Q: Why did You need to create the angel called Satan? A: Satan was created as a holy angel. Isaiah 14:12 possibly gives Satan’s pre-fall name as Lucifer. Ezekiel 28:12-14 describes Satan as having been created a cherub, apparently the highest created angel. He became arrogant in his beauty and status and decided he wanted to sit on a throne above that of God’s (Isaiah 14:13-14; ...
07.02.2010
Q: Will we really be judged for every idle word? A: Nothing we do is hidden from God. The Bible talks about the tongue (James 3:7-12 is one example) and the terrible damage it can do. All the words we speak do have significance, and we are accountable to God for them. When we were children we used to say, “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me.” ...
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Posted By: Barry Edwards
Category: Life, Questions for God
06.22.2010
Q: In the face of unbelief and disobedience, God destroyed humanity in the great flood, save Noah and his family. Later He destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for the breadth and depth of evil that existed there. Why did God therefore choose to spare Satan and his followers when He swept them out of heaven? They mock God and mislead all people into sinful behavior. It seems to run counter to ...
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Posted By: Barry Edwards
Category: Questions for God, Sin