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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

2007-01-10 03:41:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The funny thing about your question is that if you ask if you've committed the unforgiveable sin, then you probably haven't done it. The unforgiveable sin is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. For example, someone who has constantly rejected God all his life and won't listen to the pleadings of the Holy Spirit in his heart. Eventually he will become numb to its pleadings and will be completely closed off to salvation. He will not be lost because of a lack of trying on God's part, but because of his own stubbornness. Eventually, it would be like setting an alarm for a deaf person.

2007-01-09 07:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0 0

sure. it really is how I realize it after I examine the Bible. The Pharisees were accusing Jesus of delivering human beings from disease or demons by way of the flexibility of Beelzebub. They did see a religious ability heal, and accused that religious ability (Holy Spirit) of evil. Jesus stated blaspemy of the Holy Spirit isn't forgiven in this age or contained in the age to come back. So? i think there are on the spot conscequences. i don't believe of someone can lose salvation over it. Born lower back Christians receives severe self-discipline, that would very last for extremely a lengthy time period.

2016-12-28 13:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by koizumi 2 · 0 0

The unforgivable sin or blaspheme against the Holy Spirit can only be done by God’s elect when they are delivered up for a testimony.

Matt.12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

Mark 3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

Luke 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
Luke 12:11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Luke 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

Mark 13:11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

Luke 21:12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
Luke 21:13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
Luke 21:14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

The unforgivable sin will not happen because that God’s elect cannot wait for the opportunity, adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

2007-01-09 07:26:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The only unforgivable sin is the sin you didn't ask forgiveness for.

2007-01-09 07:25:50 · answer #5 · answered by lilmama 4 · 0 1

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