For a few moments I was looking for a Church of Satan signage. 🤭

  • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I believe “the satan” literally means the accuser.

    I think there’s kind of two concurrent perspectives: one of Satan being an evil being, trying to corrupt people away from truth, life and the worship of God; the other of Satan as an accuser and tester, bringing into view and actuality the evil that’s in people’s hearts/lives.

    I believe the ‘official’ interpretation would be that there’s elements of both, and the full truth about the satan is more nuanced/profound than we’ve yet understood.

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      9 months ago

      There’s a view that Satan created the earth and is good, God is evil and the bible is a lie.

      There’s a view that only Satan is real. God is made up to give people hope when there really isn’t any, either made up by deluded people or Satan himself.