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No, I know that the devil does tempt people, but I do not believe that he was created for that purpose. What I'm asking about is if you can give me evidence that says that he is the source of evil.

I'm back. Anyway, God created the devil to tempt man, in other words the devil is the source of evil. He let's him exist because if only good existed, everyone wouldn't have true free will. Excuse me, but since we're referencing the biblical God and devil, do you have any verses that support your hypothesis?

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Great, I love when people ask questions such as this. First, there's a couple points I need to make, for everyone in this thread. Sin is not a concrete object. Sin is just breaking any of God's rules. Next, God did not create Satan as an evil being. He was an angel, the most beautiful of angels. (Isaiah 14:12) He was created with free will. I will explain this in a moment. He was set as a kind of head-angel. He decided that he wanted to be God, but was thrown out of heaven, along with many other angels who sinned along with him. To answer the question, it kind of still has to do with free will, and the character of God. Read this article. If God simply killed the Devil, we would then be afraid of him, and serve him out of fear. God instead wants us to serve him out of love. On the subject of free will, I guess I've already gone through it. God gave us the opportunity to obey or disobey him, and for us to choose to serve Him out of our love and reverence for Him. [/hide] So, God is a cowardly [bleep]? What? How did you get that?

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Great, I love when people ask questions such as this. First, there's a couple points I need to make, for everyone in this thread. Sin is not a concrete object. Sin is just breaking any of God's rules. Next, God did not create Satan as an evil being. He was an angel, the most beautiful of angels. (Isaiah 14:12) He was created with free will. I will explain this in a moment. He was set as a kind of head-angel. He decided that he wanted to be God, but was thrown out of heaven, along with many other angels who sinned along with him. To answer the question, it kind of still has to do with free will, and the character of God. Read this article. If God simply killed the Devil, we would then be afraid of him, and serve him out of fear. God instead wants us to serve him out of love. On the subject of free will, I guess I've already gone through it. God gave us the opportunity to obey or disobey him, and for us to choose to serve Him out of our love and reverence for Him.

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Where does it say in the bible to treat women badly? JW The whole original sin thing has lead to contempt for women in Christianity for thousands of years, and it still continues pretty much to this day. This is the first I've heard about this women-hating thing. And besides, probably everyone in this world would have done the same thing she did. She was made perfect, in a perfect world, and still sinned.

Is it hot in here, or is it just me? :D 0

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Moving this to Help and Advice. :)

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