The same for Satan. Why are there so many christians etc. that believe in Satan and worry about him consuming their lives? Surely if there was NOBODY who believed that he existed then he wouldn't exist! Isn't that kind of what we want?
2006-12-26 16:41:04 · 30 answers · asked by Matt 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
when i say believe IN satan, I really meant believe that he exists and even think about him
2006-12-26 16:42:09 · update #1
You've been watching too many old Star Trek reruns. You know, the one where the Enterprise was trapped in orbit by an alien who once lived on Earth and was called Zeus. When the people of Greece quit believing in Gods, though, each God one by one died from disuse and returned to wherever their spirit came from. This alien once called Zeus eventually went the way of the earlier Gods when the captain and crew of the enterprise refused to worship Him.
The original Star Trek, although it was ground breaking in it's sci fi venue, was extremely humanistic and atheistic in its viewpoint.
So having said all this, no, God would not cease to exist. He existed before He created man. He can do just fine on His own even if no one believed in Him. But if you believe scripture, as I do scripture says there will always be a remnant of people who will remember Him and submit to His will.
2006-12-26 17:09:16 · answer #1 · answered by yagman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is God all by Himself. He doesn't need us, we need Him. If we don't acknowledge Him, the Word of God says that the rocks would cry out and praise Him. He made everything and His existence does not depend on us. If one merely says that satan does not exist does not make it so. He only has limited powers compared to God. satan is an imitator of God, he cannot duplicate God. If anyone says satan does exist then they are already deceived by him. No true Christian worries about satan. We know he can only do what God allows him to do. May God Bless You.
2006-12-26 16:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Christian who knows the word of God, the bible, does not worry about satan "consuming" them. Greater is He that is in us (God) than he who is in the world (satan).
To answer your question, let me liken it to this example: if you do not believe in gravity, and walk off a 20 story building, what is going to happen to you?
God's existence does not depend on how many people believe in Him. Neither will the disbelief of anyone negate that Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father. The truth is; human opinion, one way or another, cannot change it.
2006-12-26 16:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by Esther 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, in effect, what you are saying then, is that, if you get diagnosed say with cancer diabetes or even Leukemia, that all you have to do is believe they don't exist and you will be free from your diseases? I'm afraid that if this is the way you think you will get a huge shock one day and this could be very soon too you may find that your way of reasoning is truly flawed and does not work no matter how much you want it to work that way, you then have a false sense of security, so your security in fact is what doesn't exist in your belief
2006-12-26 17:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by I speak Truth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question was asked earlier today.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgXA7zl4lf5JS_qed.ivTFfsy6IX?qid=20061226092502AAcqbfG&show=7#profile-info-AA12156048
As for Christians consumed with satan, there are some that are ignorant or unbelieving concerning the Bible where it says that he is defeated, and is now subject to the authority of Jesus Christ that is vested in each and every believer. I basically make it a practice to think of him as little as possible. But he still exists.
2006-12-26 16:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by firebyknight 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If nobody believed in love, would it still exist?
If there are no minds in which these concepts can be conceived and comprehended and experienced, what would become of them? Would love exist as an abstract, floating about somewhere, waiting for something to feel it again? Or would this concept of love simply fade away with the consciousnesses which made it possible to exist?
Same goes for God. Would this concept exist independent of our minds? Does any concept exist on it's own?
2006-12-26 16:45:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your question presupposes that God does, in fact, exist. I don't know whether or not God exists, I couldn't possibly know that for a fact, but I do not believe that he does. I couldn't care less whether others believe that he exists, that's their choice. I would never tell anyone that God doesn't exist, how would I know? All I can say is that there is no God in my life. I don't want a world of non-believers. I just want others to respect my decision to not believe.
Lisa
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/secularhumanism/
2006-12-26 16:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats not the best point about satan, considering the fact that the #1 thing he thrives on is deception. The ability to deceive all humanity while making himself appear non-existent. God wants to be existent! he insists on it. Even though we cannot see him he wants our faith to be top priority.
2006-12-26 16:52:41 · answer #8 · answered by ConstElation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your god is only existing in your mind then you can think them out of existence.
The GOD of the Bible existed, exists, and will continue to exist no matter what I or anybody thinks about Him.
and when the day comes to meet my maker, I can at least say I believed
2006-12-26 16:46:36 · answer #9 · answered by Da_Bears70 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God's existence doesn't depend on us believing that he exists. Just like your existence doesn't depend on my believing that you exist. If someone locks you in a closet and then is killed and no one knows where you are. If we all forget about you... you still exist in the closet, right? I mean, you are still there regardless if anyone believes you exist. Right?
2006-12-26 16:46:02 · answer #10 · answered by edaily777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋