because of all the hatred and nonsense that fills it's pages?
2007-05-19 13:54:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do.
The word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.
Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.
Oddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.
Other hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It’s meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.
Love and blessings
don
2007-05-20 04:19:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh heh heh...naw, I kinda doubt it. There are some very good people here, who are sincerely dedicated to their faith, and who do their level best to give honest, serious answers to honest, serious questions.
That doesn't mean that we can't kick back and goof around some, though.
It's the really nasty people that tend to ruin it for everyone else.
And they come in just about every flavor around here....
2007-05-19 21:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey hey hey... I fill this place with JOYFUL nonsense!!
2007-05-19 20:59:53 · answer #3 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That implies that God and the Admins are powerless against him then.
2007-05-19 21:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! You should leave now....go on save yourself while you still can!
2007-05-19 21:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He does tend to lurk around here :-)
2007-05-19 20:57:21 · answer #6 · answered by Screamin' Banshee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I'm an angel!
2007-05-19 20:58:34 · answer #7 · answered by HotGuy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about???
You must be talking about
some place else...!!!!!!
2007-05-19 21:03:13 · answer #8 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its people that create hate.
2007-05-19 20:57:53 · answer #9 · answered by Loathing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋