2007-03-08 19:18:11 · 21 answers · asked by Lawrence 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hi,
no, not possible. if someone believes in satan, they are knowingly taking a stand against God. So they believe in God, so does satan by the way.
2007-03-08 19:22:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sandra Dee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by "Devil" you mean a supernatural being whose sole intention is punishment, harm, and ill will, then I should think yes. The Greek Gods, I think, bear more than a little resemblance to the description I've given. Unlike the Christian God, Zeus and all the others did not preach altruism or self-restraint, and often punished people because they were jealous and whatnot. The Trojan War is a nice example of this. Moreover, the Greek didn't seem to believe in a Heaven - only an Underworld ruled by Hades.
2007-03-08 19:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by tigertrot1986 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once postulated that the Devil, aka Satan, and God , were two sides of the same coin to a Jehovah's Witness, and he freaked out and ran away.
It was only in the middle ages that the name Satan referred to this new anti-God. It was decided that this image was the driver of all the things women did that men didn't understand. The whole story is a mess of potage, actually. It's not a pretty story.
2007-03-08 19:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that people can reach points in their lives where they believe that there is no good in the world and that God doesn't exist. Those same people may believe that the Devil is at work. The absense of a God and the belief in only the Devil seems like a dismal existence, but it is possible.
2007-03-08 19:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by mj 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on what you think the Devil is? If you believe in the Devil and not God, I would guess that means the Devil is God, so Yes and No. However, the traditional definiton of the Devil is anti-God, so without God there is no devil, just as there would be no lie without truth or no matter without energy.
2007-03-08 19:24:04 · answer #5 · answered by paladin.macroberts 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sort of do. I have courted extreme evil, found it in the most unlikely of people. I've seen someone possessed before, felt the pull of addiction and greed for money. The Devil is a very real forse in each one of us, the part of a human that can kill and desire to hurt.
Yet god- is only nature to me. The everything of the universe, nothing but a blade of grass or a droplet of water full of microorganisms. It is all encompassing and doesn't really mean "good guy" it is an objective force....
2007-03-08 19:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satanists worship the devil, therefore he is their 'god'.
By the way, according to the Word of Yahweh (bible); Idolatry is a sin.
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant - not of
the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit
gives life.
-- 2 Corinthians 3:6
A new covenant -- God willingly entered into a new agreement
with us, his creatures, sealed it with the blood of his Son Jesus,
and sent the Spirit to give us the power to live the life of this
new covenant. God has made a covenant of love and grace with us.
The Almighty has then turned around and made us worthy and
competent to share that covenant with others. No wonder it is life
giving: it brings life to us and through us!
2007-03-08 19:28:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Freemasons, believe God is the devil
2007-03-08 19:24:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why could god created the devil? till meaning that god created the devil for evil. meaning that god isn't all stable. meaning that god does no longer exist. meaning I could be an atheist now.... I hate you nejnejnej88!
2016-11-23 16:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but what's the point? It'd be like believing in the Bogey Man but not Santa Claus. If you're going to have imaginary friends, at least go for the friendly ones.
2007-03-08 19:26:14 · answer #10 · answered by abram.kelly 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋