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Originally posted by twhiteheadSorry, which Satan don't I like? 😕
Notice how few followers they have and also that they do not believe in the same Satan that you don't like.
Originally posted by twhiteheadIf they follow Satan it stands to reason that they have rejected Christian teaching at some level. I guess you then fill in the blanks how you like to suit your whims.
My mistake, I incorrectly assumed you didn't like your version of Satan. So as a correction: they don't believe in the typical Christian version of Satan.
Originally posted by divegeesterThis is a snip from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism stating that there were satanism before LeVay.
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Look up the origins of satanism and you will not find a "christian" anywhere nearby.
Originally posted by FabianFnasI would say the opinion of the person who wrote that wiki is pure opinion, and unaccredited opinion at that. Satanism is the act of worshiping that angelic being, christians would not do this. Christians did NOT invent satanism - satanists did - how hard can this simple observation be!!
This is a snip from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism stating that there were satanism before LeVay.
"Before the 1960s, Satanic groups were considered underground and often illegal. Anti-witchcraft laws such as the British Witchcraft Act 1735 (not repealed until 1951), reflected strong public sentiment against witchcraft and Satanism. Modern satani ...[text shortened]... his movement. If everyone else do you have to ask them, not me.
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Originally posted by divegeesterFrom a philosophical perspective, that would not be the case.
.... Christians did NOT invent satanism - satanists did - how hard can this simple observation be!!....
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From a philosophical perspective, that would not be the case.
First, a distinction must be made in how the Hebrew satans are used and what they represent, which is quite different from the role that Satan plays in the New Testament.
Christians invented the idea of Satan (and how it is thought of in the present context), and while the would not ...[text shortened]... of God and Christ - it would not and could not exist without its corresponding Christian ideas.
Originally posted by jaywillWrong, and at the very least I'd suggest you read The Origin Of Satan by Elaine Pagels.
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First, a distinction must be made in how the Hebrew satans are used and what they represent, which is quite different from the role that Satan plays in the New Testament.
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The difference is not that great. There may be many accusers or many advasaries. But Satan is singul ...[text shortened]... e book of Job. We don't see in that oldest of Jewish Scriptures multiple Satans, but ONE there.