People always say good always triumphs over evil...God is always superior to Satan..I wonder what world they live in, there are some good things and some bad things and have yet to measure how one is in greater "quantity" ( or qualitity for that matter) than the other..
So, is there a war between God and Satan? Are they like two "gods"? When I say "god" , note that I mean a superhuman being who has the power to make you do things you seemingly have no control over (which both qualify), i.e do "evil" things or "good" things.
2006-12-18 10:34:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you follow the theory of being born of sin, yes.
2006-12-18 10:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God allows free-will. He gives us the ability to choose. In doing that, there is a chance of rebellion. C.S. Lewis said that God gives us the ability to choose to love Him. In doing this He risk the chance that we will reject Him, but love out of choice is the only love worth having (I'm paraphrasing from Mere Christianity). Satan was the first rebel. He was created by God to serve Him, but brought about a rebellion instead. Paul speaks of Satan being the 'god of this world' in that so many devote their lives to his ways, and therefore knowingly or unknowingly serve him. Satan can not make a person do something against their will. God could, but allows man a right to choose.
Why does God allow this? Why doesn't He simply destroy Satan and remove evil from the world? I think one reason is because He wants to show His care over those that follow Him. If we never experience pain, how can we appreciate comfort? If we never know bad times, how do we appreciate the good times?Good will eventually triumph over evil and God will reward those who remained faithful to Him.
I recommend that you read Mere Christianity. It will probably answer some of your questions.
2006-12-18 18:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by htimseregor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan cannot do anything to God's children,( that are saved) without asking God. Satan tried to be like God and got cast out of heaven.
2006-12-18 18:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by iwant_u2_wantme2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are not born sinners -- we become sinners by making very poor choices!
No, satan is not a god -- he is God's prosecuting attorney (adversary).
Do you believe everything people say? Read the Book of Job if you think good always triumphs over evil.
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2006-12-18 18:37:11 · answer #4 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is the bottom line. As simple as that. I think Brother Paul said it best in Galatians - If our gospel is hid it is hid to them that are lost. In whom the god of this world (Satan) has blinded the minds of them that believe not.
Satan's position of god of this world was given to him title deed, at the fall of man (Adam) When Adam willfully disobeyed God's Garden law, he handed mans God's given right of Dominion (we read about in the Book of Genesis) over to Satan.
This is also seen in the Temptations of Jesus, where Satan took Jesus up to a high mountain and showed him the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, and said to Jesus. All these things I will give you if you will bow down and worship me. Notice what Jesus reply was? He didn't dispute Satan's claim. He replied; Thy shall worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thy serve.
We are born sinners! With that sinful nature. Thats why we dont have to be taught how to be bad. But, we do have to be taught how to be good.
God created mankind with two abilities. (1) Man was created with the ability to have a spontaneous relationship with him. And (2) With the ability to act independently of his will.
2006-12-18 18:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by n_007pen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It means you are born imperfect, not in sin. Imperfection is what allows us to die. Yes, of course there is a war between Satan and the Heavenly armies, but don't worry, everyone knows who's going to win.
2006-12-18 18:44:33 · answer #6 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we were given free will, we choose our paths. And were are born out of original sin, that does not mean we belong to Satan first. However, we will all sin in our lives. it recognizing the sin and asking for forgiveness.
2006-12-18 18:53:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, we are NOT born sinners.
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. "
Ezekiel 18: 20
The idea of the original sin is misunderstood. The results of Adam and Eve's sin is that we all die, not that we inherit their sin.
So, to answer your question, no we do not first belong to Satan. As children, we are sin free, and "learn" how to sin when we realize what is right and wrong and fall into temptation.
2006-12-18 18:44:12 · answer #8 · answered by TG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in a way there are two "gods" but only one is truly God. However, we did NOT belong to Satan, we were just born into sin. We're all sinners even if we give ourselves to God... sin in itself does not make us Satan's followers, its the deliberate refusal to repent for our sins that makes us his.
2006-12-18 18:38:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. We are not born sinners. We are born innocent and pure.
There is no such thing as original sin. We are accountable for our own choices, transgressions and sins. We are also blessed for our faith and obedience to God. Is there a war going on between God and Satan? Yes, there is. Satan, Lucifer, is one of God's sons as is Jesus. Jesus chose to follow God and to carry out His plan by agreeing to be our Savior, to carry out the divine sacrifice of atoning for our sins. Satan rebelled against God, preferring to do away with our agency and thus forcing all of us to do right and have no sin and guarantee our return to God's presence. That would have thwarted God's plan for our growth and development. We live by faith and learn by our mistakes in order to know the difference for ourselves between good and evil. Good is represented by Jesus and evil is represented by Satan. Neither has the power to force our behavior. We always have the power of agency to choose our own behavior. We choose to follow good or evil and reap the reward or punishment of that behavior depending upon our choices.
Finally, yes, God is superior to Satan. Christ is superior to Satan and God has given us power to be stronger than Satan as well. He can torment and tempt us and bind us with the chains of hell only if we give in to his temptations. Christ promised us that we would not be tempted above our abilities to resist. Thus, it by choice when we yield to sin. As it states in scripture, he has power to bruise our heal but we have power to crush his head.
2006-12-18 18:46:45 · answer #10 · answered by rac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. We are all slaves to sin and Satan is the Father of Sins and the Father of Lies, so to answer your question before we turn to Christ, we are all children of Satan.
2006-12-18 19:52:55 · answer #11 · answered by robin rmsclvr25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋