Or is this a Christian drinking question?
I don't believe in a devil - the idea does not make sense to me. I'm technically agnostic, but I consider myself a monotheist as well and if you accept that everything is God's plan, then you have to trust that sometimes evil is a part of that plan. Belief in a devil makes you polytheistic, IMHO.
2007-07-31 08:55:07 · 11 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Finally a spark of wisdom coming from this section. You have exactly the right idea. In my spirituality our dieties are capable of good, capable of mischief, and have masculine and feminine traits just like normal people.
2007-07-31 09:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God is not everywhere, so He's not in Satan. If you believe that anyone who exercises power over anything is a god, then I guess I can see where you are coming from in saying it's a polythetic belief. But that would make all of us gods, wouldn't it? Satan does not exist outside of the faculties given to him by God, anymore than you or I do. We all have the power to make choices, Satan included. That doesn't make him a god.
As Muslims, we believe that Satan is merely one of the jinn, or spirit beings, created by God. He doesn't have any special powers that other jinn don't have, but he is dedicated to using them to misguide us.
2007-07-31 09:07:56 · answer #2 · answered by MBC 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Islam and Christianity believe that Satan is one of God's angels who is permitted by God to tempt men. This is demonstrated in the Book of Job (in the Jewish writings), so I assume that Jews believe this as well. The angels are created beings, part of God's creation. I think your point refers to the fact that they are supernatural agents of God, outside the constraints of time & space. But Muslims, Christians and Jews would believe that God willed this.
2007-07-31 09:11:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God and Satan sometimes sit under a canopy and play cards and drink watermelon juice, and make wagers. The butt of their wagers is always humankind.
God never claimed to be everywhere. He only claimed to be able to see everywhere, but that is doubtful. Satan claims the same thing.
2007-07-31 09:01:57 · answer #4 · answered by 2.71828182845904 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their are 2 sides to everything.In fact Jesus spoke of the devil and Hell about 2/3's of the Gospels.So to say their is no devil and hell,is to say God is a lyar..
2007-07-31 09:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always considered Satan to be merely an extension of God rather than a serpate entity.
God loves you? HAH!
2007-07-31 09:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
devil is a Greek be conscious which potential "opposer" or "adversary". there is not any devil counterpart to what we frequently call God. The Greek infantrymen all had their "devil", which grew to become into their sparring companion. in the context of religion issues have been given distorted. devil is unquestionably the ego conditioning, which we can the two use mistakenly to define ourselves or as a sounding board for our strengthen. Omnipresence leaves no room for the rest. yet there are people who think of basically God is omnipresent and that it has no longer something to do with us! yet that doesn't be omnipresent now could it...
2016-11-10 20:16:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which God? Everywhere? Satan" Yes if a god could be everywhere then that god/goddess would be with Satan as well.
BJ
2007-07-31 09:01:10 · answer #8 · answered by billijean_mcp 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If God is everywhere, he must also be in Kiddie Porn as well.
Either God is in Kiddie Porn, or God is not everywhere.
2007-07-31 08:59:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes, He is watching to see what move you'll make.
2007-07-31 09:10:32 · answer #10 · answered by Sugar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋