2007-01-13 08:20:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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
2007-01-17 03:47:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are only two spiritual paths a person chooses to take in life...the path to Heaven or the path to hell. You either worship God or you worship Satan...there is no in-between. To deliberately attribute the work of God to Satan is the same as blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Only an evil person would dare to attribute the work of God to Satan.
2007-01-13 08:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by ava 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you likely have not ben in the habit of bowing your self earlier a throne of devil in worship or been in the habit of giving the devil praise. shall we no longer take this concern to extremes no longer suggested in the scripture. (Matthew Chap 12) What the scripture does obviously say is that calling the Spirit of the Lord, the spirit of devil, fairly of giving God the honor for the miracles the Pharisees are witnessing is blaspheming. Many have jumped to unrational conclusions, saying that only because they cursed and used harsh words at somebody else or because they hated God for a lengthy time period, it is blaspheming. it isn't. examine your heart, someone can nevertheless honestly examine what they have reported and achieved. Did you witness God doing a touch miracle and then provide glory to the devin fairly? Did you seem up at heaven and make contact with God, the devil, once you recognize he's not any longer? those who do such issues have a authentic puzzling heart and could under no circumstances melt sufficient to be able to even trust in the affection of God. Do you've a puzzling heart like the Pharisees did? From the concern of your question it type of feels to me that you're searching for only that, the affection of God. "All way of sin will be forgiven men..." Matthe Chap 12. in case you want forgiveness only communicate with the Lord and search for him out. "to each and each who knocks, the door will be opened. anybody who asks, recieves." Luke Chap 11 wish that enables some Jesus Loves You
2016-10-31 00:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by ridinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God cannot adopt evil... satan is pro-creatus (evil seed) satan created his own evil deception and being deceived speaks for a native tongue of lies and is the father of them... this satan, is like a chicken with it's head cut off... i am washed in the blood and it's days are numbered before going to hell.
Cast into hell for this, then released he lies and does evil, he doesn't get it... worship affectionately the Masters Jesus feet and fall down affectionately kissing them.
2007-01-13 08:26:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
attributing the work of god to satan does not make sense...that would just reverse god with satan and then the definitions of each would change.
2007-01-13 08:23:35 · answer #5 · answered by Isuck,Usuck,Weallsuck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is the very popular "pick and choose" method which helps resolve christians from feeling bad, and helps comfort christians when they want to feel good. It has nothing to do with actually worshipping the devil, but they need something to make them feel better about bad things that happen in the real world. By crediting some imaginary bad guy, they can feel better.
2007-01-13 08:25:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because even if it was created by satan, you would still have to choose to worship him as a seperate issue.
It's a load of horsegibberish anyways, god doesn't exist.
2007-01-13 08:24:24 · answer #7 · answered by Dr. Socks 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if God created everything, God created Satan.
And if you worship God, then you worship Satan.
So yes.
I think.
2007-01-13 08:24:43 · answer #8 · answered by The Lord Amen Ra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do so many people post questions like this one that make absolutely no sence at all? what a waste of time.
2007-01-13 08:25:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am lead here by God, I know Him and I have no fear of Him letting go of me.
2007-01-13 08:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by rezany 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋