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To: Forest Keeper
We all agree that God created satan, right? He didn't just appear out of nothing. satan later became evil itself. Could God at any time have snapped His fingers and prevented satan from turning evil? Of course. He allowed it for His own reasons which I can't begin to fathom

God created the angel by the name of Lucifer who reblled against God and fell from his "rank." Unlike humans, angels -- who are created as servants of God -- cannot be redeemed. Their fall is eternal.

In fact your entire theory that God doesn't allow those who believe to fall is proven wrong exactly with the fallen angels, for they surely believe in God, yet they fell. You may find thew reasons as unfathomable, but we know, and you know but won't admit it, the root cause is the free will which God freely gave us along with our minds (as he did to the angels)

2,825 posted on 02/19/2006 8:08:45 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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To: kosta50
FK: "We all agree that God created satan, right? He didn't just appear out of nothing. satan later became evil itself. Could God at any time have snapped His fingers and prevented satan from turning evil? Of course. ..."

God created the angel by the name of Lucifer who rebelled against God and fell from his "rank." Unlike humans, angels -- who are created as servants of God -- cannot be redeemed. Their fall is eternal.

You don't address my point. God COULD have prevented this if He really was omnipotent, right? But He chose not to. Knowing that you must agree with me on this, I was trying to point out to you that it is unfair for you to say that my side believes that God created evil and causes evil. We don't.

In fact your entire theory that God doesn't allow those who believe to fall is proven wrong exactly with the fallen angels, for they surely believe in God, yet they fell.

You are using the concept of "belief" completely out of context and you know it, Kosta. "Belief of" and "belief IN and acceptance IN" are completely different concepts. Of course satan believes that God exists. Are you making a serious argument or are you just "pulling my lariat"? :)

2,874 posted on 02/21/2006 4:27:30 AM PST by Forest Keeper
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