Since Satan has powers too, can't he also 'save' people?
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if only he were not fictitious.
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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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marianne is right. Satan can only be one place at one time but He has a huge influence on us and causes us to think like him. Also he has his minions who are a great multitude. God is one but he is everywhere at all times. Also He has His angels. God is much greater than Satan, but He lets us choose Him, unlike the devil who is constantly nagging and lying to us.
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If God is all knowing and all loving, why did He create Satan and allow evil in the world? A good question, to be sure. One that I’m not sure we can ever fully understand, not being omniscient ourselves. While I do believe that a large part of the answer lies in the fact that God decided to give us (i.e. men and angels) freedom of choice, I also believe that is used by most Christians as a pat answer to avoid the discussion (and personal contemplation) in the first place. To examine this question fully we must try to get a handle on many difficult concepts: freedom of choice, the nature of God, the nature of love, the nature of omniscience, and the nature of evil being the primary concerns. None of these are easy topics, and many of them will have to be looked at simultaneously.\n\nOne of the first questions I believe we need to ask is this: Why did God create us in the first place? The answer lies in what He calls us… His children. Why does any parent want to have children? While there may be a few who will answer that they want an heir to their estate or kingdom, and others who might answer that it is their way to immortality, I believe almost everyone would admit that the reason they want to have children is they want to have a child to love, and to be loved by that child. It is no different with God. He wants to (and does) love us. He wants to be loved by us. He wants all the joys of parenthood. With this understood, we now can explore the idea of freedom of choice.\n\nGiving freedom of choice comes both from the desire to love, and to be loved. Let’s look at a couple of examples we can relate to. If someone is trying to completely control his or her spouse or significant other, the relationship is almost always a bad one. No one likes to be controlled. A husband who tells his wife what friends she can or cannot have, when she can go out of the house, when to have dinner on the table, etc., is usually described as abusive. Not always physically, but that often goes hand in hand. Giving someone freedom of choice is also giving them trust and respect. Love cannot exist without it.\n\nI think it is even easier to see the necessity of freedom of choice when we look at the desire to be loved. God is described as a Father, so I am going to explore this aspect by looking at fathers. A father could make his six year old daughter climb into his lap every night and say, “I love you, daddy,” right before going to bed. He could, but I don’t believe most fathers would want to. While most fathers would want very much for their six year old daughter to do just that, if it was forced, it would not mean anything. A father wants his daughter to climb into his lap and say, “I love you,” out of her heart, not out of command. God wants the same thing. Yes, He could have decided not to give us any freedom of choice, but He created us because He wanted to be loved by us. If we did not have freedom of choice, than we could not truly love. Love must be a choice.\n\nNow that we have touched on the nature of love and freedom of choice, I believe it would be good to look at the nature of God. We will also discover much about the nature of evil while examining this topic. While God is called the creator of all, there is one thing that God did not create: evil. God did create Satan, the author of evil, but God did not create evil. Evil is the absence of God. This is why God is described as light, and evil as darkness. Darkness only exists where light does not. They are not true opposites. The only way to have darkness is to block out all light. There is no such thing as a “darkbulb” or “flashdark.” Only light can be created. God is also described as a consuming fire. I like to take these two concepts together and liken God to our sun. If you get too close to the sun you burn up; you become part of it. This is why in the Old Testament it is stated that if you see God’s face you will die. You would be consumed. When Moses was al
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No...the souls that Satan has have already had their chances and, as much as we wish they had chosen better, there is nothing we can do to save them....if the opportunity arose, I would still go to Heaven.....
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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!....
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Absolutely not.  But I do believe that God can use whatever we submit to Him for our ultimate good.\n\nGod shows His power to some degree by using even what is bad to accomplish good.\n\nConsider the story of Joseph. Remember how his brothers were jealous of his dreams and visions and they threw him in the pit, sold him into slavery, and told Jacob he was dead?\n\nHe went on doing what was right, even though he was falsely accused by Potiphar's wife and thrown into prison.\n\nAfter he interpreted Pharaoh's dream, he became the second most powerful man in Egypt and saved not only Egypt, but his family from famine.\n\nWhen he is reunited with his brothers and they weep for what they have done, he says, "But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive." Genesis 50:20\n\nWe also see from the crucifixion that God can use the worst Satan can do to God's ultimate glory.\n\nIt's not that evil is good or that evil is God's will. It's just that God is powerful enough to use Satan's own efforts against him.\n\nAnd I believe that the tragedies that befall us in our lives are not good things. But if we are willing, and submit them to God, He can use them for our ultimate good. God will not waste our pain
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Because he thought he was greater than God. Humans that are not saved will be banished from heaven and sent to Hell with you SATAN!
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God doesn't. Their government does by blocking/stealing help. Another work of Satan.
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When God created Lucifer, the most beautiful angel, He created him and all the angels with free will (just like we all have). Lucifer wanted to be God, and he wanted to sit on God's throne and rule. He began to get other angels to follow him, and work at his will. God kept warning them against doing this, but they would not listen. They rebelled against God, so He kicked them out of Heaven. \n\nThese angels are so powerful that one of them can kill 185,000 men. That is a big ration of power that they have over people. But, they could only do this if God so allows. \n\nIf they, being so powerful, cannot take over God. Then you can NOT either. \n\nYou must repent of these blasphemous thoughts. Accept Jesus as the Son of God, and ask Him to be your Lord and Savior. He loves you very much, and He is waiting for you to love Him. You have nothing to lose for doing it, but you have an eternity in the kingdom of Jesus to gain, if you accept.
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Your question should be:  Why does God ALLOW Satan to torture us?  What sick joy does God get from this?  \n\nSome may say I am blaspheming God.  He has not struck me with a lightning bolt yet...so I guess I am safe from His wrath.  \n\nSatan is just God's servant.  In any court of law, God would be more culpable than Satan.\n\nThey say the cleverest thing Satan has done is convince the world he does not exist.  Well, we could also say the trickiest thing God does is convince us Satan DOES exist.\n\nFor more on the "Problem of Evil" see my extensive response to that question too.
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An argument could be made -- a yin yang comparison.  Even from a more traditional Judaeo-Christian perspective, since god is omnipresent, couldn't he be both god and satan?  A method of introducing free will, perhaps.
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If the Devil could be killed, Then God could also be killed. I don't believe either will happen. The idea that both even exist will forever torment mankind.
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Heh. If he does, all the Christians are screwed. :) Glad I don't follow Christianity. Satan doesn't exist to me.
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Satan and Lucifer are a stand alone entity, they are in fact the same ghost, God is another, there is a balance of powers, having God a little more power over Satan, but Satan was a good entity until turned to the dark side, it's just like Darth Vader, and Obi Wan Canobi..☺
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All people, christians and non-christians grow old and die and many die from unforeseen circumstances. The reason bad things happen to anyone, is because of God's enemy, Satan the devil. He challenged God's right to rule over the earth and said that humans do not need God and could rule themselves independently without God's help. God is answering Satans challenge by allowing man to try to live without his interference. Satan also said that humans would discontinue serving God if he( Satan and his demons)) were allowed to cause them pain and suffering. There have been and still are many who are proving Satan to be a liar, who love and serve God faithfully, despite whatever persecution Satan brings upon them.\nWhat has been the result of man ruling man without God intervening? Suffering and injustice, wars, crime and hatred. \nGod has promised to soon rid the earth of all those things and to destroy Satan and all who follow him. Satan will lose the challenge and be proved a liar. By remaining faithful to the end, we show that we are on God's side and prefer his rule over man's.  \nWe need a righteous ruler who will be just and merciful. Human rulers can do nothing for us. (Psalm 146:3)\nLook what Psalms 37:9-11 promises us--" For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace." \nSoon the meek who inherit this earth will be under one government that will last forever. (See Daniel 2:44) No more will we have to put up with imperfect human rulers who can never bring an end to injustice, crime, terrorism or death itself. God's government will do all that and more.
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Satan offers only 3 temptations, the same 3 he offered Eve &\nJesus. The lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh & the pride of life. He offers this to people to get them focused on anything but Jesus. He can't claim your soul, he leads you astray, and you miss the opportunity to Choose Christ & be saved. All unsaved people are destined to hell, the same as Satan.