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Not at all Lance; who is the 'father of lies'? If
a person is motivated by a 'lying spirit' then who would
you say is behind what they speak? Why did Jesus
tell the Jews who prided themselves on being
children of Abraham that they were of "their father the
devil"? Wasn't it because the truth was
standing right there in front of them and they chose to
believe the lie? If evil does not come from
the devil then where does it come from? Who is
the one who comes to "steal, kill, and destroy?" jt
IFF a politician lies (say the President of the
United States) and thereby millions around the world are deceived, are we then
to attribute this to Satan or, to the man himself. Also, what if that one
(President) is a professing believer?
Why am I doing this? Not for the fun of it. There
is altogether too much attribution of evil to Satan, IMO.
I am not saying that Satan is
responsible for all evil, Lance. In the past, I have
been guilty of much evil using my own talents. Had the Lord not saved me, I
would have had to pay for those evils. Satan would not have been
guilty, I would, and the punishment I received I would have deserved.
Still, Satan is alive and well and has a boatload of demons acting
in his behalf. It is my belief that when a great lie is told and
millions believe it, it is not the lie of a man, but of the father of lies,,
working through a willing servant.
This is not carved in stone, but give
the devil his due.
Terry
Lance Muir wrote:
To Terry:I believe it to be important that we
not make 'Satan' responsible for everything. It may be 'reasonable' but
not necessary I'm not as sure as others who post on this.
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seems very reasonable to assume that Satan is behind the scenes in both
religions, Lance.
He is the enemy of God, so he wants to lead
people away from a relationship with God. He is a deceiver.
That is his role in this plan of which we are all a part.. He is a
liar and the father of lies. He, having thousands of years of
experience and a more evil mind than any man, is able to come up with
much more believable lies than men can invent. To assume that
Mohammed or Joe Smith were not his willing vessels would be to vastly
underestimate his influence. Never underestimate your
enemy.
Terry
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