Do you hate the devil?
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I don't think we are supposed to hate the devil, like we are not supposed to hate people. We are instructed to love our enemies and maybe that does include the devil. But we are told to be wary of sinners and to hate sin.
I don't know, I have been thinking about this recently.
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I think loving the devil could be categorized as loving your sin, and loving sin is wrong. Thats a neat thing to say.
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I love the devil. Hes done a great job fulfilling a role needed in this world. If anything, hes helping out God in fulfilling his plan. I sometimes even chuckle on how the Devil thought he could challenge and overthrow an omnimax being.
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but then you can say that hating the devil means that you love sin because you are having hateful feelings which are sinful feelings.
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Ironically enough I also despise satanic inspiration in religion, for example that which would turn those who believe in Jesus Christ against each other.
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Teufelhund
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Well we are allowed to hate sin, the devil is not a man, and hating him is not necessarily evil. Insofar as he has rejected God so completely that no man could ever even dream of doing.
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It's hard not to hate someone who attacks you and is plotting your downfall. At least if they don't have any redeeming qualities whatsoever. Even the most evil human alive still has some, but I'm inclined to think that Satan does not.
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Matthew 5:43 ¶Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
While Satan is certainly my enemy, I don't hate him. I'm not even sure I dislike him but I don't really like him either.
Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
While Satan is certainly my enemy, I don't hate him. I'm not even sure I dislike him but I don't really like him either.
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Actually, the Devil interests me. A lot. And no, I'm not a Satan worshipper and I'm not a follower, blah blah...I'm a staunch follower of JC. I've just always been interested in that whole cosmic otherworldly thing. I pity him to be honest (No, I'm not going to become his bestest friend)...I remember speaking to a teacher of mine at school when I went, and he said for Satan, Hell is more of an emotional thing, not physical. You see, the reason why Lucifer hates us is because the Angels were created to love God. Lucifer's emotionally screwed because on one hand he loathes God because he wants dominion over everything but on the other he loves God because that's how he was created.
He hates us because God created us with free will. We can do whatever the hell we want basically but we have the opportunity for forgiveness. All we need to do is ask. Lucifer can't get forgiveness. Ever. Ever. Eveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer. He did the unforgiveable - rebelled against Heaven, tore it in half in battle.
A part of his hate for us is snobbery I think - those mortal fools have no idea or care for anything besides their stupid, meaningful 9-5 hour lives and they get Heaven in the end?
I just think the whole thing is really interesting. One day I would love to write a series of novels on the epic battle (Once I've studied theology and I've gotten other novels published). I already wrote a short story for my creative writing unit at uni.
He hates us because God created us with free will. We can do whatever the hell we want basically but we have the opportunity for forgiveness. All we need to do is ask. Lucifer can't get forgiveness. Ever. Ever. Eveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer. He did the unforgiveable - rebelled against Heaven, tore it in half in battle.
A part of his hate for us is snobbery I think - those mortal fools have no idea or care for anything besides their stupid, meaningful 9-5 hour lives and they get Heaven in the end?
I just think the whole thing is really interesting. One day I would love to write a series of novels on the epic battle (Once I've studied theology and I've gotten other novels published). I already wrote a short story for my creative writing unit at uni.
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