i have been called both Satan the DEVIL and GOD on this website perhaps then the...?
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In ancient Jewish tradition Satan is simply an angel doing the work that God assigned to Satan to do. \n\nThe word Satan means challenger. With the idea of Satan challenging us, or tempting if you will. This description sees Satan as the angel who is the embodiment of man's challenges. This idea of Satan works closely with God as an integral part of Gods plan for us. His job is to make choosing good over evil enough of a challenge so that it becomes clear to us that there can be only one meaningful or logical choice.\n\n Contrast this to Christianity, which sees Satan as God's opponent. In Jewish thought, the idea that there exists anything capable of setting itself up as God's opponent would be considered polytheistic or setting up the devil to be an equally powerful polarity to god or a demigod.\n\nOddly, proof for The Christian satan/devil mythology is supposedly found in the ancient Jewish texts that were borrowed to create the bible. One can’t help but wonder how Christians came up with such a fantastically different interpretation of Gods assistant Satan in their theology.\n\nOther hints about Satan’s role in human relations can be seen if you look at the name Lucifer. It’s meaning in the original tongue translates as Light bearer or light bringer. Essentially the bringer of enlightenment. The temptations of the Satan idea bring all of us eventually into Gods light. Hardly the Evil entity of Christian mythology.\n\nLove and blessings\ndon
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I've been told more times than I can count that because I am Wiccan I am worshiping Satan and going to hell.  I had a person I worked with once they found out I was Wiccan spent every time we had to deal with each other trying to convert me and tell me I was wrong and it was false.  This person went so far as to send their pastor in to talk to me and try to convert me.  It didn't work I told them bluntly I was happy with my religion.  After open circle one night several of us had a car load of what we call 'attack Christians' follow us home and sermonize us the whole way over a loud speaker from our car!  Things got so bad for us when we held open circle we had to get a restraining order because of protesters who shouted the worst things you can imagine!
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I respect all your faiths. Just not the hypocrisy (using religion as an excuse to commit atrocities). And I do not believe in deities.\n\nYou can be both a satanist and an atheist at the same time.\n\nAnd if you really wanted to contact me this bad, you could have just sent me an email. Thanks.\n\nP.S. I AM, actually, tolerant and open for dialogue.
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Wow, this is a new topic and compared to what I have read so far today...a pleasant change.  Possibly so, since we are to believe we were all 'created' in the image of God.  Angels were first according to history and Satan, Lucifer was his favorite at one time.  I don't know what else to say, but I appreciate the question for the open minded people out in the world today...what if this is true?  Good one.
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I think that all things are from god and the devil merely manipulates them. This is how he deceives us.\n\n Good Luck and God Bless!!
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I've answered several religious questions tonight.  I am guilty of your charge on some of those answers.  In one answer I got completely off topic.  I beg your pardon if mine was one you are referring to.
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Yes, I believe the Devil is real. But I don't worship him. I worship God. It says in the Bible that Lucifer (the devil) was an angel in heaven. Then he tried to defeat God but it didn't work. So, God sent him to hell. We have temptations because of the devil. He's the one that makes us sin.
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Yes. It's happened.  I was not a Christian at the time, so I thought for a long time that I was sought by the Devil.  Now that I read/listent to scripture, I understand all humanity is sought by the devil.  Cast all fear and worry unto Him.  God is your strength and refuge.  SPEAK out loud the name of Jesus the Christ, and remember that scripture tells us the God leads us with his left hand and holds us with his right hand.  Did you know that God loves you ALL the time? Even when we're not being as Christ-like as we should?  Cling to Him.  It will go away.  You are a co-inheritor of Heaven with Jesus.  That means YOU have the power to banish the demons that dwell here, YOU can heal the sick.  Walk in faith, my sister!  Because whether or not people believe in Christ, we will all have to stand in judgement in front of God someday.  Our time on this earth is limited, so... when you become a light in this realm, of course you will attract the attention of Satan.  Keep your armor up, and discipline yourself to thoughts of God.  God does not promise this will be easy, He just promises to be with us, and if we ASK (out loud), He will be there too, fighting for us.
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I don't think there is an actual "devil". I think the "devil" is a just a way for us to apply a bad face to evil acts. I think humans need God as humans have been worshipping dieties for tens of thousands of years and nearly 90% of the world believes in a diety in some form.
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I think that someone is having a religious confliction; don't worry, me too.\n\nIf Satan were the good guy, I would go follow Satan, if I believed what he was preaching to me.  If I didn't believe it than I would follow what I do believe.
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There is only one God, but he/she is called by different names depending on who's doing the calling. Like my kids call me mom, their friends call me Mrs. ******, my coworkers call me ***, some of my friends call me *********, but I'm still the same person.
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When people persecute me for my faith I feel shot down and I feel like the world has just crashed down on my head. But I know that that is the work of the Devil to make me feel powerless, and even though devil laughs at me everytime I am persecuted, God is blessing me for my Faith. My preacher always says that if the Devil is tempting you and giving you a bad time than you must be doing something right. And my Pastor is right, and I would rather have people persecute me for doing something good for God than have them leave me alone for me not following God. I would rather have the devil give me a bad time for doing the right things than for the devil to leave me alone for not doing what I need to do for God. I don't want an easy life of not following God and go to Hell, I want the Devil to give me a bad time that way I know I am doing the Will Of GOD!!!
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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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It's just a name. I'm a Christian, but I have no reason to be upset by your name or your beliefs. If you came to your conclusions after studying and research, then more power to you.\n\nHowever, if your screen name "TheresNoGod" radiates with the essence of you, then I think it's sad that your essence is made up of just one aspect of life: atheism. Don't you have anything else? Or does life simply consist of trying to shock people by a view that more and more people hold to every day? Not very original or unique.
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Seems as though you are full of the devil. I will pray for you, Obviously you do not know any better. God bless****
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Delightfull!Teasing the "believers" is such a pleasant diversion. I see they are the only ones answering your question, so permit me to offer a change of pace.Lets see now,could it be the christian god?Perhaps allah?The jewish one? I give up,surely such a barbarous,murderous misanthrope would not be considered a god?No?
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welcome to Judaism my friend. We mearly see the "devil" as the angle of death and a servant of Gd. Personally I do not know where that whole fallen angel garbage came from.