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by Pashur 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nope God created everything - hence the name "CREATOR"
At least that is what the Christians are spewing
2006-09-19 20:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
the devil made himself. God has nothing to do with it. when God created him he was good, but the devil made himself.
2006-09-19 20:34:01 · answer #8 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
God did not create man.
Man created God.
Let go of your superstitions and fears, your mythologies, then you will be of free will.
2006-09-19 20:35:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
we did from free will
2006-09-19 20:33:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋