He wears whichever hat that suits his immediate ploy. He's the father of lies, after all.One tends to remember the 'one liners' of one's mentors.
One of mine said that Satan was an "arch-legalist".
Yet he will be represented on earth as the "man of lawlessness".
Can he be both?
Thoughts please.
Indeed he can be both. He is the Accuser of the brethren, bringing God's attention to the failings of God's people. He is also the one who tempts and incites people to sin. Satan has no scruples at all.One tends to remember the 'one liners' of one's mentors.
One of mine said that Satan was an "arch-legalist".
Yet he will be represented on earth as the "man of lawlessness".
Can he be both?
Thoughts please.
His job is to sift the wheat from the chaff.
Can you give some scriptural support to that claim that Satan does this please.
One tends to remember the 'one liners' of one's mentors.
One of mine said that Satan was an "arch-legalist".
Yet he will be represented on earth as the "man of lawlessness".
Can he be both?
Thoughts please.
Can he be both?
the law is arbitrary for Satan unless it can be used against God and this is the role of legalism that he employs. There is the law, then there is that which the law points to which is greater than the law. If we follow the former but reject the latter we are legalists because the law turns into our god and we are lawless because the law is a false god.One tends to remember the 'one liners' of one's mentors.
One of mine said that Satan was an "arch-legalist".
Yet he will be represented on earth as the "man of lawlessness".
Can he be both?
Thoughts please.
False dichotomy. Legalism is lawlessness. It simply appears under the guise of hyper-allegiance to the law when in satan's case it's really just death. Sin enslaves. Sin brings death. Lucifer sinned. He's dead and enslaved. That sinfully dead and enslaved creature has no opportunity for salvation.One tends to remember the 'one liners' of one's mentors. One of mine said that Satan was an "arch-legalist". Yet he will be represented on earth as the "man of lawlessness". Can he be both?
Thoughts please.
Lawlessness is not the same as observing righteous laws. People using imperfect legal codes were not likely to arrive at perfection. For years slavery was legal. That did not make it right. Satan is allegory for one who is evil, or one who is doing evil. Once Jesus called Peter Satan (Matthew 16). Peter had made an inaccurate prediction.False dichotomy. Legalism is lawlessness. It simply appears under the guise of hyper-allegiance to the law when in satan's case it's really just death. Sin enslaves. Sin brings death. Lucifer sinned. He's dead and enslaved. That sinfully dead and enslaved creature has no opportunity for salvation.
The definition of a satan is an adversary. We are all adversarial by nature to the will of God. People like to focus on a specific 'Satan' to take the spotlight and responsibility off of ourselves.Once Jesus called Peter Satan (Matthew 16). Peter had made an inaccurate prediction.
Re-read you post. Think about what you posted.Lawlessness is not the same as observing righteous laws. People using imperfect legal codes were not likely to arrive at perfection. For years slavery was legal. That did not make it right. Satan is allegory for one who is evil, or one who is doing evil. Once Jesus called Peter Satan (Matthew 16). Peter had made an inaccurate prediction.
One tends to remember the 'one liners' of one's mentors.
One of mine said that Satan was an "arch-legalist".
Yet he will be represented on earth as the "man of lawlessness".
Can he be both?
Thoughts please.
By definition everything not commanded by God is lawless. Satan can work from both ends of this. He can say that God's law is irrelevant and therefore push folks to abandon it in an antinomian fashion. On the other hand he can say God's law isn't enough and we must add to it. The pharisees and modern Jews are adept at this, as are progressive Christians, particularly southern baptists. It isn't just law though, it's everything associated with the church. We see it in worship with many protestant churches claiming we can do as we please in worship (rock bands, skits, personal performances, entertainments etc.) and not consult God's word while catholics and orthodox add to worship in the form of holy days and other ritiuals nowhere found in scripture.One tends to remember the 'one liners' of one's mentors.
One of mine said that Satan was an "arch-legalist".
Yet he will be represented on earth as the "man of lawlessness".
Can he be both?
Thoughts please.
Why do you think your post makes any sense? Legalism is not lawlessness. If I am doing what is legal, I obey laws. If I am lawless, I do not obey laws.Re-read you post. Think about what you posted.
Tell me why you thin it has any bearing on what I posted.