NO. YOU WILL!
2006-10-24 13:30:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous 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 Gods 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’s 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
2006-10-24 13:33:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The devil is in everyone.
When a man murders another man, there is the devil.
When a woman cheats on her boyfriend, there is the devil.
When a father kicks out his son for being gay, there is the devil.
When a mother does not accept her daughter's decisions, there is the devil.
Everyone has capacity for evil. We don't need an evil god to make things worse.
2006-10-24 20:32:22 · answer #2 · answered by Rev Kev 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope, the devil done let me down; I believe in me now. Oh, Ms. Lucy Fur wasn't without her charms but You just can't trust that ill begotten nature of Hers. So that's it, I told her no more; I can't go on with this; I don't believe in You anymore Lucy. I think She understood, there were some tears and the usual "We can make this work!" nonsense but enough is enough!
2006-10-24 20:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope,i am a dark pagan.and i dont believe in evil neither.it is the thing that makes ppl do what they think in their minds.and to chris j,bless the Goddess of Earth!glad to see there is more of my ppl in this world of beauty.
blessed be,
Lord Ashka Darkness )O(
2006-10-24 23:02:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. There's no devil, god, souls, minds, heaven, hell, life after death, ghosts, magic psychics, etc. Grow up.
2006-10-24 20:32:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. And I won't. I don't believe in fairy tales. Feel free to return to your regularly scheduled brainwashing.
2006-10-24 20:32:52 · answer #6 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that he is real, and there is a hell, and that he will eventually end up there, as I have read the end of the book.
2006-10-24 20:33:13 · answer #7 · answered by trainer53 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A literal devil, no.
And no, I won't.
2006-10-24 20:32:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
nope, i ama Pagan and i do not need a threat of an eternity of punishment to makie me faithful to my gods.
2006-10-24 20:33:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
nope i dont .. have no reason to
and have plenty of " advisors " telling me not to worry about such things
2006-10-24 20:34:18 · answer #10 · answered by Peace 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋