tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post6652040627065078873..comments2023-12-10T11:54:42.104-05:00Comments on A Father Learning to Love: Satan: Lifting the Veil - Part 1: Introductionfatherlearningtolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-32917330019739194602014-04-23T11:21:42.422-04:002014-04-23T11:21:42.422-04:00Thank you, Carrie! Stick with me - you might find...Thank you, Carrie! Stick with me - you might find my exploration of the Scriptures behind this mysterious character to be very interesting! ;)fatherlearningtolovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-4529107835741619682014-04-23T11:04:26.271-04:002014-04-23T11:04:26.271-04:00Truly wonderful post!:) These are things I have of...Truly wonderful post!:) These are things I have often battled in my own head also. Funny isnt it, how you start out questioning one certain thing, and as your researching that out, it seems to open up all sorts of other aspects and questioning beliefs that you never thought of LOL:) I am of the belief right now, that he is a real entity, one that people should be fearful of...in the sense that if you let him into your life and you start going down that road with him, it can lead you into some very very bad situations and circumstances. But I dont believe that he is greater than God, so if we stick with God and listen to the Holy Spirit inside of us and pray, then we will always be able to combat him. I also tend to agree with Zadian in that...His purpose is to lead people away from God and towards him. If people dont think he exists and theres nothing to be fearful of, then they are more apt to do as they please and not worry about anything bad happening. Your right though that I feel Satan does have a huge ego but he also knows he has to work discreetly and silently to win. I also agree that far too many things are blamed on him and many Christians use that as an easy excuse for everything under the sun:( I am looking forward to hearing more as these come out, keep up the great work!:) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828153209722913486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-30917652244975028632014-04-22T13:23:29.994-04:002014-04-22T13:23:29.994-04:00First- thank you for reading! I hope you will kee...First- thank you for reading! I hope you will keep reading as I publish each successive section (which I plan to do every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until the entire series is published). I think you will find what follows to be very thought provoking! fatherlearningtolovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-44847321722821803482014-04-22T13:21:58.297-04:002014-04-22T13:21:58.297-04:00Thank you for reading! I've really enjoyed re...Thank you for reading! I've really enjoyed reading about the subject myself, and found it to be very provocative. I am so excited to share the rest of the series! I will be publishing my work every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until the entire series is out. :)fatherlearningtolovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-1099032762996710602014-04-22T11:11:00.808-04:002014-04-22T11:11:00.808-04:00How easily and blindly we embrace scapegoating is ...How easily and blindly we embrace scapegoating is a, perhaps THE major issue in modern society. This introduction is definitely on target and most certainly entices me to pay attention to the days when the rest of this work are posted on-line. <br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts GeoffAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029936157431201802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-38782788493505593182014-04-22T11:01:09.233-04:002014-04-22T11:01:09.233-04:00This was a really interesting read, but there'...This was a really interesting read, but there's one thing I'd like to comment on. You state:<br />"One thing I find curious about this idea is the presupposition that a being of pure evil would not want us to know that it even existed - it seems to me that a being of pure evil might actually have an ego so large that holding a belief that this being didn't exist at all would be highly insulting to its psyche."<br /><br />Christians are taught that the enemy's one, singular goal is to keep people from God. "Hiding his existence," so to speak, is, indeed, a great method of doing that.<br /><br />I don't disagree with much of what you say here, but I think it's important to realize that we are guilty of our own sinful behavior. Perhaps Satan brought sin into the world, but we decide what we do, not him. And I don't think Satan being an actual entity means people need to use him as a scapegoat to say, "I did something bad and it's not my fault."<br /><br />Just my personal perspective on the subject.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130413735237528424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-26326350439366873252014-04-21T14:28:43.979-04:002014-04-21T14:28:43.979-04:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!fatherlearningtolovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-81848854216371596212014-04-21T14:27:47.433-04:002014-04-21T14:27:47.433-04:00He's someone I consider to be a very dear frie...He's someone I consider to be a very dear friend.fatherlearningtolovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666749738952674625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-71692160954482316852014-04-21T14:24:39.311-04:002014-04-21T14:24:39.311-04:00P.S. Who is this spiritual advisor you refer too?...P.S. Who is this spiritual advisor you refer too???? I wonder?jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5679059780978866194.post-10812163718922441082014-04-21T14:22:16.742-04:002014-04-21T14:22:16.742-04:00Enjoyed the first part Geoff looking forward to th...Enjoyed the first part Geoff looking forward to the rest.jeffbanderlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776110948244867615noreply@blogger.com