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2007-03-05 09:28:33 · 9 answers · asked by black_dragon 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He can destroy satan as well, but to test us he had let him remian alive to decieve us. So, that those who obey satan shall be punished and those who obey God shall be rewarded.
You see, manifetation of truth can be done through existense of evil. We can recogonise day only if night is there. That's why God created satan
2007-03-07 21:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Satan claimed God was unjust in not letting him rule. Others believed Satan. To destroy him would make the others wonder if he was right. God let Satan's plan play out and now the universe sees that Satan is unjust & where sin leads.
At the end, Satan's soul will be destroyed and there will be no more sin - ever.
Edit:
Mark 10:28 "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him [God] which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
2007-03-05 17:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God cannot destroy souls.
Your arguments ignore the proper, formal understanding of the concept of omnipotence.
The fact is that a supreme being, God, cannot act in an illogical manner with respect to that being's divine and perfect attributes. Hence, God cannot make a rock so big that He could not move it, nor could God do anything that would be a logical contradiction to His divine nature.
Omnipotence means God can do everything that is possible. Omnipotence doesn’t mean that God can do anything. The concept of omnipotence has to do with power, not ability per se. In fact, there are many things God can’t do, e.g.,
- God can’t make square circles.
- God cannot lie.
-**God cannot create a morally free creature that couldn’t choose evil or the creature would not be morally free to choose.**
-God cannot destroy what He has made in His own image.
None of these, though, have to do with power. Instead, they are logically contradictory, and therefore contrary to God’s rational nature.
2007-03-05 17:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ask Mr. Religion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why should he? God don't need to destroy anything. And besides, it was to prove a point. That God rules and he can either destroy ones soul, or let it suffer, for as long as God feels it needed, to teach one a lesson.
Just as your parents, make you suffer for your disobidence. They could take you out, but what purpose, would that do? Would you have learned anything? NO! So then, what would you do? If it was you, what would you do, if your children, raised a hand against you? Would you take their life? Or let them live with their mistakes. so they can learn from it?
2007-03-05 17:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satan doesn't have a "soul" since he is a pure spirit. Souls belong to human beings. But in any case, both souls and spirits are immortal, so God cannot destroy them - not because he lacks the power to do so, but because doing so would reverse his eternal plan to create such beings immortal.
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2007-03-05 17:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God has never destroyed a soul! He has the power to do so, but has never to my knowledge said he has done so.
2007-03-05 17:36:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of God destroying souls...?? To what are you referring?
2007-03-05 17:33:46 · answer #7 · answered by and_y_knot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cuz when the end comes God wants to keep satan as his primary biatch!
2007-03-05 17:35:03 · answer #8 · answered by Triskelion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason why, if Republicans really believe their "liberal media" myth, they don't do anything to "correct" the situation.
It's easy and convenient to have a scapegoat for everything one doesn't like.
2007-03-05 17:33:40 · answer #9 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋