Quote: (02-06-2017 05:31 AM)BrewDog Wrote:
Quote: (02-06-2017 05:28 AM)RBerkley Wrote:
In the Biblical days, the ancient city of Sodom & Gomorrah was influenced by Satan, so yes, there is Satan who influences the negative in the world. Feminism & homosexuality only magnified the presence of Satan's existence.
God didn't want men to become homosexuals & manginas. God didn't want women to become lesbians, man-haters, and baby aborters.
Satan deceives the natural order to pervert what is God's way of life.
The Creator of the universe has no control over these things? It seems that God is impotent to control his own creation.
This causes it make sense:
http://christianthinktank.com/victor.pdf
In the beginning Mankind had charge over creation. But because of the fall they were deposed from their office and an administration of Angels were put in their place.
One sees a glimpse of this in the book of Daniel:
http://biblehub.com/nasb/daniel/10.htm
And the book of Job when God gathered all the spirits that ruled creation under his Aegis including Satan for a council meeting.
And even Psalm 82 when he talked to "Gods'' called Elohim in Hebrew. Also the term Elohim is used of the Spirit of Samuel when he was raised up by the Witch of Endor(1 Samuel 28)
Deception, Lex Talonis and cursing are all legitimate form of judicial actions that can be undertaken by those Angels because mankind is fallen and therefore by the very nature of their corrupt nature this could continue on and on.
Also God cannot simply overthrow those powers including Satan without legitimate cause lest he get accused justly of being arbitrary and given his character that demands that he be just,he must find a way to redeem a remnant of mankind whilst being just as well as overthrow the spiritual powers that have turned corrupt.
However God via his people Israel and the birth of the Messiah outmaneuvered those heavenly powers and they committed a crucial mistake. Killing Jesus not only ensued that God's justice is satisfied since the sins of all those who believe in him are punished in Jesus but that killing an innocent man stripped them of all legitimacy.
Also those who are Christian cannot be cursed by Satan because by merit of their faith and Christs Blood the believer is innocent.
Hence sooner or later they will be thrown out of their position of Authority including Satan.
Satan is still currently God of this world. Meanwhile God is holding off overthrowing him until sufficient numbers of people are saved. Because when God overthrows Satan its going to be wrath on humans as well that are not saved.
God is only involved in this world because Christians pray to him otherwise its Satan's Turf. Prayer gives God "permission'' to act in certain ways that are not related to judgment.