Why don't we blame the devil...?
If Jesus was attacked by the devil and evil demons, why do we not use this as a possibility for some of the evil in the world...
Does the devil exist and what are its powers ?
By the way the discovery of anti-truths, may prove that the story of Adam and Eve is true !!
2006-12-27 08:33:58 · 13 answers · asked by Caesar J. B. Squitti 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, fallen Archangel Lucifer existed/s. His power is limited to influencing that in the air. More accurately, That of the mind; perception and resoning and the emotions/heart. On a linear truth scale with God/God's word as absolute truth, He/She/It is Anti-truth.
BTW God's word is not a book or set of books but is the essence that existed inside Jesus. A very complex issue that can not be covered here in this forum.
2006-12-27 08:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by mike g 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no devil. There is no evil. Every Biblical reference of Satan, Devil, Anti-Christ can be shown by any good Biblical scholar as myth or extra-biblical interpretation.
Evil, or that which we call evil, is not an entity, but rather the result of human kind's acts of selfishness and separation from the God of creation. Physics will tell us that there is no such thing as darkness, only the absence of light. You cannot point to a thing that emits darkness. There is no such thing as cold, only the absence of heat. Refrigeration is an artificial imbalance of the relative tempature, nothing actually emits coldness, but rather we note the relative difference in tempature as a thing gains heat. There is no such thing as white, only the absence of pigment. We manipulate pigments, but there is really no such thing is a complete absence of pigmentation. Equally, I would suggest that there is no such thing as evil, only the absence of God and God's love. As we chose to separate ourselves from God, God's love, the will of God, we substitute our own desires. These desires lead to sin and acts that we eventually call evil. And just as you might think that you have seen the most evil that a person or a society can perpatrate, someone else comes along and does something worse. Therfore, logically, evil does not exist as an absolute, only as a result.
The blame is our own. Evil exists because we create it. And that is what the story of Adam and Eve is really all about, substituting the love and will of God for the desire of self.
2006-12-27 16:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by rogueknight17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was never attacked my any demons or the devil
he was temped my Satan but never attacked
and yes the devil does exist. he was one of God's angles and he was the most perfect angle but he became selfish and broke God's rules he was kicked out of Heaven and that is how Hell became.
the devil has power that is evil. he is the one that controls the demons and the evil in the world.
2006-12-27 16:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by momof2 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, while we can blame a lot of things on the devil. He came down from heaven mad and ready to cause problems.
Revelation 12:7 war broke out and he was tossed out.
Man as well as angels was given free will and then man chose to use his free will to hurt others. Can't blame either one.
That is like blaming your parents because you hit your sister.
When is man accountable for what he does?
2006-12-27 16:43:51 · answer #4 · answered by Steven 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the Devil dont deserve al the credit People make choices and we fail to realize sometimes we allow the devil the intervine and we open doors for him that why were suppose to put the armor of God on.
2006-12-27 16:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a bit confused, how does this prove Adam + Eve.Satan is to
blame for all that is wrong on this planet.He has no power over Jesus,God is the only thing Satan fears.He already knows his fate.Jesus will throw him into the pit forever.
2006-12-27 16:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We don't blame the devil I guess because the devil is bad, so we expect him to be bad. However, we expect God to be good, so many people are angry when God allows bad things to happen. It's not right, though. The devil does exist...
2006-12-27 16:40:01 · answer #7 · answered by Caroline 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anti truths? WTF are you talking about?
God made the devil!
The devil can't do anything unless god allows him to, right? Unless god isn't powerful enough to stop him.
If we assume that god IS powerful enough to stop him, then we know that for some reason he chooses not to. This is why blaming the devil is illogical.
Luckily it is neither god's or the devil's fault that there is evil in the world. They are both fictitious characters.
2006-12-27 16:40:00 · answer #8 · answered by A 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We don't blame the devil because the devil doesn't exist and even if it did exist according to the Old Testament it can only do harm if God allows it done. Therefore, ultimately it is God's fault.
2006-12-27 16:37:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Because Satan, or his designated demon, can really only talk to us and give suggestions. It's up to each human to agree or disagree with each proposal a demon makes. We ARE able to ignore the suggestions. Note that very few humans do, no matter how dumb the suggestions are. They have their judgment for making dumb suggestions; humans have their judgment for listening to them.
2006-12-27 16:46:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋