If Satan doesn't have free will, then God is controlling his evil actions, right? If he does have free will, wouldn't the other angels have it as well? What's to stop them from rebelling?
2007-08-17 03:54:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Respectfully. I believe he does, and they do, as much freedom anyone could have within a limit, as it is with anyone else, including toi.
2007-08-17 04:04:04 · answer #1 · answered by Soleil 4 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Satan does have free will! This is what enabled him to rebel in the first place. Yes, other angels obviously have the same ability, for Satan was able to convince one third of the angelic realm to follow him. They are now referred to as demons. The only thing to stop ANYONE let alone angels from rebelling is a firm, unwavering belief in the system of obedience laid out in God's Word.
2007-08-17 10:14:22 · answer #2 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is yes, Satan has free will and chose to rebel against God. The other angels in heaven also have free will and have chosen to remain with God.
2007-08-17 04:02:52 · answer #3 · answered by crrllpm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Satan is a word which has simply been taken into the English language from the original Hebrew of the Old Testament. Has the word been translated it would have been rendered Adversary.
An angel who rebelled against God and who's primary aim is to turn men and women from obedience to God.
This is the conception of the Devil which was taught for centuries in the name of Christianity and which gave rise in the hearts of millions to an unreasoning and abject fear.
2007-08-21 03:43:06 · answer #4 · answered by flannelpajamas1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible tells us that "1/3 of the stars (angels) of heaven fell" with Satan. This implies that Satan and his angels had and have free will...just like Adam and Eve as well as you and I.
I think the depraved state in which this world exists would be reason enough for anyone to recognize that God knows what's best and has the best design and plan for us if we utilize our free will to follow Him.
Check out, incontext, these chapters...pretty interesting stuff
Revelation 12:4
Isaiah 13:14
Hope this helps!
2007-08-17 04:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by wez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Satan has free will, just like the rest of us. And yes, so do the angels, in my opinion. And I suppose should one of them choose to rebel, God will cast them out of heaven, just as he did Lucifer.
2007-08-17 04:12:43 · answer #6 · answered by Christie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should, yes. God most likely CREATED Satan to rebel, otherwise he could not have his galactic battle between good and evil. All of this was his own doing.
The best part is that he JUDGES Satan for rebelling, knowing all along that when he created him, he would.
2007-08-17 03:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Isn't it awesome how god creates things, gives them free will, and then condems them to an eternity of damnation for exercising the rights that he gave them?
IF satan existed, yea he would have free will. It's a good thing I don't believe in that stuff - it makes my head hurt.
2007-08-17 04:06:09 · answer #8 · answered by Nea 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he does, and so do angels they can choose to either serve GOD or serve the god of this world.........angels who whos choose the little god are known as demons by the way
2007-08-17 04:03:16 · answer #9 · answered by Roger B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
satan does have free will because bush and the other neocons have him on quantannomo bay as enemy combatant,and gonzalez is about to flip the switch and execute him no trial bush changed the law 6 months ag just to get him.
2007-08-17 04:07:58 · answer #10 · answered by soulrbl34 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Angels have their own will
2007-08-17 04:00:32 · answer #11 · answered by Gods child 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋