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Some of the concepts that people hold about the devil.03:38 Apr 25 2008
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Most conservative Christian churches teach beliefs that are grounded in the 1st century CE - that Satan is a profoundly evil, fallen angel who is totally dedicated to the destruction of everyone's lives. He is a supernatural being who "walketh about, seeking whom he may devour," and is aided by countless demons. He and his demons are all pervasive. They engage in world-wide "spiritual warfare," and are a continual threat to all. They can dwell within people, as in deon possession.
Liberal/progressive Christian churches tend to view Satan as a principle or concept of evil, without any physical existence or personality. They acknowledge that Jesus and his disciples believed in the presence of a living entity called Satan. They realize that the gospel writers wrote of exorcisms which drove indwelling demons from within people. But they attribute these beliefs to the pre-scientific level of knowledge at the time
Archaeologists and anthropologists, religious historians and other researchers have traced the development of the concept of Satan from its origin in the Zoroastrian religion, via the ancient Babylonian Empire, to ancient Judaism, and finally into Christianity and Islam.
Most present-day Satanists belong to religious groups such as the Church of Satan or the Temple of Set. Most of the former are Agnostics; they do not believe in Satan as a living entity or as a God; they view Satan as a basic force or principle of nature. Members of the Temple of Set recognize the ancient Egyptian god Set as a deity. Both groups' beliefs about Satan have little in common with Christian beliefs.
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RxDarkFairy
16:57 Aug 26 2008
Hippocratical Christians also need something to blame for their transgressions...... they don't take responsibility for themselves or their actions.
Zilaheteb
08:46 Mar 26 2009
hippocratical
~A belief system of Anesthesiologists that refuse to enforce Capital Punishment. A combination of the hippocratic oath taken by physicians and the word, hippocritical. A term coined by the great Stephen Colbert, in reference to the anesthesiologists that refused to assist in the execution of a convited rapist and murderer.~
Sorry, just thought an educated "Christian" would share some knowledge.