Posted on 09/28/2014 2:49:18 PM PDT by NYer
Ping!
I know that Satan is real. His purpose is I suppose to show us the most evil of all sins , “Pride”. I don’t want to meet him, I only know that if I truly give all to The Lord I can avoid him.
Satan is doing what God created him to do.
it’s not just built-in “tendencies” that nudge us away from God’s grace. It’s not a minor, tendency.
We all run away from God. Our nature is inherently opposed to God. It’s not just mere “tendencies”. The old sin nature runs away from God and good.
You will never know you gave “all” you could. You have to put it all on Jesus. That’s the only thing you can know your salvation is secure, and for certain.
Satan is quite real. I don’t expect to understand why God allows him to hang out, but I am firmly convinced that God’s reason is more than sufficient to convince me if I knew it and had full understanding.
Why? Same reason God gave us Pope Francis, Cardinal Kasper, Cardinal Dolan, etc.
To test our faith, while we are still members of Church Militant.
Satan is a sinner. The worst of course, but at base just a sinner.
Before one asks why God keeps the devil around, they should ask why God keeps them around.
Is there light without dark? What is good without evil? Could free will exist without good and evil choices?
What I find interesting and mysterious is how an angel is able to influence, influence and interact with humans. Unless Satan has special powers it implies that other angels can influence and interact with humans as well.
What do we have that is of any value to the One that made everything?
Only our love.
“Is there light without dark? What is good without evil? Could free will exist without good and evil choices?”
You’ve been watching Dexter, haven’t you?
I only watched one episode of Dexter. I didn’t like it. That was a couple of years ago.
**Satan is doing what God created him to do.**
You’ve got a mistake in your thinking there. God created all the angels.
Satan and his co-horts rebelled against God instead of being obedient.
Thus God cast Lucifer and a third of the angels from heaven. So we get Satan and the other fallen angels — everywhere.
Either God created everything, or he didn’t.
Which is it?
Like I said. God created all the angels. Some rebelled and God threw them out of heaven.
But they were angels first.
So, God created Morning Star and his cohorts KNOWING they’d rebell...
I don't see the conflict. He did create everything. He created it and declared it "good". Lucifer mutated of his own free will. God didn't create him to do evil but he foresaw the possibility and planned for it. He is omnipotent and can foresee problems we cannot.
Morning Star is another name for Christ, correct?
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