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Sent: June 21, 2005 15:17
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Hill
Cumorah
Not at all Lance; who is the 'father of lies'?
If a person is motivated by a 'lying spirit' then who would
you say is behind what they speak? Why did
Jesus tell the Jews who prided themselves on being
children of Abraham that they were of "their father
the devil"? Wasn't it because the truth was
standing right there in front of them and they chose
to believe the lie? If evil does not come from
the devil then where does it come from? Who is
the one who comes to "steal, kill, and destroy?" jt
IFF a politician lies (say the President of the
United States) and thereby millions around the world are deceived, are we
then to attribute this to Satan or, to the man himself. Also, what if that
one (President) is a professing believer?
Why am I doing this? Not for the fun of it.
There is altogether too much attribution of evil to Satan, IMO.
I am not saying that Satan is
responsible for all evil, Lance. In the past, I have
been guilty of much evil using my own talents. Had the Lord not saved me,
I would have had to pay for those evils. Satan would not have been
guilty, I would, and the punishment I received I would have deserved.
Still, Satan is alive and well and has a boatload of demons
acting in his behalf. It is my belief that when a great lie is told
and millions believe it, it is not the lie of a man, but of the father of
lies,, working through a willing servant.
This is not carved in stone,
but give the devil his due.
Terry
Lance Muir wrote:
To Terry:I believe it to be important that
we not make 'Satan' responsible for everything. It may be 'reasonable'
but not necessary I'm not as sure as others who post on
this.
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It
seems very reasonable to assume that Satan is behind the scenes in
both religions, Lance.
He is the enemy of God, so he wants to
lead people away from a relationship with God. He is a
deceiver. That is his role in this plan of which we are all a
part.. He is a liar and the father of lies. He, having
thousands of years of experience and a more evil mind than any man, is
able to come up with much more believable lies than men can
invent. To assume that Mohammed or Joe Smith were not his
willing vessels would be to vastly underestimate his influence.
Never underestimate your
enemy.
Terry
