I know it is written that Jesus Bought us with a price, therefore, we dont even own our own souls. therefore Satan perpetuates a lie, that he can own our souls when we die.
Is this true, then so many people are deceived.
unless of course there are sons of perdition who exist from birth , however it is my opinion that sons of perdition dont exist in this life. is this true?
2007-06-09 11:42:04 · 25 answers · asked by Priestcalling 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
No.
All souls are born free.
2007-06-09 11:46:27 · answer #1 · answered by Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was that our souls were bought BACK for a price by Jesus...then he gave US the freewill of our own souls...yes satan is a liar but he cannot own a soul now...the gates of hell are open not shut. I dont think the sons of perdition is of our time either...hope it helps
2007-06-09 12:07:58 · answer #2 · answered by rowdysunsetart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a good question. Your comments on the end kind of confused me, but I think I get what you are saying. We don't own our souls, God owns all souls, He owns everything, It is a choice of Hevean or Hell we make with our souls God gave us, I believe.
Thats something to think about. But I'd say no, Satan (or any other fallen angel) has no legal authority to buy and sell souls, that one I'm pretty sure of.
2007-06-17 10:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anna 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We own our souls as part of the Divine Love, if you want to believe anything or anyone can buy your soul you don't believe in yourself. Start by looking inside your heart and finding the real you with Love and Acceptance. Only the weak let temptation buy illusion.
2007-06-14 12:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by awakenursoul 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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
2007-06-09 15:11:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your question, while interesting, excludes all non-Christians. Buddhists have not sold their souls to Satan (despite what evangelicals would have you believe). Therefore the question isn't really valid.
I believe we are all free to make whatever choices we want, and many people choose to pursue evil as a lifestyle. They will be brought to account for it sooner or later.
2007-06-09 12:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by theprof 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You ask God, " Does satan buys and sells souls " and I'm sure God gonna say, " It's your choice." So if you ever meet satan, ask him this, " Howdy, I wanna sell you a soul, you wanna buy?,and what's the deal, man..?" and see what happen then come tell us...it should be very interesting. Aha !
2007-06-13 22:27:49 · answer #7 · answered by johan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because of freedom of choice we are all responsible for the condition of our souls.
technically we are all sons of perdition, because of the fall of man in the garden.we are therefore all born into the curse of original sin and death ,A curse that puts all into Hell who are nt saved. a curse removed by Jesus when he paid the ultimate price of his life upon the cross.A curse removed for whosoever will,believe upon the Lord Jesus ,confess his sins and ask forgiveness.
Yes ,satan as the father of lies fools some into believeing he has authority to damn us to hell but in truth he can only decieve us into joining him as partakers in a punishment created for him.
2007-06-09 12:16:53 · answer #8 · answered by matowakan58 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are made in the image of God & you are Achild of God There is no plce for Satan & one day he will be taken into God. Satan isa fallen ArchAngel.He has power to delude you but he cannot hold you for long because God is on another side of you. You have the power to listen to God & ignore Satan
2007-06-17 00:47:49 · answer #9 · answered by Muthu S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's the Christian view, a tough reality to fathom: You come into this world stamped "perishable" You inherit death without even asking for it. You inherit a nature that is death oriented. Because of this, you cannot escape your death sentence. It's because of original sin, and Satan lays claim to it. That's why it was necessary to break the legal claim on you by subjecting an innocent, - not born of man's seed but God's seed, a man free of original sin - to death. Now God, who is the principle of justice, had to raise Jesus from death because it was sin and death and Satan that commited the offense, and they will be judged as guilty, not those humans that die in Christ. God did something through Jesus Christ for a select group of humans so that He could break the sting of death. When Jesus was born, a man of the law and temple held him in his arms and proclaimed "God, I have held my salvation, now let thy servant depart in peace"
"Oh death, where is thy victory now, where is thy sting?"
2007-06-09 13:09:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i agree with Don
and i will add
buying or selling souls is a metaphor- you are the one doing either, depends on how much consciousness or "enlightenment" you have
the lesson of the satan metaphor lies within the world of duality...
evil is needed to know the good
2007-06-09 18:10:29 · answer #11 · answered by zentrinity 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋