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atoz
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 Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:43 pm Post subject: Does God love Satan? |
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Based on the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12,
does God love His enemy Satan as He tells us to love our enemies in Matthew 5:43-48?
with Love,
atoz |
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Steven3
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: Does God love Satan? |
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Hi Atoz | atoz wrote: | Based on the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12,
does God love His enemy Satan as He tells us to love our enemies in Matthew 5:43-48?
with Love,
atoz |
Fair question if one believes Job is a literal-historical account of events that actually happened in the heavenly throne room, God introduces Job to an archangel, sends him off to bring the "fire of God" down on Job's servants, a tornado on his children, and in the next round boils on Job's body. And Job 6 times says it was God who did it. Then in Revelation a literal-historical angel who was only obeying his mandate gets cast into the lake of fire.
But not a very fair question if the questioner is aware that not all Christians believe this and seeking to get at God because of the inconsistencies among his believers. 
So can I, with respect, ask, what is the target in this question? God? or traditional beliefs re Satan?
S
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graphicsguy
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:51 am Post subject: |
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| Well, he apparently made him for the strict purpose of becoming evil incarnate, so I don't see why not... |
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atoz
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Does God love Satan? |
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| Steven3 wrote: | Hi Atoz | atoz wrote: | Based on the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12,
does God love His enemy Satan as He tells us to love our enemies in Matthew 5:43-48?
with Love,
atoz |
Fair question if one believes Job is a literal-historical account of events that actually happened in the heavenly throne room, God introduces Job to an archangel, sends him off to bring the "fire of God" down on Job's servants, a tornado on his children, and in the next round boils on Job's body. And Job 6 times says it was God who did it. Then in Revelation a literal-historical angel who was only obeying his mandate gets cast into the lake of fire.
But not a very fair question if the questioner is aware that not all Christians believe this and seeking to get at God because of the inconsistencies among his believers.
So can I, with respect, ask, what is the target in this question? God? or traditional beliefs re Satan?
S |
atoz: Steven 3,
My target is the Hatred for Satan in trad beliefs re. Satan.
Thanx for asking about that angle.
with Love and Respect,
atoz |
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atoz
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| graphicsguy wrote: | | Well, he apparently made him for the strict purpose of becoming evil incarnate, so I don't see why not... |
atoz: thanx, GG.
Your answer ties in with what God says about loving our friends and our enemies: Matthew 5:43-48.
in love,
atoz |
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