Why Did God allow Satan to tempt Adam and Eve?

Calminian said:

Ben12 said:

I sure wish you would post in the appropriate forums. This is an interesting subject, but way off topic. You could post it in General Theology and we could dig in til our hearts are content. But I can hear the mods' footsteps getting louder.

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Just a response to your post 50.

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AngelsSword said:

thank you for the tip and i printed out all the post you gave and will research dont mean to ruffle your feathers or anyone elses
but if i have to then i will

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Soldier_For_Christ said:

When God created us humans, He created us all with free will. He wants us to accept Him because we want to, generally because this is the only real love there is. However, in order for us to have choice, there must also be an alternative to God.

As to how Satan comes into the picture, I would hazard a guess that, at the start of creation, God gave those heavenly beings we call angels the same free will to choose Him or oppose Him that He gives us. Satan and his followers were the ones who rejected God and they have struggled ever since to revolt against God and make themselves the center of their own universes.

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Ben12 said:

Freewiil is not a scritural term. In fact it really goes against scripture.

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Ben12 said:

Calminian said:

Just a response to your post 50.

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Here you go. I started a thread in General Theology. Was Lucifer pre-fallen Satan? One poster already disagrees.

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Soldier_For_Christ said:

How?

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Ben12 said:

Calminian said:

Just a response to your post 50.

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There's a couple of takers on the thread I started in General Theology. Both find evidence for Lucifer being Satan. But I'm not sure they've made a rock solid case. Why not come in and make your case? We'll keep in nice and civil.

Was Lucifer pre-fallen Satan?

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