Threadbane, 24 days ago

@Gustodon
Hell, there are still people who believe in Jesus!
As an aside, the Xians claim to be a monotheistic religion, but if Satan isn't a god, what is he? Obviously, he's powerful enough to keep Yahweh from dispatching him.

Gustodon, 24 days ago

@Threadbane That's really interesting. I never thought of it that way.

jztusk, 24 days ago

@Threadbane @Gustodon

Well, the common teaching is that Satan works for God, and so it's not a question of Satan being powerful, but of God finding him useful.

God still doesn't come out looking very good in that explanation either.

Gustodon, 24 days ago

@jztusk That's interesting, too. But just to walk through it, if Christians fear Satan and tell stories about the threats he poses, surely there must be some expectation that God could destroy Satan if he wanted to. I'm having trouble finding that. It seems like, ultimately, Satan will be trapped in Hell. Why not destroyed?

(Just curious about your opinion. I have no supernatural beliefs.)