I asked this before but most did not answer what I was was asking - The question is very simple. Are God and the Devil 2 different people, entities, or forces? Is the devil super natural - meaning he can he do things humans can not? And if so wouldn't that make him a God or a demi-god?
I am not asking if you worship him - give him credit - if he is not all powerful - if he can be compared to God or not -
JUST - DO YOU BELIEVE IF HE EXIST.
If so - is that not polytheism?
Please do give me a lot of copied and pasted verses - Just yes or no and an explanation. Thanks!
2007-03-20 03:57:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes I believe in God as the trinity... as in..
God the Father
Jesus the son
the holy ghost or spirit
the 3 are 1
and yes
I believe that the devil exsist.
I guess you could say it is a type of polytheism.. but I would also say that I do not believe that the devil has his own power... what I mean by this is... he can only do something if he is allowed to do it... he cant just kill someone he has to asked...if that makes cent$
2007-03-20 04:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by Larry M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YES! Muslims and Christians believe in a different God, although Muslims try hard to convince the world otherwise.
Please be aware that the god of Islam, Allah, is most definitely not the God of the Bible. Allah is presented in the Koran as an autocratic ruler who is aloof and arbitrary (Sura 5:40 of the Koran). Allah is impersonal, unlike the personal God the Scriptures reveal (1 Peter 5:6-7). Allah is unitarian (Sura 4:48) whereas the God of the Bible is trinitarian (2 Corinthians 13:14). Here is what the Koran says about the God of the Bible (Sura 4:171): "Believe Allah and say not 'Trinity.' Cease! It is better for you! Allah is only One God. Far is it removed from his transcendent majesty that he should have a son."
Allah is capricious (Sura 2:284), whereas the true God is trustworthy. And Allah is never anywhere presented as a god of love - which is the essence of the nature of the true God (1 John 4:7-16).
The Koran denies point blank that Jesus was the son of God (Sura 112:2-3). It also denies His atoning sacrifice by claiming that he never died (Sura 4:157). A substitute died for Him on the Cross. Jesus was translated to Heaven, like Enoch, where He will remain until He returns to kill all pigs, destroy all crosses, and convert the world to Islam. Jesus will marry, reign for 40 years and then die and be buried next to Muhammad in Medina. Jesus is characterized in the Koran as nothing more than "an apostle of Allah" (Sura 4:171).
Heaven - The Islamic Paradise is a place of sensual pleasure consisting of gluttonous feasts and endless sex orgies (Suras 52:17-24; 55:54-56; and 78:32-34).
2007-03-20 04:22:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslims claim that Allah is the same God that presented Himself as Yahweh to the Israelites. They also claim that Christians and Jews have corrupted Allah's original words (which is why we must die). Many Christians have fallen for this theological fallacy. The truth of the matter is that before Islam, Allah (actually Al Ilah) was a minor moon god in the pagan Arabian pantheon before Muhammed. Muhammed's tribe, the Q' yrash, were committed Al Ilah followers before Muhammed began his visions that Al Ilah was the only 'true' god. Allah and Jehovah (Yahweh) ARE NOT the same god.
God and the Devil are two different entities. The Devil is supernatural, he was among the most powerful angels. I would hesitate to call the Devil a god or even a demi-god. Judeo-Christian beliefs establish a clear division between God and angels. Though endowed with great power that would make them 'minor gods' or 'demi-gods' in pagan pantheons, they are not considered such by Christians or Jews as there is only one God and only He is to be worshipped.
2007-03-20 04:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God and the devil are two different entities. There is only one God. The devil is a created being - an angel (fallen). He is able to perform supernatural feats, but humans can as well. Supernatural feats are a creation of God, and are able to be tapped into by those who understand how. The way in which they are used is what determines whether it is "good" or "bad".
It would not be polytheism, because it is not the belief in multiple gods.
2007-03-20 04:06:57 · answer #4 · answered by Guvo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God and the devil are two different "people". The devil is a fallen angel and he goes around taking different forms and tempts people to do wrong and evil. God is God but there are 3 persons that make up God. There is God the Father, who is in Heaven, God the Son, the one who died on the cross, and God the Holy Spirit, who lives in our hearts when we repent our sins and ask for forgivness. There is no one like God. God is God the Devil/Satan is the devil/satan.
2007-03-20 04:05:31 · answer #5 · answered by barbiebabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are God and the Devil 2 different people, entities, or forces?
Allah is one...the word Allah is in arabic,this means the same as God.
Allah created the devil.
The devil is evil and can play with peoples minds,
The devil was created by God,so that means,the devil is not God.
There is only one God
Yes the devil exists
no,its not polytheism,God told us in the quran that the devil exists.
2007-03-20 04:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by Jo 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I dont think Christians would say that we believe in the same God - but maybe muslims would
as for the devil he does have powers that humans do not - he is a spirit which makes him super natural but he is not all powerful so he is not a God
it is important to know what he can and cannot do - one can better prepare yourself for the enemy by knowing the enemy
2007-03-20 04:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by servant FM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, in the books the devil and God are seperate entities, the devil is a fallen angel, and angels in these books have powers and resposabilities to god. but in truth i think the devil was a fabrication to scare followers into being devout, because they preach that there god will forgive and that forgiveness is divine. if that were true why couldn't God forgive lucifer?
2007-03-20 04:11:11 · answer #8 · answered by brainedhead 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In christianism, there are three: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Godhead is One because the Son (YHWSA HMSYH) came from the Father (YHWH), and the Holy Spirit proceeded also from Him. But they are entities or three powers governing the heavens and this earth. But God the Father said "gods" (Psalm 82:1,6) and was confirmed by Christ also somewhere in the Gospel of John.
I don't know Muslims' belief of their "Allah" but they said "satan" is an evil genie, not an angel.
2007-03-20 04:06:35 · answer #9 · answered by TruthCaster.Com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i believe that there is a devil, but i wouldnt call him a god, because he cant do anything unless God allows him to. i believe that there is a devil because the Bible say there is. i dont believe that he is some ugly monster like they try to make him, because he was once an angel, i would nt call him a god though, but yeah he is a force,or a spirit.
2007-03-20 04:07:20 · answer #10 · answered by dymplez_2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋