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Works of the devil?
Posted by sherliez • 5/04/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Tags: Career, life, love, properties, work
If bad things are happening to your life (work, career, love, properties, etc...), are you going to blame the devil?
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definitely not! Whatever happens to me, whether good or not, it's the result of my own decision and there's no one to blame...
I know I get what I deserve... -
No, God gives us free will. We, therefore, have free will to mess up our lives or make it better. It is neither God, nor Satan that makes my decisions. -
no..but i believe in the law of karma...u reap with what you sow earlier-
Very true. I believe in karma as well.
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dunno - if i was elisabeth fritzl i might be blaming some kind of pure evil ...
normal day-to-day crap like being out of work for the last 10 months? nah, that's not the devil. that's life. welcome to billions of people with free will and their own agendas. -
No, usually is blaming myself but will try to look forward rather than live in the past. -
no, the good and the bad is all part of the game of life.
The devil made me say that. -
Things happen. I concentrate on looking for opportunities presented by new circumstances. -
No. if bad things happen, I usually blame myself--hold myself to account for the "why" of bad things happening. -
No such thing as the devil-
@ sherliez
It's interesting that you used the word "blame". Blame or "being lame" is, of course, what replaces taking personal responsibility for our own choices of thoughts, words and actions, as well as, the consequences thereof.
I do not believe that there is now or has ever been any such a being" as a cosmic bad guy called "the devil" nor do I believe in the notion of a cosmic good guy a"GOD".
IMO fearful religious zealots and other "lame" people, who excel at blaming others for their mistakes simply utilize this antiquated notion of a "cosmic bad guy" as a scapegoat. Remarkably, the same folks who believe in such a cosmic bad guy also believe in a cosmic good guy and have the temerity to state that they also believe the latter is in control of the entire universe and everything and everyone in it.
IMO the human race and the planet would benefit if these notions disappeared into the ethereal mist forevermore.
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it woz im wot dun it, guv! -
satan is my best friend:-)-
I asked her she she said she'd never heard of you tigger
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this is because saddam is jealous
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you mean bush -
that was a south park joke ( satan and saddam are gay lover) ;p
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Good and bad things happen in life, but certainly I don't think it's the work of the devil. -
yes, otherwise why would I have such devilish thoughts
It can't just be ME! -
Just for the record, the things you describe aren't the things that Christians refer to as "works of the devil", either. I'm not sure whether you genuinely misunderstand the concept or this is the same tired old twisting in the name of bashing Christianity that we see so often here, but just in case anyone is interested in little things like accuracy, this is a serious misrepresentation of the concept. -
Not particularly. The Lord allows us to go through trials to make us stronger.-
really? so elisabeth and kristen fritzl in austria should look upon their situation as something caused/allowed (EDIT) by gxd to make them stronger?
that's a really ... mmm ... i don't know how to put it politely, so i'll just say that's a VERY different view of gxd than my own.
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i mistyped earlier and meant to say "allowed" which in cases this heinous, really seem to be the same to me. (not in every case, but at this particular level, yes.) -
"allowed" and "caused" are two very different verbs.
I'm not taking any position on the question as a whole, and I don't even know who those women you're citing as an example are, but the initial statement and the response encompass two very different concepts. -
not really - gxd allowed elisabeth fritzl to be kidnapped by her father and imprisoned for 24 years, raping her and having her bear him 7 children - as a means of making her stronger?
that's just faulty theology to me. but that's my opinion and obviously other people's mileage varies. -
The theology may well be faulty; that doesn't change the fact that "allowed" and "caused" are not synonymous, which was my only point.
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@ ender thats some sick shit Elisabeths story
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@ friedclyde - yeah, it is. it happened in austria - if you're at all interested in following up:
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7370208.stm
the only reason this came to light is because the oldest girl, who is now 18 or 19, became gravely ill and Josef Fritzl allowed her out of the cellar to go to hospital. the authorities begged for the girl's mother to give them the girl's medical history ... and that's how everything eventually came out.
one of the most horrifying stories i've ever heard.
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For the most part your examples are things that we can control, so I would simply take a look at what I am doing wrong and fix it.
Some things are beyond our control and we need to just accept them.
Conversely, I tend to take credit for my successes. -
Nah, I blame "The Man"... then I take on an attitude of entitlement. -
Christians do not refer to the cross as "The Big T." But, what does that prove? (The Devil made me say it.)
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I believe we invite the Holy Spirit or the demonic into our lives. That we open and close doors in the spirit realm by speaking it. It's all about our words. -
Only if I was clearly tricked or deceived into doing something bad. The devil is of course a "liar", the prince of lies. Otherwise it is my responsibility. -
If something bad is going to happen in my life, I will not blame the devil nor God because it's the situation that makes my life terrible. If it's because of my carelessness, I will blame myself. But if it's because of the situation which is beyond my control anymore, I will not blame anyone. It is just that there are some things that are beyond my power. Bad things happen because it happens to be bad.
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