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Yes!... Of course He would
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No... He would not
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Not sure
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10th July 2004, 11:51 PM
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Reps: 43,017,178,205,693 (power: 43,017,178,217) | | | when an angel sins he is condemd to hell. Saten is a fallen angel and i dont think God will favor him and change his word.
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10th July 2004, 11:56 PM
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I voted NO! I do not think he would...even though GOD is a GOD of mercy and grace... he is gracious TOWARD us as HUMAN BEINGS. NOT ANGELS. Satan WAS AN ANGEL! I agree with THE FOLLOWING! Originally Posted by awksm The following scriptures show that judgement has allready been passed on satan and his angels.
2Pe 2
3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly
Mt 25:41 -
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
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10th July 2004, 11:57 PM
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11th July 2004, 09:04 AM
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11th July 2004, 09:25 AM
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Reps: 11 (power: 0) | | really good question...i said no...but now that i'm thinking about it a bit more i dunno...! God after all is a God or mercy....i really dunno... |
11th July 2004, 11:09 AM
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My God is a forgiving God of grace and mercy.  |
12th July 2004, 08:01 PM
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Reps: 5,228 (power: 17) | | Originally Posted by Droobie Hypothetically: If satan were to repent, and ask for forgiveness, would God take him back? Even though satan would probably mess up again (God of course knowing this), would God turn His back, or welcome him with open arms?
I most certainly believe that God is not willing that any should perish and that all should come unto repentance - and that also includes His fallen spirit creatures (though i strongly doubt the sacrifice of Christ made atonement for the sins of fallen spirits) HOWEVER i believe that Satan is so beyond ever asking for God's forgiveness due to the fact that he, in full knowledge of the Person, power and workings of the Triune Godhead, willingly made such a decisive decision that only he, as a result of his God-given power and wisdom could make (unlike us a mere mortals without such knowledge of the Deity) As a result of his enormous pride and rebellion, he would never seek forgiveness of God even though he knows his ultimate destiny is total defeat and the worst torments of the lake of fire forever and ever !! 
Ray 
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12th July 2004, 08:37 PM
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Reps: 1,701 (power: 10) | | | i have no clue if God would take him back... He might becasue He is a God of mercy and love... but at the same time, God might not becasue lucifer DID have so much pride and arrogence that he turned his back on God even when he knew what his fate would be...
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14th July 2004, 09:20 PM
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Reps: 22 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Droobie Hypothetically: If satan were to repent, and ask for forgiveness, would God take him back? Even though satan would probably mess up again (God of course knowing this), would God turn His back, or welcome him with open arms?
If you're just talking hypothetically, and not theologically, then yes.. I would like to believe that God is a God of forgiveness, no matter what we have done, what we do, or what we will do. It's the basis of my belief that I am saved, that God loves me, and will continue to do so, no matter how imperfect I am. Same would go fo satan... but as I said, theologically/theoretically/practially he's down there for good!
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Reps: 775 (power: 0) | | | It's got nothing to do with the extent of God's merciness. I think the devil won't be able to repent because being once the highest angel created, it knows so much about God and everything that sinning is an option it chose without any room left for ignorance. The conscious choice of an angel is strong, total and is unredemmable/unrepentable. It's like they are given all the grace in the beginning being in God's direct presence (unlike human who do not know all as did Adam & Eve) another ounce of help from God would mean tempering with the angel's freedom of will, and God isn't one that makes puppets around Him. Thats what I think. |
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