Do you believe in Satan too??

Question

People always blame war & socially out cast others purly coz of religion.
I have been told that if i dont have a religion then i cant justify living & it would be hard for me to be happy because i would have nothing good to look forward to in life because i am not guided by any religious books.

There has always been stories in the news about every religion & the bad things that each have produced but there is one religion which i have not actualy seen which stirs up so much hate.

it is satanism
In the bible Satan was the 1 putting bad thoughts into peoples minds?
But people who start war & do bad things are not Satan worshipers but instead Christians & other religions so who is2 say this is the wrong path to take?
I have never heard anything about this religion starting wars,
it would guide me through life by providing me with a strong beliefe of how to obtain a fulfilling life by its books
& it would provide me with something to pray to.What do you think should i convert?

Answer 1

I believe in Santa

Answer 2

God created all things-even Satan who is a fallen Angel who was cast out of heaven by disobeying God. God our Father would like us to have a relationship with us but does not force this on us. We are free to choose whether we will or not.Anyone can start this relationship with him by prayer or just having a private conversation with him. If we persevere and try and do the right thing then he will help us live the right way. Now Satan has the power to put evil temptations into peoples(Christians too) minds. We therefore make a choice to do the good thing or the wrong action. Do I hand in the purse I find or should I keep it? God gives us the strength to resist Satan if we ask for it and also ask forforgiveness of our sins. There are Alpha courses available at churches all over the country if you want to investigate. May God-The Lord Jesus Christ bless you.

Answer 3

Satan is The One BEHIND Apostate Christianity, which you just described! So, becoming a Satan worshipper isn't going to get you any further away from the trouble! I STRONGLy recommend that you search for True Christianity, by doing an In-Depth Study of the Bible! Don't go by what anyone tells you the BIble teaches ... Find out what it REALLY teaches for yourself! Consider --if you will-- what the Scriptures themselves have to say about so-called Christianity ... It ISN'T what they'd have you believe! :

Christendom Has Betrayed God and the Bible :
> Unbiblical Doctrines
> Ungodly Actions
> Not Christian!
http://www.watchtower.org/library/pr/index.htm?article=article_04.htm

Who Is Behind All Evil? :
- Are Evil Forces at Work?
> Satan---Myth or Sinister Reality?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20021015/article_01.htm

The End of False Religion Is Near!
- What Is False Religion?
- How Will It End?
- How Will You Be Affected?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/kn37/article_01.htm

True Teachings that Please God ...
http://watchtower.org/e/20050715/article_02.htm

Does God Really Care About Us? :
> An Earth Free From Suffering
- How Can We Know There Is a God?
- God Informs Us about His Purposes
- The Wonderful Gift of Free Will
> Why God Has Permitted Suffering
- What Has Been the Result of Rebellion?
- God's Purpose Moves Toward Fulfillment
- How We Know We Are in 'the Last Days'?
> The Marvelous New World of God's Making
- The New World's Foundation Now Being Formed
http://watchtower.org/e/dg/index.htm

“The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth”---How?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/20041001/article_01.htm

How Should We Pray?
http://www.watchtower.org/e/19960715/article_01.htm

True Christians are NO part of the cause of the world's great pains! They are treated by the world just like Christ & his apostles were treated ...

Jehovah's Witnesses?:
- Who Are They?
- Their Modern Development and Growth
- What Do They Believe?
- The Good News They Want You to Hear
- Ways They Use to Share the Good News
- Practical Value of the Good News to Your Community
- Their Worldwide Organization and Work
- Questions Often Asked by Interested People
- Our Invitation to You
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm

Answer 4

I believe in opposition.
If there is a God, there is a Devil.
If there is a Heaven, there is a Hell.
If there is a Right, there is a Wrong.
If there is black, there is white.
If there is male, there is female.
If there is a lie, there is a truth.

It would be inconsistent in the universe and in science to NOT have an opposition IN ALL THINGS.

It is not possible to have neutral things.

So, there must be a Devil, Satan, Lucifer; whatever you want to call him, because there is a God, because without God or Satan there is only neutral, because God stands for right and truth and good and Satan is the exact opposite. Good does not come merely from nowhere. It cannot come from neutral.
Neutrality does not bring on a positive or a negative. That is not possible.
So there is an opposition to all things.

There is a God.
There is good.
There is a Heaven.
There is right, and there is wrong,
and there is a Satan.

Answer 5

If you want to die an eternal death, I say go for it. But, if you want a blisfull after life, christianity is the way to go. Some wars are fought to defend religious beleifs and are entered into for that reason. Most, however, are started over hatred and greed, which are atributes of satan, not God. Just becuase a predominatly christian nation is at war does not mean it's a just cause. Claiming to be a Christain and being one is two totally different things. Although most consider the United States a Christain nation, we still legalize the murder of innocent babies. The banner we wave and the life we live are sometimes very different.

2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

The United States was once a God-Fearing nation and was built upon the moral precepts of God's word. And we have drifted very far from those early days and the faith that made this nation strong. Have you read were the U.S. will be in the end times in Revelations? It's not in there.
Psa 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.
My vote is for Jesus Christ. Not the one that brought sin death and destruction into the world.

God Bless

Answer 6

Matthew 7:21-23 tells us that "not everyone saying to me Lord, Lord will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of the father who is in the heavens, will".
Unfortunately, when you read the bible, you will see that most religions are not practicing what the bible teaches, so there fore can not be worshipping God in the way that he approves.
Today, religion has got a lot to answer for,in the shape of wars etc, but please do not blame Jehovah for the state that the world is in. 1 John 5:19 tells us that "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one". So, according to the bible, there is a devil and yes, he is wicked, but these religions will have to answer to him very soon.

Answer 7

There is a Satan, and he's nothing to play around with. It is his job to destroy people though deception. He is very good at it. Just as certain things upon the natural earth can only be explained by the existence of God, there are also events that point to the existence of Satan. Call it what you will, but the facts show that evil does exist. Questioners---many sincere--- often want Christians to "prove" that God exists. I would like for someone to definitively prove to me that a spirit of evil does not exist in this world. If evil does exist, where does it come from?

Answer 8

its up to you to make the chose but just remember that satan is the master lier and decever he does what ever it will take to slow down god from comming back because when god comes back satan will be cast in to the lake of fire with all the other sinners and demons remember even the demon ask jesus to send them in to the heard of swin so they can run off into the sea then to go back to hell . and if satan is the king of it then why did the demons didnt wont to go back where their king was at and if they didnt like being there then i know i wouldnt either . just do some research and read your holy bible and go to church and ask questions to the priest or minister or elders of the church and most important pray about the question that you have . and learn the history of the religion and let god direct you in your path (the father in heaven ). HOPE this helps .

Answer 9

Bad things don't come from good people.
But you would get hurt inviting evil into your life. That is all satan wants to do to you. Hurt you. He has deceived you into thinking that all bad things happen from good and bad people so its ok to be evil. This is a lie.

God does not eliminate first order evil such as pain because it is a logically necessary component for goods such as sympathy. God could have eliminated second order evils such as cruelty, but to do so would remove freedom of will. If God intervened in every evil, it would erode human responsibility, and the laws of nature.

there are advantages of a world in which free men face challenges, and have the capacity to affect others. The existence of evil, give men the opportunity to perform act which show men at their best. Many evils spur men into action. A world without evils, would be a world without which men could not show sympathy, forgiveness, compassion and self sacrifice.

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Answer 10

In the majority of cases, i'd be surprised if those who religions are founded around (ie. jesus, mohamed, etc) actually wanted 2 start "religions".

each had a message of how we can better ourselves and our environment, and those are the basics of righteousness in most religions. each saw th@ we suffered with our own psychological/spiritual burdens, and having gone thru similar ruts themselves, offered the routes th@ they took out 2 those they met.

essentially, why not look @ urself and decide what u can do 2 be a happier, more genuine and living character? what could u do with adding 2 ur personality and what could u do with losing? (i aint tryin 2 say i think u got issues i'm just translatin the function of religion!)

these are the building blocks of having an genuine/authentic awareness of spiritual dynamics/occurences as this draws u 2 understand things such as "what actually happens when i'm tempted", for example.

religion has been misused, but does th@ mean th@ the religion is responsible or is it the individual? religion isnt perfect, but i think its misguided 4 us 2 assume th@ a misguided person who kills "in the name of God" 4 example, actually follows an enlightened being's message. said in another way; the actions and intentions of people define themselves, not their religion, and thus we are still 2 find out what th@ religion's message is.

the intention of me writin all this is th@ i think th@ God is bein misrepresented 2 varying degrees by religions, and the variation increases when u observe the individuals in those religions. as a result, people move away 4rm God. this may be healthier in a way, because it will just force us 2 look 4 God in another way.

Answer 11

I sounds to me that you are very logical and intelligent.

Some people NEED religion for the reasons that you described. But it sounds to me that you can be very happy as a logical, independent thinker. Don't covert to a religion that will have you blindly follow fairy tales created by men to control, teach, and govern (which is what I believe religion is). It's not ALL bad and most people have good intentions, but you seem to have a better grasp on things than most religious people that I know.