If SATAN supposedly "KNOWS HE WILL LOSE" and has free will, why doesnt the idiot change course?
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Excellent observation. This being was clever enough to hijack the universe and mess up god's plans, but somehow he doesn't know how to read.
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YOU WON"T !            I believe in God. I believe In Jesus Christ. I believe He died on the cross for all mankind. (that includes me, you, everybody.) I don't believe in a Hell dragged out of the dark ages. Jesus said,"If I be lifted up I draw all men (mankind). The bible says Hes VICTORIOUS!!!  He won! Who did He win from?...( SATAN) What did He win? (LIFE), Satan gave us death, Jesus gave us life.  Those who believe say it is a choice, and their prideful egos think they made that choice. they need to give the credit where it belongs. TO GOD. God chose them, just as Jesus(GOD) chose 12 men out of hundreds to be His first followers. Did God choose all men to write the Gospels? NOoooo. Unfortunely most are blind and can't hear, but even God does that. So if most of mankind is supposed to burn in a fuery fire in pain and torment for eternity, then how victorious does that make our Savior?? Well I believe the savior I worship is 100% victorious. I do believe god will punish the disobediant and unbelieving, but with a fathers love. And Fathers who love thier children don"t throw them into a fire. God gave everything to his Son to have authority over, and God said that everything given to Him, He would lose nothing.Jesus has authority over all creation(all mankind included).  SORRY DEVIL!!  You Lost!  God is not narrow minded, people are.
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false. You have free will whether you believe in the bible or not.  The bible is specific what you have free will.  The bible states that Satan can put things in front of you to temp you as can God.  But they cannot make you do it or take it.  They can only put it there its your choice whether you do it or not.  You are your own person with your owm mind.
797849
The simple fact is that Satan knows he's going to lose so he's going to drag as many souls as he can with him.
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It is not sensible to believe that if you once recieved Christ and then want to back out that you can't.  Why anyone would want to, I don't know.  The very idea of free will must give us that option.  It is like saying that God will force you to go to heaven, when you have changed your mind..  I think he will send you where you want to go.
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I asked a similar question a while back... specifically, how did Satan understand the difference between right and wrong if he never ate the fruit of knowledge?\n\nI think we are both in agreement that if there was a christian god... he definitely could not be considered benevolent.
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Jesus definitely does not want us to break the Ten Commandments or any other law God gives, but what Jesus did, was eliminate the need for sacrifices because he was and is the ULTIMATE sacrifice.  Satan on the other hand wants us to break as many laws and knowingly turn away from God.  Lucifer (Satan) was so jealous of the fact that God loves humans so much, he decided to turn away from his spot as the highest angel in Heaven to devote eternity to destroy and bring down humans.  God gave us free will to decide whether to turn to Him or not; this does not therefore make him a tyrant. So to answer your question: no Jesus does not want us to break God's law and yes Satan does want us to break God's law and openly deny God and His son.
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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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Well, that would be betting now wouldn't it, sorry, but the Bible says not to gamble, besides that would be like making a deal with the devil so.... no.
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There was this monologue:\n"I'm gonna give these guys free will; even though I know every gory detail of what they're going to do with it. How can I not know? I know everything. And those guys I know are going to sin, well, I'm going to tell them NOT to sin! Yes, even though I KNOW they're going to hell, I'm going to tell them NOT to do the things I know they will do anyway! Hey! I didn't say I was going to make them very smart.\n\nAnd if they get me mad I'll send a guy into Yahoo Answers who will ask endless questions about free will. OK, cue the Archangels .."
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I think you are on to something!\n\nYou will no doubt have those come in and sprat about "free will".. but if god knew everything and "has a plan".. then I am voting for YOUR thought here!
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I agree,\n \nA person's behaviour and actions are determined by:\n1- The way he has been brought up\n2- His genes which affects his/her personality\n3- The circumstances in which he has grown up\n4- His past experiences\n\nSo, where is free will?\nA theist may say that he should find the right way inspite of these factors. \nThen I say:\nWhy is he in such a disadvantageous situation than the ones who has been brought up decently, has good genes, has grown up in decent conditions etc... \nThe concepts "sin,heaven,hell,..." look irrational.\nThe self (personality) is just a pile of memories.
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I was always told that God allows evil because He is all about free will and doesn't want to impose himself on us. God allows us to see Him if we chose to see him and he will leave us alone if we don't. As for the evil thing, i beleive that evil comes from your inability to resist temptation. Satan doesn't make you do anything, he just suggests it.  You do the rest.
771939
He does have free will, but He has promised "I will never leave you nor forsake you".  We can depend on Him to always be there for us.
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Fate is not a Christian teaching. God does have a plan and a way God would like us to choose and give instructions in the Bible and through sermons and religious study but God does not force us to make any decission and does not impose God's will on us. We are the master of our own destiny but with God and following God's direction we can achieve great and wounderous things and have God's assistance in doing so. If we choose another way we loose God's help and God may try to steer us in a different direction especially if the road we are on is truly dangerous. Even then we choose to follow the path we are on or change course.\n\nIt is all our choice.
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its man that tells people their going to hell if they dont believe their way not God
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Satan's nature is malicious. His efforts in opposing God, His people, and His truth are tireless (Job 1:7; 2:2; Matthew 13:28). He is always opposed to man's best interests (1 Chronicles 21:1; Zechariah 3:1-2).Satan also delights in deception (1 Timothy 3:6-7; 2 Timothy 2:26). His lying nature stands in bold contrast to the truth for which Christ stands (John 8:32,44). \n\nYou have to remember Satan is vain and full of pride. (Genesis)\nThink of the most selfish, egotisitcal person you know, and magnify that by 100. He believes himself to be greater, better, more powerful and intelligent than God. He does not believe he can fail, he can not fathom he will lose. He wants to destroy all that is, and run it himself, take over and become a God.