God and the Devil?

Question

Here is the idea. For the sake of the question and despite any negative opiniona of christianity, God exists and is all powerful. God is the personifcation of Good. Satan exists and is the personification of Evil. If God hates evil, why does he allow Satan to be exist>

Answer 1

Exactly why I think organized religion is a joke. It contradicts itself too much and there are too many of them. Which one is right? Better pick the right one or you are screwed! See... it's a joke.

Answer 2

I don't agree that God is the personification of good, but rather of a pureness of a human. In a way God was the first human. I do agree that Satan is the personification of evil, but only when given the chance. See Satan only finds God when God fails to deliver or when God makes a terrible mistake. Satan awaits while Gods intelect is at work. God allows Satan to exist by keeping the potential to use his intelect for another idea.

Answer 3

The devil does not exist. The concept of a devil goes back to the earliest days of man when he danced around a fire chanting. Fire came from volcanos and so the devil or evil being lived beneath the ground surrounded by fire. Good spirits went up to the heavens and bad spirits went underground to the place of fire where this evil being lived. I have a 500 page book on the origin of the devil plus origins of many other man-made myths. Interesting stuff. Apparently we still are very primitive if we believe in spirits, ghosts, witches, the devil, etc. The belief in God is another matter because as we gaze into the heavens on a dark, starry night we begin to realize that someone, or some thing must have created all of this. Even great scientists like Albert Einstein and others believed in a supreme being that created the universe. Myth? Perhaps, but I don't think so even after reading many books on the subject, none of which totally ignored the possibility of a supreme spirit that created the universe.

Answer 4

That's a very good question and no offense was taken.

God does hate evil. However, when Adam and Eve were created, God had GIVEN earth to man. They were not supposed to eat from the 'tree of knowledge', but Satan took the form of a serpent and went to Eve. Satan went directly against the will of God and disobeyed by 'speaking as a serpent.' Satan convinced Eve that it was okay for her to eat of the fruit, even though God had told Adam that they would surely die. (meaning a spiritual death, not a physical one) Satan told Eve, but God would surely not make you die. Well, Adam was standing right there with her, but failed to stop her. She ate of the forbidden fruit and she convinced Adam to do the same.

They had not followed God's direct order and had fallen from grace. Since by His own words, he had committed the earth to man, He could not intercede. And that is true to this day.

See, Lucifer was one of God's top Archangels, but he had disobeyed God's direct order. That's where St. Michael, the mightiest Archangel came in, and he, by God's order, cast Satan from heaven. So, earth belongs to man...and Satan and all of his works until the end of days. Then, Satan will be cast into the Lake of Fire for 1,000 years while God reigns on earth.

So, I hope this helped you a bit. It's just the quick version but right out of the Bible. (Genesis)

Answer 5

God is a creator he created Satan with a free will to do as he wills with the consequences of judgement.For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.He has a short time left before judgement.
Why did God create man?

Answer 6

In the islam the story is like this that before God created adam satan was a good guy. in fact he was so good that he was placed among the angels. but when God created adam he asked all of the angels to bow down 2 him (adam) and they all did except satan. then God kicked out satan from heaven but before he went satan asked God if He could let him live till the end of time cause of all his good deeds and God said "yes" because satan was a good guy. was.

Answer 7

How about this: Human beings needed an explanation for why some people were "good" and others were "bad". So they made up this convenient fairy tale about an all-powerful God who is Good and another being who is the personification of Evil. It worked for a long time, but then the people who were "good" started doing really "evil" things, and the people who were "evil" started to do "good" things. Now what explanation is there? What fairy tale can explain this?

Answer 8

God's sovereignty was questioned at Genesis 3:15 God's right to rule.
Read the bible book of Job.

Answer 9

It is in his divine plan. I wish I knew. But I know that Adam gave his authority to satan when he sinned. So God, instead of being unjust and taking the authority back, had a plan. This plan was laid before Adam sinned. The plan was that someone who could be righteous and obey all of his commands would have to die for all. Because only he is holy, He died for us. Now through that death, we can have eternal life.

SATAN WILL GET HIS DUE IN THE END.

Answer 10

Mortal life is only temporary. Can evil exist without death?

Answer 11

here are some people who use the presence of suffering and evil in this world as grounds to lose hope and perhaps even to reject God. However, according to the Final Book, the limited free will and reason of human beings destroys that argument. We are responsible for what we do, and must bear the consequences - that is the liability or price of freedom. The evil that we do and suffer from is chosen by us and not by God,


"...God wills no wrong to His creation." [3:108]

However, God also guarantees us that aside from our own evil actions and their effects, God Himself will put us through some trials and tribulations here on earth - but the key is they will never be more than we can handle, and they may even be good for us,


"If misfortune touches you [know that] similar misfortune has touched [other] people as well; for it is by turns that We apportion unto men such days [of fortune and misfortune]: and [this] to the end that God might mark out those who have attained to faith, and choose from among you such as [with their lives] bear witness to the truth - since God does not love evildoers - and that God might render pure of all dross those who have attained to faith, and bring to nought those who deny the truth. Do you think that you could enter Paradise unless God takes cognizance of your having striven hard [in His cause], and takes cognizance of your being patient in adversity?" [3:140-142]
"God does not burden any human being with more than he is well able to bear: in his favour shall be whatever good he does, and against him whatever evil he does..." [2:286]


An integral part of our being aware of God is hope and patience in times of hardship. In fact, the loss of hope is actually one of the symptoms of rejection of God,


"[Prophet Abraham] exclaimed, `And who - other than those who have utterly lost their way - could ever abandon the hope of his Sustainer's grace?'" [15:56]

The greatest source of hope is that God shall allow those people who accept Him to enter Paradise and, more importantly, to be close to Him. The Final Book contains many references on Paradise, and also on Hell, the destination of those people who knowingly reject God. Paradise is quite literally a place of indescribable joy, whereas Hell is its indescribable opposite (both places are given only partial descriptions in the Book). While the inhabitants of Paradise are permanent dwellers, the inmates of Hell are not necessarily imprisoned there forever; there are some who shall ultimately be freed,


"[But] verily, as for those who attain to faith and do righteous deeds - the gardens of Paradise will be there to welcome them; therein will they abide, [and] never will they desire any change therefrom." [18:107-108]
"And whoever rebels against God and His Apostle and transgresses His bounds, him will He commit unto fire, therein to abide; and shameful suffering awaits him." [4:14]

"There shall come out of Hell-fire he who has said `There is no deity except God' and who has in his heart goodness weighing a barley-corn; then there shall come out of Hell-fire he who has said `There is no deity except God' and who has in his heart goodness weighing a grain of wheat; then there shall come out of Hell-fire he who has said `There is no deity except God' and who has in his heart goodness weighing an atom." - the Last Messenger