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2007-08-18 12:25:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I see you know nothing about world religion.
Demons or their equivalent are know to virtually all cultures and religions, both ancient and modern.
And for good reason - because they are real.
The distinction about Christianity is, that demons are subject to believers in the name of Jesus Christ.
2007-08-18 12:32:20 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Demon is basically derived from Daemon in Greek... which merely meant a spirit. It didn't really define the spirit as good or bad, but just that it is spirit. If you are referring to Satan, you are right... only Christianity has it as an actual being that tries to sway mankind away from the Biblical God. Jews normally don't believe in an entity called Satan, but view Satan as the dark side of man (we certainly don't need any help from any Satan to decide when we want to do something that is harmful). A good example of this in the Bible is when Jesus calls Peter "Satan"... when Peter admonishes Jesus for "working on the Sabbath". Peter had assumed a type of authority (if Peter thought Jesus was God, would he have done this????) over Jesus by stating the laws concerning the Sabbath... Jesus corrected him, showing his error in using the law as it is written.
2007-08-18 20:34:35 · answer #2 · answered by River 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well now you have to be specific, technically demons are fallen angels, so most religion that came from Abraham believes in them (Jews, Muslim and Christian). If you are referring instead to the Devil, that a different story, most faith will have some kind of either devil or dark god or evil entity.
It's not because in other faith or system of belief that an entity is not call Satan, Azazel, etc that they don't exist.
2007-08-18 19:54:55 · answer #3 · answered by FREDERIC L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're correct. The demon/devil is exclusive to Christians. Satan found in the Hebrew Bible does not have powers equal to God, only the powers given to him by God. He serves as God's prosecuting attorney. How would you feel when being accused before God?
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2007-08-18 21:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Demons were prominent in all the religious cultures you mentioned. Belief in demons is as common as belief in gods.
2007-08-18 19:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually no. Demons exist in many -- if not all -- cultures. The devil or Satan is a Christian concept.
2007-08-18 19:32:39 · answer #6 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in fact theres not even a devil in judaism.
"The Satan" in judaism, is not evil at all, but an Angel working under God's will and control.
2007-08-18 19:45:30 · answer #7 · answered by RW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Muslims and Jews (some) believe too
2007-08-18 19:32:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I don't believe in the car thats about to hit me does that mean it won't hurt me?
2007-08-18 19:36:35 · answer #9 · answered by Forsaken1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Unfortunately many shall see this firsthand.
2007-08-18 19:37:26 · answer #10 · answered by Minister Paul 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋