I know quite a few, just wanted to hear your thoughts from scripture.
2007-02-05 15:10:28 · 12 answers · asked by wisdom 4 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
2007-02-05 15:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I say to myself, God is my only defense, believe and pray to God
for help. Ask God to bless you with wisdom,knowledge and understanding. Ask God to take away your spirit of fear.
So that you can stand against Satan. Salvation, shield of faith, the truth, and righteousness are other things to ask God to give you through Jesus to overcome Satan. Books burn, Crosses fall off the wall and break. Jesus said he would never leave you nor forsake you. That is the truth
2007-02-05 23:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by 1234 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by staying in prayer, knowing that satan is a lier and a deciever. by being covered by the Lords spiritual blood. 1 Cor. 15:58
2007-02-05 23:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by onyx maiden 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Stop believing that there is such a thing as Satan.
2007-02-05 23:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by Screamin' Banshee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constant prayer, Once you pray in Jesus' name, satan flees away scared. Also, avoid serious sin, inorder that you may not become seperated from God. REad the Bible and learn from it. peace.
2007-02-05 23:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
By turning away from sin and we can do this and awesome stuff with Jesus starts happening in your life too!
2007-02-05 23:16:02 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus Freak 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
accept the good and bad
then life will be complete
2007-02-05 23:34:14 · answer #7 · answered by wb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
silver cross and a bottle of holy water?
2007-02-05 23:13:46 · answer #8 · answered by uhohspaghettiohohs 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just stop believing in him. He is imaginary.
2007-02-05 23:16:49 · answer #9 · answered by Alex 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ignore you, for one.
2007-02-08 18:31:28 · answer #10 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋