2006-12-04 13:54:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is no Satan.
2006-12-04 13:55:23 · answer #1 · answered by Tom B 4 · 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 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
2006-12-07 12:24:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan = Santa
2006-12-04 21:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by Tom C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan forms part of the Christian religion only, in that it represents or symbolises evil whether figuratively or symbolically or in spirit. Generally, I have found, if you are not a Christian you dont believe in Satan as a concept.
2006-12-04 22:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by hippiegirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither a man or a woman satan is a spirit creature! and posing as a god through False religion he gets the worship of those who don't know the true God and worship anything fropm false religion to idols and gods they have made by their hand in the form of statues Crosses saints etc.!
2006-12-04 21:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by I speak Truth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure how you could discuss Satan without religious reference. In any case, Satan was an angel Lucifer, and angels are supposedly sexless.
2006-12-04 21:57:02 · answer #6 · answered by Julian A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my view, it cannot be either; simply because it is a nonexistent entity based on human ignorance, uncertainty and fear of the unknown! Ignorance must have an excuse for everything in life!
The following URL may answer your Question in more detail!
Happy reading!
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_sat1.htm
2006-12-04 22:23:34 · answer #7 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan is sexless. It is whatever form or entity you choose to make it, if you even believe in it at all.
2006-12-04 21:56:00 · answer #8 · answered by Alx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan if it existed would have to be both sexes as was God.
2006-12-04 21:58:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
satan has no gender.
he is spirit < notice "he" because "he" is default i guess you could say it but then it sounds like satan is an object
PS: Satan Sux.
2006-12-04 21:58:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋