Protestantism

» Migisi - Burn baby, burn

In response to Burn baby, burn posted by pink101:
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Where do we get these ideas that drive us to such distractions?
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Straight from the human MIND. Some minds are pretty vicious!
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Are you saying they come from the Bible?
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Some. More like the religious nut finds the ~justification~ in their sacred texts (the Bible or Qur'an, whatever) to commit their own atrocities. If a religious fanatic can't find justification, they claim Satan made them do it. Either way, they deny personal responsibility for their own horrendous behavior.
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Clearly, the Bible authors had violent and cruel ideas which they disowned and instead attributed to their God. And note they write "the Lord God commanded...", not "Satan commanded...". Frankly, I often can't tell the difference between Satan and God. And apparently, some of the Bible authors had trouble too: 1 Chronicles 21:1, Satan incites David to commit the sin of taking a census of Israel. In 2 Sam. 24:1, this same story portrayed the LORD as the one who incited David to take the census.
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Aren't there other sources about Satan than the Bible?
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"Satan" is a HEBREW word for "adversary". However, the Hebrew angel "ha-satan" has no demonic qualities in the Torah writings. In fact, he's considered a great and glorious angel created by God for the purpose of testing and proving.
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This is kinda interesting about Lucifer...
http://www.lds-mormon.com/lucifer.shtml
and this...
What the Devil? Prince of Darkness Is Misunderstood, Says UCLA Professor
http://www.physorg.com/news75128924.html
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Where does Satan first appear in human history? Surely not in the Bible.
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From what I've read, the name "Satan" first appears in the Bible.
But the original idea of a demon didn't originate with the Jews. Seems to have been around since the cave man. Even he needed a scapegoat to explain why men do deplorable things to each other.

-- posted by Migisi