I know you don't think he's evil so don't bother saying that. Pretend he is. Would you rebel?
2007-10-17 03:09:55 · 13 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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
2007-10-17 03:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm still waiting for someone to pretend God's evil.
I'm not a Christian, but I'd rebel against an evil God.
2007-10-17 03:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Rom 9:17 For the Scripture says to the Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth."[7]
Rom 9:18 Therefore He has mercy on whom He wills, and whom He wills He hardens.
Rom 9:19 You will say to me then, "Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?"
Rom 9:20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?"
Rom 9:21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
Who are you to Judge God? You are a tool, and a malfunctioning one.
You were not created to question God.
2007-10-17 03:20:07 · answer #3 · answered by Adopted 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
heavily they might desire to make a action picture out of that. From satans attitude. yet no longer with literal angels or something perhaps with politics the place each and every character grew to become right into a logo for devil, god, angels etc. God is the great CEO proprietor devil is the recent guy. i think of that would desire to be noticeably cool. solid question/commentary/assertion of reality
2016-10-12 22:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Devil only has sway over us because we have an evil nature oursleves. Having been put down anbd criticized throughout our lives. So we try to make everybody look stupid to compensate for our own bad feelings.
Then our own evil behavior makes it easy for evil to get us to think we are going to be punished unjustifiably, so we will get angry and rebel.
That is not our Creator's nature. Who lets us do whatever we want, until we wise up, and come back home. Read about the Prodigal Son in the Bible.
2007-10-17 03:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
how could a god that was once pleased with blood offerings and a god that needed the blood of his son to wash sins or a god that killed millions in a great flood be evil or not the true perfect god?
2007-10-17 03:15:41 · answer #6 · answered by stewart t 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
My God is not evil, so NO, I would not rebel. My God is Just. If He starts to feel evil, one needs to check one's attitude.
2007-10-17 03:14:45 · answer #7 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Oh, goody. I like pretend games. Can we also pretend we can float at our leasure, by our own power? That's another fun game. If you could float, would that be rebellion against gravity?
2007-10-17 03:13:57 · answer #8 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You try to tempt those who believe in God? Easy in that saddle, cowboy. This crosses some serious borderlines.
2007-10-17 03:16:53 · answer #9 · answered by tcjstn 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Pretend something SO STUPID? I don't think so. (The mind is a terrible thing to waste.)
2007-10-17 03:14:22 · answer #10 · answered by Red neck 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋