Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: AMillar@cup.portal.com Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Demon survey results Message-ID: Date: 1 Apr 91 07:43:26 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 28 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu >|> So many of the responses were so far off base scripturally! It's no wonder >|> that there is confusion, disillusionment and heartache in the world. > > I'm not sure that you can attribute the world's problems to a >lack of belief in a hell or Satan. Rather, people will tend to be >unhappy if they believe that a supernatural being is going to cause >them harm until they are dead No, you cannot attribute the world's problems to a lack of belief in hell or Satan. However, you CAN attribute the world's problems to a lack of belief in Jesus Christ and God the Father. The fact is that Satan exists whether you believe it or not. I know that he tries to harrass me; it certainly does not make me unhappy that I can bind him through the power of Jesus Christ. I WOULD be unhappy if I did not have the protection of Jesus! You can choose not to believe in the existence of Satan, but that will not make any difference in whether or not he really does exist. I can choose not to believe in mis-use of money by my government or my bank because that would make me unhappy. Not believing will not protect me from the ill results of it, even though I may not see the results directly. It is only through Jesus Christ that we can lead happy lives, no matter what other things we choose to believe or not believe in. - Alan Millar AMillar@cup.portal.com