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NASB | John 3:14 "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:14 "Just as Moses lifted up the [bronze] serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], [Num 21:9] |
Subject: Is God really I am who or what I am? |
Bible Note: Greetings Giam! I can certainly agree with what you said here, "Yes, I love snakes and in love stay far away from them!" :-) But I cannot follow nor agree with your logic concerning love and Satan. You see, Satan is the very absence of love. Satan is the ultimate darkness and God is the Light that penetrates all! Satan, if ever he did contain or resemble anything that was once noble, is wretched with evil and is beyond any redeeming whatsoever. Also, Satan does not have any redeeming qualities, being completely and forever accursed because of his malice and pride. Therefore, one could say that 'love' is beyond Satan's grasp to attain. So you can see that a simple analogy or comparison such as yours does not do justice to how we should act or react towards Satan in light of what has been revealed to us through Scripture. No, I do not love Satan. But I do not live in fear of him either. But we are commanded to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength (Mark 12:30). Nowhere does it say that we should love Satan in any way, but the Bible tells us the very opposite about Satan.. "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." [James 4:7] Blessings to you, Makarios |