I don’t understand why God created a creature He knew would be the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning, causing this huge ripple effect which would ultimately lead to the destruction of creatures for offerings, wars, slaughtering of billions of people throughout history until the end, and the completely brutal sacrifice of His own child.
That is not Biblical, Brother. The Devil was cast out of Heaven and that is made quite clear. In Job, God allowed Satan to test Job. It is a hard book, but it in no way communicates and equality between the Lord Jesus and Satan. We can know this by watching Jesus defeat all of the Devil’s lies in the desert, by watching Him cast out demons and by reading Revelation which describes the final battle between Heaven and the Devil.
Love you, Brother. In my mind, Christianity is incompatible with a theocracy. God forces no one to choose Him. But, every knee will eventually bow. Wish I could be a better evangelist. ;>
I don’t understand why God created a creature He knew would be the father of lies and a murderer from the beginning, causing this huge ripple effect which would ultimately lead to the destruction of creatures for offerings, wars, slaughtering of billions of people throughout history until the end, and the completely brutal sacrifice of His own child.
Absolutely reprehensible.
That is not Biblical, Brother. The Devil was cast out of Heaven and that is made quite clear. In Job, God allowed Satan to test Job. It is a hard book, but it in no way communicates and equality between the Lord Jesus and Satan. We can know this by watching Jesus defeat all of the Devil’s lies in the desert, by watching Him cast out demons and by reading Revelation which describes the final battle between Heaven and the Devil.
Love you, Brother. In my mind, Christianity is incompatible with a theocracy. God forces no one to choose Him. But, every knee will eventually bow. Wish I could be a better evangelist. ;>
Yeah no- that’s not how it goes.