The word Satan meant the adversary. Each time Satan is mentioned, the authors could have been referring to different entities. For such a supposedly bad guy, there is only a tiny bit of info in scriptures. IF an omnipotent supposedly good god created a very powerful being & allowed it to muck about & greatly deceive humans, we could not possibly tell 1 from the other. Perhaps Satan caused the scriptures to be written in order to deceive us. Perhaps theists worship Satan posing as god. As with many other beliefs, this is so tangled there is no possible way out. <>
The devil is the COUNTER COMPARISON point No point in having GOOD god if there is not a point to compare the GOODNESS against Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
. In Christian scriptures, god killed many more people than Satan. God caused more wars. Satan never told anyone to sacrifice their child. It was Jesus, not satan, who said to hate your parents. Satan did not say to kill witches, homosexuals & disobedient children. God did many more things we normally think of as bad than Satan did. With Job, god not only approved but encouraged the horrible things Satan did. Going by Christian scriptures, Satan is much more good than god. <>
True enough But religious minions paint the picture god = fluffy clouds = peace and quiet = heaven devil = hot volcano sulphur = pain and suffering = hell Put more money in the collection plate and buy your way upstairs Brain bubble snap I wonder if in the US you would be able to set up a church to the devil It might be worth visiting a city in the deep south where in the middle was a cross road One corner god church Other corner devil church Next corner atheists church Last corner petrol station No Pat Pend Go for it Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
. Well, it is astounding to me that they claim to believe that book yet are so ignorant of what it says. Why a petrol station? <>
If I was in the business of selling petrol I would think of all the church meetings I might even run a competition The church which buys the most petrol in a month get a donation based on amount bought Have three of those large boards showing the quantity of petrol bought by each church Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Might But they just might also buy more petrol to beat those other heathen religions Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I can't believe you believe in god Again how would you measure goodness if you don't have a reference point? Good against what? Also I have never heard anything about how god created angels. And isn't the devil a fallen angel. That would make him a self made evil (evil because he wanted a shot at being the big boss in heaven) Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!