I was raised a Mormon, so I know the scriptures I was told from the King James Version of the Bible. I was also raised that we hate Satan and that he does not deserve our love. I went to another religion once. The Reverend preached that we all should hate Satan and never love him. I was confused with this thought after reading this scripture.
Matthew 5:43, 44
“You heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you"
I also went to a Parenting Class once and the instructor made this comment. “If your child done something wrong, Do you hate your child? The answer should be “NO!” You hate what the child done that was wrong but NEVER hate the child for doing it.
So with this thought in mind, Can’t we hate what Satan did and is doing but still love him? After all, He is our brother just like Christ is, isn’t he?
2007-12-26 22:49:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Saddam Hussein isn’t a bad person really. He just made the choice to do what he done for his own reasons. Satan too made the choice to do what he done for his own reasons. Again it doesn’t matter what they did that was wrong, it is our own hatred, I feel we need to change concerning Satan and other followers. If we can learn to love Satan then how much easier is it going to be to have a Christ like love for those who have done us wrong?
If the Lord is our GREATEST example and he loves Satan, Then should we not LOVE Satan as well? If we go by what most Christians believe, Then God is the father of all our spirits and this would make us all brothers and sisters including Satan.
2007-12-27 00:51:43 · update #1
What is YHVH?
2007-12-27 00:53:34 · update #2
Jesus tells us not to hate the sinner but the sin.
I love God don't have time for hate. Thank God
2007-12-26 22:55:09 · answer #1 · answered by furgetabowdit 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of us don't deserve God's love but we get it. However Satan is different from us. He made his choice and can't turn back. We can turn away from evil and change. It's much easier to be a good person if you are loved by one another and prayed for. No, Satan doesn't deserve our love. He spends every possible second destroying God's great creation. He deserves nothing from us.
Where does it say that God loves Satan? I'm not saying it isn't true, but I've never ever read that.
Edit: You don't get my point. Satan CAN NOT CHANGE! Love isn't part of him and you can never change that. Saddam Hussein was different. He could change. Loving one another is what keeps us on track and makes us better people. No matter what we do Satan will not change. If you say you love Satan, then you are basically saying that you love sin because that is what he is. He introduced mankind to it. You end up with an oxymoron!
2007-12-26 22:57:05 · answer #2 · answered by Buddy_Lee_Hombre_de_accion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think God says to love or hate him, we are to hate his evil ways. I don't believe he his our brother like Jesus because Jesus became human and Satan is a spirit. Also God has adopted the believers into his family the ones that love and obey him.
2007-12-27 00:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would our love and compassion change the decisions that he has made or continues to make? So it would not be for his sake but to free our own hearts of hate that the attempt would be made. This is true of loving our enemies as well.
2007-12-26 22:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by Mike B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very interesting thought i thought that too once and I am still puzzled by it. I'll check every now and then if some one can convince me on what to think of it.
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2007-12-27 16:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, No, and No. There was a time when YHVH pleaded with him to repent. When Satan chose to torture the Messiah, he "signed his own death warrant". I do not believe that YHVH is now pleading for him to repent. Repentance in not open to him now.
2007-12-26 22:55:19 · answer #6 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The love or not of Satan remains the province of the Lord Almighty and He alone...
2007-12-26 23:40:25 · answer #7 · answered by Neville 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Satan has his lover Saddam Hussein. He doesn't need you!
2007-12-26 22:53:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dont worry! He is not waiting for your love!
2007-12-26 22:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
corse. even his father does.
2007-12-26 23:10:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋