why do christians call God satan?
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First of all the Bible says that satan is the god of this world.  Why? Because GOD (The Almighty aka Jehovah) is allowing him to rule over earth for a short while.  Why? Because satan made a claim at the very beginning of mans existence challenging Gods sovereighty that had gone unchallenged for billions of billions of years.  With that being said God is just and fair as so as to let satan prove his point.  \n\nWhat you need to understand is that just like there are conterfeit dollar bills there are also conterfeit Christians.  False religion aka false Christians make it hard for honested hearted ones to find true Christians.  \n\nMost people that jump on Yahoo Answers and post religious questions have no Bible based knowledge and reject that knowledge when it is given to them directly from the scriptures.  Study your BIBLE.  Get to know your God.  Preserve your soul alive.
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hmmm. wel lthat all depends on wether you see satan as a diety. according to the mythology satan isnt as powerful as god. yet interestingly the mythology also says satan can do many magical things, tuening into other people, making people do things, invading their bodies. if anything it seems that satan has more powers than god. apaprently god has the omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence down but can he transform his figure and invade peoples bodies?\n\napaprently not.\n\ni think this question raises another similar queston....are christians monotheists? they also beleive in satan...satan seems to be close to if not as powerful as god...\n\nlogically it seems christians (and satanists) are not monotheists...polytheists perhaps.
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Satan didn't kill any people, God do that....\nif God don't said die then no one can die.\nbut why satan got the reputation as a bad one?the answer is because satan didn't do what God told to.
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Satan is the god of this world. He is a great deciever and has blinded the eys of most. But he is merely a tool in God's Hands.\n People do not want to retain God in their knowledge, because their deeds are evil. They rather love darkness than Light.\n They look for signs, but they miss the ones that God gives. It's always been that way. How many saw the Signs that Jesus was the Messiah?\n\n Jesus said it would be in these Last Days, as it was in the Days of Noah. How many saw it in Noah's Day?\n Ask yourself this also...How many had the Truth in Noah's Day? Who had the Message of salvation for the entire world?\n Only one...and he was a Prophet.\n\nIf you want to see the Signs that God has given in these Last Days, and know what is the Truth of God, then click here...\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/bibletruths_forbelievers/
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Satan. God gave Satan some abilities. Satan created sin.
636395
Satan is very subtle.  He doesn't even want people to believe he exists.  Anything that causes people to doubt God and Jesus' divinity certainly helps Satan.  The world is a spiritual battleground, and most people aren't even aware of it.
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i think satan prefers we dont believe in him. the bible warns us about satan. that he comes to kill, steal, and destroy. that  he is the accuser of the brethern and the father of lies. the bible tells us to beware of his wickedness and schemes and to put on the full armor of God so we can stand in the day of battle. if we do not acknowledge satan then we can not beware of these things or know how to fight against his schemes. satan wants people to have their heads in the sand so to speak. satan is sneaky and a cheater that will do whatever it takes to kill, steal and destroy. but he was help up in public ridicule at the cross of calvary. satan knows his days are numbered. thank you jesus!
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God did not create evil. Satan was one of Gods angels, but he started to envy the things of God. Satan wanted to be God. \nGod did not create anything wicked.\nDeuteronomy 32:4- The Rock, perfect is his activity, for all his ways are justice, a God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice, righteous and upright he is.\nPsalms 5:4- For you are not a God taking delight in wickedness; No one bad may reside for any time with you.\nSatan is the ruler of the world.\nJohn 14:30- I shall not speak much with you anymore , for the ruler of the world is coming. And he has no hold on me.\nJob is a great book to read about Satan roving on the earth. \nGod is not to blame for all the wickedness in the world. He gave us a perfect start, but some people chose to ignore Gods requirements.\nEcclesiates 7:29- See! This only I have found, that the true God made mankind upright, but they themselves have sought out many plans.
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lucifer\n\nSatan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Greek σατᾶν sátan, from the proper name Σατανάς Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śaṭanâ; Arabic شيطان Shaitan: both words mean "Adversary; accuser"; derived from the Semitic root šṭn, which carries the semantics of opposing, obstructing, and of being adverse) is a Judeo-Christian term which is, together with the Islamic term Shaitan, traditionally applied to an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. The idea of this ultimate agent of evil as the Prince of Darkness was most likely introduced by the Iranian (Persian) prophet Zoroaster, whose ideas would later influence Judeo-Christian beliefs[1] Although Zoroaster’s beliefs concentrated on the duality and struggle between ultimate good and ultimate evil, it was the Judaic adaptation of these beliefs which portrayed Satan as the inferior enemy of God (Zoroaster saw the enemy as also omnipotent). Satan plays various roles in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocrypha and the New Testament. In the Hebrew Bible, Satan is an angel that God uses to test man for various reasons usually dealing with his level of piety (e.g. the test in the Book of Job). In the Apocrypha and New Testament, Satan is portrayed as an evil, rebellious demon that is the enemy of God and mankind. However, in both Jewish and Christian theology Satan is not understood as a true equal to God (as he is perhaps so seen in Zoroastrianism, depending on whether one considers Ahura Mazda or Zurvan to be the proper parallel to the trinity)[citation needed] Since both religions are intentionally monotheistic, Satan is seen, rather, as a creature created by God--originally good, but now fallen of his own choosing. This prevents a true dualism in both religions. Good is the original status of all things made by God. Corruption comes later at the hand of created moral agents (consider Augustine's notion of privation here). Thus Satan is always under God's providential control and at times even his unwilling agent.\n\nIn Christio-Islamic tradition, Satan is generally viewed as a preternatural that is the central embodiment of evil.[citation needed] Satan is also commonly known as the Devil (Latin Diábolus, Diaboli, from Greek Διάβολος Diábolos, meaning slanderer), the "Prince of Darkness," Beelzebub (direct translation is "Lord of the Flies"), Belial, Mephistopheles, and Lucifer ("lightbringer").\n\nIn the Talmud and some works of Kabbalah, Satan is sometimes called Samael; however most Jewish literature is of the opinion that Samael is a separate angel.[citation needed] In the fields of angelology and demonology these different names sometimes refer to a number of different angels and demons, and there is significant disagreement as to whether any of these entities are actually evil.[citation needed]\n\nIn Islam, Iblīs (Arabic إبليس), is the primary devil. He appears more often in the Qur'an as being the Shaitan: Iblis is mentioned 11 times, and Shaitan "al-Shaitaan" ‏‏(الشيطان) 87 times. He is chief of the spirits of evil, and his personality is similar to that of the devil in Christianity. He suffered from pride and refused to bow down to Adam at Allah's command. He subsequently rebelled against Allah, and was therefore thrown out of Heaven, and was henceforth known as Shaitan.[citation needed]
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Satan was the most beautiful angel that was created to serve God. But he got proud and thought he could be like God... be God. So God banished him and all his followers from Heaven. He is still on the earth because humans had to have freedom of choise.
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I assume you are speaking from a Christian perspective, I do not think modern Satanists read the bible as such.  Modern Satanism is very much akin to humanism, where the self is supreme, a form of self-worship.  Satanists do not necessarily directly worship a god called Satan but revere themselves as gods.  Some of a christian background may choose this 'religion' as it seems rebellious or 'scary'\n\nAs for a genuine worship of Satan ... well at least Lucifer, there is a group of people in the middle-east called the Yezedis who revere Lucifer, they have a similar creation story to genesis but believe the 'peacock angel/feathered serpent' was a wise mentor to mankind, and that God is impersonal and distant from mankind.  The Yezedis are very secretive about their religion and never refer to Lucifer as Satan, but call him the peacock angel or the feathered serpent.  They don't drink blood or sacrifice children, but they worship Lucifer and think he is good rather than evil.\n\nIn the past there were several pagan religions in the middle east that endorsed child-sacrifice, but these religions involved worship of various fertility gods rather than acknowledging a Judeo-Christian Satan.  In the bible it is written that various kings endorsed such religions and this lead to the downfall of Israel and Judah\n\nAs answer to your question why would someone willingly worship Satan while knowing about Jesus, a need to be different, rebelliousness and perhaps a severe religious upbringing\n\nPS I am not a satanist but fascinated by unusual things
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The answer here is obvious.  Satan is a Christian symbol of evil (and most people here know a lot more about Christianity than Satanism), so they automatically assume they know what Satanism is.  Don't take it personally (if you are a Satanist, that is), they just don't know any better.\n\nThough I have to admit some confusion: why would anyone choose a symbol that to most people means something evil?  It's bound to invite confusion and ridicule.  I understand the overall reasoning, but surely another symbol would have sufficed, like the god Pan?
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Satan created mankind. All of the ancient texts point to this. Christianity and judaism have tortured Satan's name for their own benefit. I feel that everything I have in life I owe to Him, and He rewards me every day. Other religions teach people to be stupid. "Dont eat from the tree of knowledge!"  Well I say "why not???"  You should want to know what the Gods know. You should want to ascend to a level of Godhood. Anything less is selling your existance and purpose short. We use 5% of our brains. It is the judeo-christian beliefs that have caused this to mankind. And for what? A book created by Constantine? Satan is not evil. All He ever wants and asks is that mankind use his brains and ability to the maximum extent. All other religions preach to DENY knowledge. Satan saved mankind when other "Gods" wished to destroy mankind. Yes, I love Satan.
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I don't think any sane person worships Satan.  Socrates was right when he suggested that no one can do something evil on purpose, and the devil is the epitome of evil.  Therefore, no one would knowingly worship Satan.  So-called Satanists are just Dungeons & Dragons geeks who want to seem bad-ass.  There are bigger things to worry about than this irrational fear of Satanists.
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There are so many different names for Satan, both in english and other languages. That specific name is the same in many languages, but there other languages where it differs. because most words originate (english especially) from an older language, it's probable that "Satan" is a derivative from an older word, and that other languages (where the word is the same or similar) derived it from the same older language- or even from english itself. But the word or name itself is not english.
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Satanism and Devil worship are completely different.  What the Christian church calls Satanism is actually "Devil worship", which the church invented in the 16th century and which was used to justify the burning of witches.\n\nThose who call themselves Santanists do not believe in any notion of Satan as an actual living being.  Here is an excerpt from www.religioustolerance.org, which I recommend for understanding any religion:\n\nTheology of the Church of Satan:\n- People have created Gods in many forms; pick one that might be useful to you. \n- Heaven and Hell do not exist. \n- Satan is not closely related to the modern (post 1400 AD) concept of the Christian devil. Satanists view Satan as a pre-Christian life principle which represents the carnal, earthly, and mundane aspects of life. \n- Satan is not a being, a living entity; he is a force of nature. \n- Human life is held in sacred regard. Children in particular are not to be harmed. \n- "Satan...represents love, kindness and respect to those who deserve it." \n- Black Masses (parodies of the Roman Catholic religious service) are not normally performed by Satanists (except on rare occasions for their entertainment or publicity value). \n\nTo read the full explanation of Satanism see the source.
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at the end of the day the devil was a bad angel that god kicked out...so why would satan help god to punish people?...i think that was just made up by the Christians years ago to help control people...\n\nby the way i am NOT A SATANIST!....