then do we even need a Devil at all? Aren't we doing a bang up job of deceiving ourselves already without him?
2007-05-20 10:00:04 · 15 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, people are deceived because they don't want anyone to tell them that there are standards of right and wrong.
2007-05-20 10:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
From my perspective as a Humanist, yes, we humans are doing a perfectly bang up job of deceiving ourselves without a Devil. And while homosexual acts are certainly forbidden by some religions, I see no reason to condemn them myself. Homosexuality harms no one whatsoever.
2007-05-20 17:04:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
God did not create homosexuality. This was created by man himself. The Bible states that homosexuality is a sin.
Romans 1:18-32
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
1 Timothy 1: 9-11
Homosexuality is the work of the devil. He wants as many people as he possibly can to enter hell.
2007-05-20 17:19:50 · answer #3 · answered by sunchine girl 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
1. Forbidden by whom, exactly? The Bible condemns homosexual acts, but it does NOT "forbid" them. Nor does it instruct anyone else to forbid them.
2. I have no interest in sharing your fantasies about surviving death. I will not survive my death, and you will not survive yours. But you don't want to hear about that.
3. Neither I nor anyone else has EVER seen The Devil. This is because The Devil doesn't exist.
4. Yes, indeed, you ARE doing a bang up job of deceiving yourself.
2007-05-20 17:07:20 · answer #4 · answered by Patrick C 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The devil is the great deceiver and the father of lies. He is the one who deceives people into believing such lies.
2007-05-20 19:08:01 · answer #5 · answered by newshine1022 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, we don't need a devil, and we don't have a devil.
It depends which side of the fence you are on exactly who is being deceived.
There are religions that do not condemn people to hell for being different.
2007-05-20 17:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
homosexual acts are a sin just like fornication or adultery, only the blood of Jesus can save us from our sins.
2007-05-20 17:12:47 · answer #7 · answered by james e 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Sin is sin. No sin is greater than any other, nor will it bar a person from entry into heaven.
Your eternal destiny rests on a single decision: accept or reject Jesus' gift of salvation.
2007-05-20 17:03:32 · answer #8 · answered by michele 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
God would not keep someone out of heaven unless they were unrighteous. However, He does say homosexuality is unrighteous and is not a choice but a sin.
2007-05-20 17:07:19 · answer #9 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Rationalizing a wrong into a right DOES NOT make it right.
2007-05-20 17:03:47 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋