God cast the devil into hell and hell is like a prison for eternal punishment from which even God can't grant a pardon.
Then why am I always told that the devil is walking up and down the hallways of high schools tempting teenagers to do drugs and have pre-marital sex and those sorts of things? He even seems to be tempting me all day long.
A warden who allows his prisoners the freedom to go out and kill and rape would be terminated for incompetence. But God gets away with everything, right?
2007-03-13 16:29:38 · 16 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hey, this world would be pretty boring without evil, right? God is a writer, a director, not a warden.
"And it's so easy when you're evil...this is the life, you see, the devil tips his hat to me...I do it all because I'm evil, and I do it all for free...your tears are all the pay I'll ever need!"
2007-03-13 16:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
My my, we are confused arn't we.
Who ever is telling you that the devil is at work in the hallways of schools is really playing with your mind. God would never do anything to hurt people, people hurt themselves. God gave humans a will of their own to use as they see fit. If they want to do wrong with it, it is not God's fault but their own. If God did not give us a will of our own, we would blame him for holding us prisoners. It is very easy to blame God for all are problems, after all He has big shoulders to carry us when we fall.
Depending on the teachings a high school student has received at home or in school, they must use this teaching to distinguish right from wrong in the society we live in. With little life experience to fall on, mistakes are easly made but learned from. Drugs are a problem and an un-experienced youth knows it's wrong to use but curiosity and not the devil gets the best of him/her if they use. They used their free will to use or not use. When the youth gets older and has children of their own, they will fall back on their own life experience and tell their children not to use because it damages their brain. As for pre-marital sex, those are basic instincts every youth graves as they hit a certain age. In some cultures, it's ok to have sex at a very young un-married age, but our society has told us that pre-marital sex is taboo.
The teenage years are very experimental and difficult to live. Once past those years, life gets much easier.
So please don't blame God and don't beleive the person who told you the devil is walking the halls. God is allways in the halls watching and ready to pick you up when you fall.
2007-03-14 01:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by Moi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So the nasty old Devil is drivin..ya..crazy...is he?
Fight back!
Masterbate!
I wouldn't say the Warden is lousy. How could I!
I've never met the good warden.
Have you?
What is this ca-ca! (God gets away with everything)
Of course GOD (gets away) with everything)!
Why not! It's all his, (HIS STUFF). Ya Know what I mean...?
Do ya think God and the warden are (in) this free pass to rape and kill deal? I'm not sure.....?
Ask the Warden.
2007-03-14 10:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by DR OSCAR WILDE 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a big misconception for a lot of people.
Hell isn't a prison, it's the absents of god's love.
There are no torture devises waiting for you. It's just a distance from god which make you feel terrible, because god is the source of all love and happiness.
2007-03-13 23:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by theFo0t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say it is more like a judge that gives a criminal community service and then doesn't follow up. But then again if you read the Book of Job you see that the Judge makes bets with this criminal and encourages him to victimize people.
2007-03-14 08:30:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-03-13 23:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by Pantherempress 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, he lets you live, so I guess he is a tolerant God. Me? I would have struck you down with lightning long ago for failing to recognize the fact the Devil is in your soul.
2007-03-13 23:36:36 · answer #7 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe he's a bored warden?
oo,oo, I know...the warden wanted prisoners to love him of their free will. THen the warden sent down his son (from the watchtower) and guess what happened...his son joined the criminals lol.
2007-03-13 23:32:50 · answer #8 · answered by Jedi 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
That wasn't the Devil at your high school, that was Devin, the repeated sex offending drug addict school janitor.
I know, I mix the two up sometimes too.
2007-03-13 23:33:59 · answer #9 · answered by dmlk2 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Don't you claim to be atheist? I thought you did according to your profile. But for an atheist, you sure seem to openly accuse a non-existing God of a lot of things. Makes one wonder if you even know what you believe anymore.
2007-03-13 23:35:02 · answer #10 · answered by Heaven's Messenger 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋