Than is it also Satan who temps one with the constant desire to stuff one's face with food and drink?
Please explain.
2007-03-22 01:55:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Angel: lol...ummm, the desire for sex and food is a "perversion"?
That says a lot about your religion, and it's not so good....
2007-03-22 02:03:00 · update #1
Generally no, you can't blame Satan on everything. Sometimes you are just caught up in the feelings and chemistry of love. Hormones get the better part of you and before you know it, you're naked it's done and you have a baby on the way.
2007-03-22 01:59:07 · answer #1 · answered by afderrick 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Depends on who you ask. Some people like to blame Satan for everything they do wrong, and some take personal responsibility for their actions. Really, this desire is the result of hormones in your body - the same ones that will later make you want to have passionate copulation with your spouse - which is a good thing in any marriage. Your body doesn't understand whether you are married, just that it is ready for sex. It is the mores of society and religion that set rules concerning when you are permitted to do so.
"Satan tempted me" is really just a way of saying that we feel an urge to do something that our religion or society have told us that we shouldn't. We have been told for years that we shouldn't overeat, but eating feels good. If it didn't, the human race would have died out long ago - and if sex didn't feel good, the human race would never have started in the first place. We need to balance nature's urge to do things that feel good with our understanding that all things are only good in moderation, that there is a time to say "yes, please", and a time to say "enough."
2007-03-22 09:12:23 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is usually conceived as the selfish nature, the desire to satisfy personal needs (food, shelter, sex, etc.) without regard for the moral consequences of fulfilling those desires.
The yetzer ra is not a bad thing. It was created by G-d, and all things created by G-d are good. The Talmud notes that without the yetzer ra (the desire to satisfy personal needs), man would not build a house, marry a wife, beget children or conduct business affairs. But the yetzer ra can lead to wrongdoing when it is not controlled by the yetzer tov. There is nothing inherently wrong with hunger, but it can lead you to steal food. There is nothing inherently wrong with sexual desire, but it can lead you to commit rape, adultery, incest or other sexual perversion.
The yetzer ra is generally seen as something internal to a person, not as an external force acting on a person. The idea that "the devil made me do it" is not in line with the majority of thought in Judaism. Although it has been said that Satan and the yetzer ra are one and the same, this is more often understood as meaning that Satan is merely a personification of our own selfish desires, rather than that our selfish desires are caused by some external force.
People have the ability to choose which impulse to follow: the yetzer tov or the yetzer ra. That is the heart of the Jewish understanding of free will. The Talmud notes that all people are descended from Adam, so no one can blame his own wickedness on his ancestry. On the contrary, we all have the ability to make our own choices, and we will all be held responsible for the choices we make.
2007-03-22 09:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's no such thing as Satan. He doesn't corrupt you or tempt you. If you find yourself lusting after another during marriage or stuffing yourself to the gills with food, look inside yourself. That's where the answer is. It's not some evil thing causing you to do things. You need to either curb the behavior or get in therapy to find out why you're doing those things.
2007-03-22 09:05:20 · answer #4 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
those desires are neutral....
and appetites are for a created good purpose
however fulfilling desires in an unrighteous way is not good and disordered desired are bad
setting your desires on the right things is the idea
2007-03-22 10:05:03 · answer #5 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just nature attempting to continue to propagate the species. The concept of Satan is fiction.
2007-03-22 09:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, But the human person is responsible or is the father of his acts. The devil has no power over you unless you open the door
2007-03-22 09:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by Gods child 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it´s called Love and Joy, not Satan.
2007-03-22 09:18:38 · answer #8 · answered by Gabriel G 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my case, it's that cute guy from London I met the other day...
and the answer to your second question is evil, satanic lasagna.
YMMV
2007-03-22 09:08:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yup...
Satan love him some sinners.
Gluttony is a sin so he encourages you to stuff your face and fornication is a sin so he put hot guys/girls all in your area...
...BUT...
we have free will. we have a choice whether or not to give in to these desires.
2007-03-22 09:01:56 · answer #10 · answered by Marsha Mellow 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋