31 Aug 09
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The thread on Satan got me thinking about strategies Satan might employ in order to keep people from righteousness, i.e., following the will of God.
1) Deceive people into believing that it is futile to ever become righteous. That deviations from righteousness cannot be helped and are not the fault of the individual.
2) Deceive people into believing that their salvation is assured by simply professing belief and/or performing certain rituals. That righteousness is not required.
3) Deceive people into believing that they are righteous by virtue of having professed certain beliefs even if their actions are decidedly unrighteous.
What strategies might you employ if you were Satan?
31 Aug 09
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneit may be helpful if you would define 'the will of God'.
The thread on Satan got me thinking about strategies Satan might employ in order to keep people from righteousness, i.e., following the will of God.
1) Deceive people into believing that it is futile to ever become righteous. That deviations from righteousness cannot be helped and are not the fault of the individual.
2) Deceive people into believin ...[text shortened]... their actions are decidedly unrighteous.
What strategies might you employ if you were Satan?
31 Aug 09
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneWhy are there 80 000 thousand sutras? Because there are 80 000 follies.
The thread on Satan got me thinking about strategies Satan might employ in order to keep people from righteousness, i.e., following the will of God.
1) Deceive people into believing that it is futile to ever become righteous. That deviations from righteousness cannot be helped and are not the fault of the individual.
2) Deceive people into believin ...[text shortened]... their actions are decidedly unrighteous.
What strategies might you employ if you were Satan?
Satan will probably employ lots of different techniques..
31 Aug 09
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneI would encourage people to think for themselves.
The thread on Satan got me thinking about strategies Satan might employ in order to keep people from righteousness, i.e., following the will of God.
1) Deceive people into believing that it is futile to ever become righteous. That deviations from righteousness cannot be helped and are not the fault of the individual.
2) Deceive people into believin ...[text shortened]... their actions are decidedly unrighteous.
What strategies might you employ if you were Satan?
31 Aug 09
Originally posted by ThinkOfOne4th time. Do you sin? YES or NO?
The thread on Satan got me thinking about strategies Satan might employ in order to keep people from righteousness, i.e., following the will of God.
1) Deceive people into believing that it is futile to ever become righteous. That deviations from righteousness cannot be helped and are not the fault of the individual.
2) Deceive people into believin ...[text shortened]... their actions are decidedly unrighteous.
What strategies might you employ if you were Satan?
31 Aug 09
Originally posted by ThinkOfOne1) is standard Christian belief, except for the "fault" part. Somehow Christians think that even though "sin" is unavoidable, it's still somehow your fault for choosing to sin - even though you cannot choose not to sin.
The thread on Satan got me thinking about strategies Satan might employ in order to keep people from righteousness, i.e., following the will of God.
1) Deceive people into believing that it is futile to ever become righteous. That deviations from righteousness cannot be helped and are not the fault of the individual.
2) Deceive people into believin ...[text shortened]... their actions are decidedly unrighteous.
What strategies might you employ if you were Satan?
Ah, I see. You're intentionally making Christianity seem to come from Satan. At least that's how it seems.
31 Aug 09
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI wouldn't put it that way. It's more that it's interesting how some of the teachings of Christianity are in line with strategies that Satan might employ to keep people from righteousness. It's also interesting to note that none of the teachings that I cited were advocated by Jesus and most go against what Jesus taught.
1) is standard Christian belief, except for the "fault" part. Somehow Christians think that even though "sin" is unavoidable, it's still somehow your fault for choosing to sin - even though you cannot choose not to sin.
Ah, I see. You're intentionally making Christianity seem to come from Satan. At least that's how it seems.
Noticed that you pointed out how incoherent #1 is. This is true of many of the beliefs of Christians.
31 Aug 09
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneDecline writing a profile.
The thread on Satan got me thinking about strategies Satan might employ in order to keep people from righteousness, i.e., following the will of God.
1) Deceive people into believing that it is futile to ever become righteous. That deviations from righteousness cannot be helped and are not the fault of the individual.
2) Deceive people into believin ...[text shortened]... their actions are decidedly unrighteous.
What strategies might you employ if you were Satan?