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1 | Is satan a spirit? | Ezek 28:14 | SRN | 26521 | ||
The term Satan I've come to understand as the Hebrew word for obstacle. [Matt 16v23] Satan only exists in men. We must stop looking to blame some mythologicle entity and look at ourselves and take responsibilty. Satan/Devil/HotStuff only has the power you give it. | ||||||
2 | Is satan a spirit? | Ezek 28:14 | Curtnsally | 33216 | ||
Woah! So... who exactly is Jesus talking to in Matthew 4? Some mythological creature? A figment of His imagination? Not! Matthew 4 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." 4 Jesus answered, "It is written: "Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: "He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." 7 Jesus answered him, "It is also written: "Do not put the Lord your God to the test." 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me." 10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: "Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only." 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Satan has the power to tempt us... nothing more, nothing less. God gives us power over Satan if we call upon His name. Corinthians 10:12-14 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it. In the Lord's prayer... Matthew 6:13 "And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. If Satan has no power, why does Jesus encourage us to pray in this way? Do we need delivery from a myth? You are correct, we should take responsibility for our sin. We have free will to fall to Satan's temptation or to call on God for power against temptation... our responsibility is to choose wisely. |
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3 | Is satan a spirit? | Ezek 28:14 | SRN | 33616 | ||
Wow back on to this. Was peter satan? The thought of temptation is our devil. willpower or lack there of. The bible tries and tells us that when we are at our lowest we'll be tempted to do things we usually think we won't. | ||||||
4 | Is satan a spirit? | Ezek 28:14 | Curtnsally | 33641 | ||
The Bible tells us what, where? Please give references so we can follow your train of thought. Where does the Bible say that Satan is a figment of our imagination? Matthew 8 30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs." 32 He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. Who was Jesus talking to? A figment of His imagination? Blessings Curt |
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