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It may be true that so many Christians do not believe a literal Satan exists. There is a selection bias because this belief is held by liberal Christians who are the minority here.
Is Satan a real entity or a metaphor for evil?
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It may be true that so many Christians do not believe a literal Satan exists. There is a selection bias because this belief is held by liberal Christians who are the minority here.
I do not understand this?????? How can you be a Christian and not believe satan is a created being... What do you mean by liberal Christians?
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From what I've seen liberals who claim they are Christian treat the bible as not being authoratative, disregarding inconvinent parts of it, and misinterpreting it to fit their beliefs.
2 Timothy 4:3 explains.
I'll not repeat their arguements, but there are many.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;
@lforrest Ok... well... when I hear this scripture... I immediately think of the Word of Faith/Prosperity preachers which are on almost every Christian network in North America.
@lforrest Ok... well... when I hear this scripture... I immediately think of the Word of Faith/Prosperity preachers which are on almost every Christian network in North America.
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There is also the part about not enduring sound doctrine, so whatever movement this refers to must also include a rejection of orthodox doctrines.
Nancy
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Mantis
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It's amazing that one of his creations was so absorbed with himself that he wanted to sit on the throne of God and be worshipped instead of God. And what's more amazing is 1/3 of the angels followed him!Satan was a created as an angel, angels are spirits. So is God a Spirit and He sure is quite the entity!! Makes me think of the 3rd of the angels cast out of heaven along with Satan and them being the demon spirits...jmo
Nancy
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I guess the 3rd of the angels thought the grass was greener on the "other side", Haha!
It IS hard to imagine how Lucifer, one of the, if not the most beautiful angel became Satan. Beauty can even be a curse to some people!
Sad thing is of course, so many will follow Satan's path
Mantis
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I guess the 3rd of the angels thought the grass was greener on the "other side", Haha!
It IS hard to imagine how Lucifer, one of the, if not the most beautiful angel became Satan. Beauty can even be a curse to some people!
Sad thing is of course, so many will follow Satan's path
Yeah I think this earth born life gives us humans a very different perspective than the angels. We go through a lot of bad things here on Earth which I think makes us appreciate the peace that he gives us much more than angels. If all you knew was peace than you probably wouldn't appreciate it as we do. We long for the end of pain and sin.
Revelation 20:1-3 (NKJV)
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; 3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
Ronald Nolette
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Don't matter what we think!
Satan is the fourth most powerful being in the universe, right behind the Father, Son and Spirit.
He was the anointed cherub and the highest cherub which is the highest order of spirit beings (cherubs, seraphs, angels)
I did not vote but I would also lean away from the existence of a separate entity
Not necessarily. Many are oppressed and even die from Satan's attacks. They don't even know who is doing it. MANY think taking meds can defeat Satan.
Waiting on him
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I believe most Christians need for there to be a entity they reference as Satan. The odd thing is it seems those that are lost are unaware and could care less.
Waiting on him
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If a person really needs that... God certainly knows it. I don't believe that I need it... but LOL, I have been wrong before. If we are sincere and we are following Him closerly, will He not change whatever needs to be changed?
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