What is the Orthodox explanation for diseases existing?

[YCGP]

Is Satan truly the God of this fallen world?

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Is Satan truly the God of this fallen world?

The Scripture says that the god of this world has blinded the minds of those who believe not, lest they should see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4). Satan has a legal right to rule this world and all those who have never received Christ as Saviour. But when a person received Christ, he is taken out from under Satan's rule and his life is hid with God in Christ. He is then in the world, but not of it. Therefore, although Satan can buffet and persecute him, he has no authority over the Christian believer.

 

[~Anastasia~]

Is Satan truly the God of this fallen world?

I would be careful calling him "God" with a capital G. He is in no way Divine. Merely a creature, once an angel.

But he is allowed to have great influence here, and the state of sin and fallenness and tendency to corruption has been the state of the world since the fall of man. This state is Satan's "realm" so in that way he reigns over it. In that sense he is "the god of this world".

 

[ArmyMatt]

the only authority Satan has is what God allows him to have (i.e. Job).

 

[Jonathan Walkerin]

Many atheists curse God for allowing cancer and tuberculosis to ever exist.

Why would atheists curse God they have no belief in ?

 

[~Anastasia~]

Why would atheists curse God they have no belief in ?

Haha good question and one I've asked. But they sometimes do ...