Do Christians believe there is a constant war between God and Satan?

Question

is that the classical explanation of good versus evil in the world?

if so how is it different than say , zoroastrianism?

the central question is : is god completely in control or can satan take over the reins at times, so to speak.

Answer 1

YES
as long as there is a belief in good there must also be a belief in evil.
The one cannot survive without the other. If there was no evil to judge goodness by, then who is to say what is good.

Answer 2

Yes, in a sense there is a constant war between God and Satan. The battle is over the souls of humanity. The difference is that God has already won the battle through Jesus and his death and resurrection, the outcome is guaranteed.

This is a very brief explanation but if you want to know more you should look into what Christianity teaches. It's a lot more positive than zoroastrianism.

Answer 3

There is a constant war between man and Satan and the Holy Spirit that is in all men represent the godliness that gives man the power to keep Satan from overpowering us. We are the gatekeepers and soldiers of God that are appointed to battle the forces that invade our mind, body and spirit to act out evil upon ourselves and others. It doesn't take a bible or a priest to tell you what evil is and what evil tendencies are. Those who do not believe are just making justifications for those acts or claiming ignorance as a disclaimer for those acts. God has not entered the battle yet and will come in the last hour. That's the theory anyways.

Answer 4

Of course! It's not a physical war. God could easily stomp on Satan''s head, no problems. It's a spiritual war. God chose to let man have freedom of choice and Satan chose to tempt man. God is trying to see if his followers love him enough to avoid temptation. And Satan is trying to see if people love him enough to leave God. It's more like a popularity contest. Except everyone who choses Satan will lose and Satan will eventually lose anyways because him and his followers go to hell. In the end, there will be a physical battle between God and Satan. This is called Armageddon.

Answer 5

I don't think they beleive there is constant war. Maybe constant awareness between God and Satan. Well, usually good always overcomes evil in any situation. But, the Christians follow the rules of the 10 commandments so they know what to follow as right and wrong. I don't know anything about zorastrianism...I will have to check it out.

Answer 6

I will keep this very simple for you. I am NOT saying you would not understand, but most people do not as it is a hard subject for some. When Satan TRIED to overthrow God in the 1st heaven age, the WAR has been going on ever since. Satan can only DO what God allows though. If you would like more information please let me know and I will help you further.

Answer 7

No. Good and evil are the two sides of one coin. They are the rudiments of the forbidden fruit, the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Satan was thrown out of heaven and is waging war against man now. His first order of business is to turn man away from God, and the way he has done that is to lie and say that eating the fruit will make one wise, make one a god, and if you are a god then you can decide what is good and what is evil. Eating fruit doesn't make one wise. Acknowledging the one True and Living God does.

Answer 8

Good versus evil is tricky, because it's black and white thinking, which is what people do in traumatic or stressful situations and it can be dangerous.

There's as much trouble in the world as you go looking for.

I think that the universe is a spacetime foam (as in the general theory of relativity, which is missing electromagnetism) at the virtual particle level.

Then, in Genesis 1:3, God said: "Let there be light." You need light to measure foam without changing its structure. Light permeates everything and affects the behaviour of electrons.

Satan is still trying to catch up by creating heat out of anger so as to achieve enlightenment (this is merely a metaphor). We can see from Habakkuk 1:14-15 that the metaphor of a dragnet is used. This is like cladistics, or the endless genealogies of 1 Timothy 1:4 which are in opposition to faith.

The way he does this is by watching the family connections and keeping track of them. This is why keeping track of them ourselves is just playing a game that's bigger than us. Faith is different. It means walking in the light knowing that it's good.

Satan tries to "outwit" or "overreach" us according to 2 Corinthians 2:11. This word is pleonektes, or 'great/large having or holding (of kinship)". This lines up with the word "kosmokrator" which is used in Ephesians 6:12. "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers (kosmokrator) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

Kosmokrator means kosmos (an apt and harmonious arrangement or constitution, order, government) + to have power/to hold and not let go. This would seem to indicate that all things being well, Satan might be a benevolent if unspiritual ruler (in the sense of understanding the need for redemption). However, this might tend towards obsessive orderliness or expecting what's in the hand to be extremely "perfect".

God's angels (messengers) deliver their messages. Satan's workers are called demons (distributors of fates or fortunes) and they like talking when they have an audience. I think this explains Daniel 10-12 and the book of Revelation. They like to look good. However, I'm still not trusting Gabriel's minimalist approach either. Their voice is the sound of multitudes, I think. In any case, Satan's running things like an engine. That's when he needs some glory because he thinks somebody expects him to put on a show. For goodness sake, just leave him alone. He just wants to keep the whole show running in a universe of love and free will for those who don't choose God. He might also have a vicious sense of humour at the best of times. This is why Satan's spark plugs only fire up when they're allowed to.

Answer 9

I do not see it simply like this,God on the one hand gave us freedom of will and choice and Satan wants to influence this free will choice in his favor,there is an on-going battle for souls but the way I see it is that we can freely decide for God and live as He has directed us and wisdom should tell us that this is indeed true freedom,you see the mis-conception today is to think that freedom is the right to do whatever we want but this is one of Satan`s lies,true freedom is to do what we should do according to the loving will of God,when we make this our life`s principle then we are at last truly free,and the measure of Satans influence is that few ever come to know this truth.
God does not need to battle with Satan in an ordinary sense as there would be no contest,the battle is within ourselves to overcome disobedience and sin and to come to the truth,and the truth is that God loves us and wants us to be happy with Him forever,Satan does not want this for us at all,he blew his chance and now wants us to follow him into eternal misery.

Answer 10

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