Subject: Why does Satan believe he can win? |
Bible Note: Hi Atdcross, Col 1:16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things have been created through Him and for Him. John 1:3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. These are two verses, and there are more, that tell us Jesus created everything that was created. As we talk about Satan, we are talking about a being, who had a beginning, and was created, therefore, Jesus created Satan. The name we know a creature by is not the creature itself. So whether we call this being Lucifer, or Satan, or the devil, we are talking about a being that was created, and being created, was created by Jesus. Evil is not a "thing" that is created. Evil is the description of actions done be, or qualities possessed by a thing. But "evil" is not the thing itself. So God can be the creator of a being, without being the "creator" of evil. What God does is not evil, however, what is done by the creatures He created may be good or evil, since He gave to them the capacity to choose. Albert Einstein described evil as simply the absence of good, as darkness is the absence of light. Evil need not be created. Evil exists when a creature with choice choose rebellion against God. But the simple truth of Scripture is that if something or someone exists, aside from God Himself, then God created it or them. Love in Christ, Mark |