Although Jesus Claimed to be Lucifer in the Bible,
we will not be discussing that in depth here, as
Satan and Lucifer are separate entities. Please
read our page "THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST"
to learn more about Jesus and his claim to be Lucifer.
we will not be discussing that in depth here, as
Satan and Lucifer are separate entities. Please
read our page "THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST"
to learn more about Jesus and his claim to be Lucifer.
Satan
Is to call everything dark bad, and everything light good, secretly and subtly perpetuating racism? Are childish fears of the unknown and the dark bumps in the night keeping us from being powerful and fearless?
What does the bible say? It says: "Even the darkness will not be dark to you. The night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you."
It also says: "Everything is good."
Satan is a fictional character which was added AFTER the bible was written. SEE HERE For more information. We are not discussing Lucifer here, who is Jesus (See WHO IS JESUS? and the REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST FOR MORE INFO ON THAT). However, the church does believe that the figure of Satan was based on Lucifer/Jesus/The Ancient Vegetarian Cow horn wearing Goddess.
However, Satan has become an integral part of many religious denominations. Satan is the one who punishes those we see as the "bad" people.
Therefore, if Satan did exist, it would be doing God's work and helping the "good" people.
This would indicate that Satan is good and works for good.
Many religious people claim to hate Satan, but in doing so, are they then on the side of the 'bad' people?
The only person who would hate or fear Satan, would be the "bad" people - the ones who are doing things they think are wrong, or could be swayed to do things wrong. This kind of person would fear Satan's punishment, temptations, and would hate Satan, perpetuating more hatred in the world.
Of course "bad" people would hate and fear Satan!
The World Church has no fear of Satan, and sees that if Satan exists as an angel/demon, that it was not only created by God, it was created and permissed to exist in its activities for a reason known only to God. Therefore the World Church accepts Satan.
The World Church sees through "negative" expressions of emotions of love, and sees that "anger" is an expression of "hurt".
Anger=Hurt
Therefore if Satan is an angry, vengeful, suffering angel, this is because Satan is extremely hurt. It might even be the angel that loved God most, and is the most upset by being shunned by God.
Satan may just be God's expression of pain and the "whip" or "punishing" side of God, as we now know Satan is God, because everything is God (see below). The yin yang symbol expresses this; the two sides of everything, even God.
It may also be an expression of the suffering side of God. When we do not get what we want, we tend to suffer. We punish others when we do not get what we want out of them.
Sometimes, people do not ever develop compassion until they themselves have had to suffer or go through exactly what they put others through (Also known as karma or "eye for an eye"). So Sometimes, eye for an eye and other punishments may be the only way to get someone to change or think about what they are doing to others.
But other times, being harmful or punishing out of pain and suffering, as "Satan" might do, is not always necessarily the best way to resolve things, as this may:
1) Continue and further pain and fighting in life rather than allowing you to move on to something better for yourself.
2) Going very far in punishment, such as killing another, destroys the person's possibilities to repent and even possibly be your future friend
3) It may perpetuate a cycle of punishment, and cause others to continue to hate and harm you back.
Sometimes it is one quick reaction of many of us to punish, (and as we are like God, and are God, God is the same in this respect) especially when we are not grown up and not powerful. Upon growing up, many of us do not even wish to wield power, knowing the enormous responsibility that bears, and we may find fear for our souls in wielding that power (for how are we as mere humans to truly know what is best?) If Satan is upset about power, it might one day learn power is not all it is cracked up to be, and perhaps cool down. But then, who would do the "punishing"?
Should we should attempt to solve things rather than have a punishment system? What would happen if we chose to see people as "good" (desired) but perhaps their actions as "bad" (undesired). Or, do we actually need punishment, and do we therefore need to sometimes act like Satan (God's punishing side) and do we need Satan?
Now, is hating Satan the best solution, or is understanding a better answer? Does hate breed love? Are there solutions before we resort to punishments?
Is it possible for us to see through "negative" or "evil" to find the root of what is happening? Sometimes, what seems to be "evil" or "negative" is nothing but the
pained expression of something else. For instance, jealousy is sometimes the pained and suffering expression of admiration.
The World Church believes that different things may be needed at different times. Therefore sometimes, punishment (such as a Satan) is sometimes needed to teach someone, and other times, non Punishment (solving a situation through understanding of different points of view) is what is best. The World Church hopes that we convert to a system where we try punishment as a last resort, not a first resort, for many reasons, including that of making our own lives better and turning away from fights to face our own success.
SATAN IS GOD
God is the creation of everything. God is therefore Omnipresent. God is everywhere in everything. This means, Satan is also God, God allows and desires Satan to exist.
Therefore the World Church accepts Satan as God, as much as any of us are part of God, and acknowledges God's desire for Satan to do as it will.
But why would God create Satan, and evil?
Remember, good and evil are a point of view. We are like children starting to understand ourselves and each other. As children, we only see our side. As adults, we learn there are other points of view.
Nothing about Satan/God needs to be feared. God is trying to express to us, the yin-yang aspect of the bible, and of the game of life itself. There are ups and downs, sine waves, rotations of light and dark, happy and sad, opposites which appear to be different and the same at different times. God would have wanted balance for us.
Expressing two (or more) sides, such as "good" (selflessness) and "evil' (selfishness) both of which can go "too far" would be how God would explain to us how to find the middle ground, or the balance. If one is too selfish, one becomes nasty to others, and it might do this person well to remember the sacrifice Jesus made of his own life, to teach us that love and caring does exist above and beyond pure selfishness of self, and perhaps make a commitment to sacrifice some of their selfish desires so that they do not harm others. But, if one is too selfless and becoming hurt and abused, it may well help to remember some of the qualities "Satan" brings, which is to have a little selfishness for once, and a little pride in oneself. While both sides can go too far, causing suffering, both sides bring value. We should constantly monitor if the sides have gone "too far" in order to maintain morality.
SATANISTS
Satanists are varied, but a general definition is that they believe that they are God, or are their own Gods, or at least, can find God's will, or right and wrong, inside their own hearts. Jesus also preached this, and as a Gnostic he defied the powers that be at the time which preached that you had to come to an organized human religion/power structures to find your preferred spirituality or to obey their laws (Isaiah 10:1-3). He also said he was God (John 10:30-33), as Satanists do, and as the Bible says we all are God. So Jesus was a type of Satanist. The Bible says to be like Jesus. (John 2:6)
Finding your own determination of right and wrong is desired by God, or else it would speak. At this time, God does not speak to us, in order to not enslave us. One word from God would mean total and instant submission, for God is all powerful. If God spoke, we would loose our freedom to choose our own path for our own lives, and our own heaven or hell. This would possibly demolish the entire reason for our existence, if we are here to learn what suffering is so we can appreciate heaven, or if we are here to play a game called "life" where we forget that we are eternal souls so that we eliminate the boredom of eternity and getting anything we want. (Thus it is a kindness for God to not "speak")
Therefore, it is perfectly logical for a Satanist to look inside themselves to determine what their life path should be, and what they think is right and wrong, just as God wants us to. It is also perfectly logical and reasonable to hope for help, and pray for guidance and wish and desire for an answer from God outside of us, bigger than us, and more all knowing than us in our restricted, non-eternal, physical human state when we are trapped in the dimension of physics.
Jesus Christ Himself, like Satanists, claimed to be God, and Jesus said to be like him. Therefore, he'd want someone to say he was God too. In fact it's possibly impossible not to be God if God is everywhere and in everything.
Jesus Himself was called "Master" and references to Him are often capitalized such as a BDSM Mistress or Master does. He asked to be served when going to people's homes and asking to be fed. People ran to lay their shirts in the mud so he could cross without getting dirty. When others do the same, are they therefore not being Christ-like?
BUT WHAT ABOUT ANIMAL TORTURE?
Yes, some people who call themselves Satanists, do torture animals. They cruelly harm the animals for their own personal sadistic pleasure.
But, Christians, Muslims, Atheists, and many other denominations of religion do the same thing. They cruelly torture and murder animals for their own sadistic pleasure, the pleasure of their tongues and stomachs, entertainment, clothes, and medicines. In fact, the billions of animals cruelly tortured in slaughterhouses and farms of all sorts (fur, food) solely for selfish, unnecessary desires, far outweighs the number of animals some Satanists torture. The World Church refuses to condemn one religious denomination's sadism while condoning another religious denomination's sadism. In the World Church's eyes, all sadism done for personal selfish pleasure is the same.
Some animals also do the same, toy with and torture other animals for their sadism. However, the actions of others are not necessarily a good excuse for our own actions, unless perhaps you have judged someone needs to learn by getting what they give (eye for an eye method).
The World Church asks that we remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, and other sacrifices people make for us, the planet, and the other species, to understand that not everything is selfishness, and harmful sadism can be controlled by making a commitment to act like Jesus, as He wished, and to judge when you should sacrifice your own wishes for those of another to not harm them, and when you need to consider yourself more.
HOW TO BEAT A DEMON
A demon, regardless of it's spiritual nature, can be, in humans, the expression of something which harms you. For instance, a demon in your life might be a parasitic, childish person who sadistically drains you of happiness, money, and security. Or it could be something inside of yourself, or an non-person nemesis.
One can not fight and win a demon. A demon, like a spoiled child who has become an adult, enjoys and loves fighting and your misery and will only get stronger off of the fight. It would laugh at your suffering and enjoy the destruction and pain. Sometimes, you might need to fight fire with fire. But often, this results in nothing but the spread of fire and more misery for you. So you decide when to punish, and when it is best for you to forget and walk away, turn and face a better, happier life for yourself than one filled with fighting.
You may not know that you are facing a demon inside another. You might be expecting this person to love you and they might even be pretending to do so. Someone you think is your own best friend may be bullying you. Your own mother may be jealous and not want you to succeed.
A demon often likes being "right" about you that you are a "looser". It will do everything it can to keep you that way for whatever purposes it gains for itself. So being pitiful and sad and downtrodden will not make that person feel for you; it will empower the demon and make them laugh and get to "be right." One thing to do to beat this kind of demon is to become a success, not try to obtain sympathy by being pitiful.
One way to beat a demon is to be happy in your own individual way, to find your success in life, and then what is "bad" for you will start to vanish or you will be able to get rid of it or see it differently. Remember, one person's demon is another's treasure. Someone else may enjoy what you did not.
Another thing you can do, if everything around you seems like hell and evil and abuse, besides to remember that you are strong, capable, powerful, and you are making your own choices, is to look inside your own heart, and start one seed of what you feel is "good".
Once you see and feel it inside yourself, you will be able to trust that it is out there in the universe. It will grow like a tree.... then you will give it, and watch others find it as you give it. You will start to find it in others, and be able to recognize it. Do not forget - not everything is selfishness in the universe. Jesus story of sacrifice, among many other self sacrificing stories, taught us that.
SATAN AS GODDESS ISIS
The World Church recognizes the fact that the Jesus Killers have vilified everything female. All paleolithic religions worshiped a mother goddess. The Christian fish symbol originated as a symbol of the female Vulva (the point in the air). The human starts out female in the womb (all humans). Every female symbol the World Church has discovered so far, has been "demonized" or turned into Satan. The World Church believes that "Satan" may be none other than Goddess ISIS herself, Queen of Heaven. Known by many names, such as Astarte, Venus, the Evening Star (in the bible) and more, her bird was the Peace pigeon/dove and she was a Goddess of sex and love. She created equality with the male God (using her snake), and more, She has horns (possibly due to ancient cow worshiping religions), Egyptian Angel wings, and was not considered to be"bad" until she was vilified by those who killed Jesus and his Woman loving ways. Worship of her was banished (read in the bible about her as the "Queen of Heaven." See the bottom of the SYMBOLS page for more information.
This would make Satan Jesus, as all of these ancient Goddesses have changed their names down the line from the ancient Goddess Wadjet, on to Goddess Isis and Goddess Asherah, Goddess Venus, Eventually being called Jesus and Mary (see Revelation of Jesus Christ for more information).
In this instance, which is what the church sees (As we see her being transformed from an ancient vegetarian goddess who wears moon like cow horns on her head, into a demonic looking figure with cow horns on, just as LUCIFER WAS).
The Church's conclusion is that the figure of SATAN was based on the FIGURE OF LUCIFER, who is the Ancient Goddess, known now by many names.
"Names given to the worldly are very deceptive, for they divert our thoughts from what is correct to what is incorrect. Thus one who hears the word "God" does not perceive what is correct, but perceives what is incorrect. So also with "the Father" and "the Son" and "the Holy Spirit" and "life" and "light" and "resurrection" and "the Church (Ekklesia)" and all the rest - people do not perceive what is correct but they perceive what is incorrect, unless they have come to know what is correct. The names which are heard are in the world [...] deceive." - Gospel of Philip
What does the bible say? It says: "Even the darkness will not be dark to you. The night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you."
It also says: "Everything is good."
Satan is a fictional character which was added AFTER the bible was written. SEE HERE For more information. We are not discussing Lucifer here, who is Jesus (See WHO IS JESUS? and the REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST FOR MORE INFO ON THAT). However, the church does believe that the figure of Satan was based on Lucifer/Jesus/The Ancient Vegetarian Cow horn wearing Goddess.
However, Satan has become an integral part of many religious denominations. Satan is the one who punishes those we see as the "bad" people.
Therefore, if Satan did exist, it would be doing God's work and helping the "good" people.
This would indicate that Satan is good and works for good.
Many religious people claim to hate Satan, but in doing so, are they then on the side of the 'bad' people?
The only person who would hate or fear Satan, would be the "bad" people - the ones who are doing things they think are wrong, or could be swayed to do things wrong. This kind of person would fear Satan's punishment, temptations, and would hate Satan, perpetuating more hatred in the world.
Of course "bad" people would hate and fear Satan!
The World Church has no fear of Satan, and sees that if Satan exists as an angel/demon, that it was not only created by God, it was created and permissed to exist in its activities for a reason known only to God. Therefore the World Church accepts Satan.
The World Church sees through "negative" expressions of emotions of love, and sees that "anger" is an expression of "hurt".
Anger=Hurt
Therefore if Satan is an angry, vengeful, suffering angel, this is because Satan is extremely hurt. It might even be the angel that loved God most, and is the most upset by being shunned by God.
Satan may just be God's expression of pain and the "whip" or "punishing" side of God, as we now know Satan is God, because everything is God (see below). The yin yang symbol expresses this; the two sides of everything, even God.
It may also be an expression of the suffering side of God. When we do not get what we want, we tend to suffer. We punish others when we do not get what we want out of them.
Sometimes, people do not ever develop compassion until they themselves have had to suffer or go through exactly what they put others through (Also known as karma or "eye for an eye"). So Sometimes, eye for an eye and other punishments may be the only way to get someone to change or think about what they are doing to others.
But other times, being harmful or punishing out of pain and suffering, as "Satan" might do, is not always necessarily the best way to resolve things, as this may:
1) Continue and further pain and fighting in life rather than allowing you to move on to something better for yourself.
2) Going very far in punishment, such as killing another, destroys the person's possibilities to repent and even possibly be your future friend
3) It may perpetuate a cycle of punishment, and cause others to continue to hate and harm you back.
Sometimes it is one quick reaction of many of us to punish, (and as we are like God, and are God, God is the same in this respect) especially when we are not grown up and not powerful. Upon growing up, many of us do not even wish to wield power, knowing the enormous responsibility that bears, and we may find fear for our souls in wielding that power (for how are we as mere humans to truly know what is best?) If Satan is upset about power, it might one day learn power is not all it is cracked up to be, and perhaps cool down. But then, who would do the "punishing"?
Should we should attempt to solve things rather than have a punishment system? What would happen if we chose to see people as "good" (desired) but perhaps their actions as "bad" (undesired). Or, do we actually need punishment, and do we therefore need to sometimes act like Satan (God's punishing side) and do we need Satan?
Now, is hating Satan the best solution, or is understanding a better answer? Does hate breed love? Are there solutions before we resort to punishments?
Is it possible for us to see through "negative" or "evil" to find the root of what is happening? Sometimes, what seems to be "evil" or "negative" is nothing but the
pained expression of something else. For instance, jealousy is sometimes the pained and suffering expression of admiration.
The World Church believes that different things may be needed at different times. Therefore sometimes, punishment (such as a Satan) is sometimes needed to teach someone, and other times, non Punishment (solving a situation through understanding of different points of view) is what is best. The World Church hopes that we convert to a system where we try punishment as a last resort, not a first resort, for many reasons, including that of making our own lives better and turning away from fights to face our own success.
SATAN IS GOD
God is the creation of everything. God is therefore Omnipresent. God is everywhere in everything. This means, Satan is also God, God allows and desires Satan to exist.
Therefore the World Church accepts Satan as God, as much as any of us are part of God, and acknowledges God's desire for Satan to do as it will.
But why would God create Satan, and evil?
Remember, good and evil are a point of view. We are like children starting to understand ourselves and each other. As children, we only see our side. As adults, we learn there are other points of view.
Nothing about Satan/God needs to be feared. God is trying to express to us, the yin-yang aspect of the bible, and of the game of life itself. There are ups and downs, sine waves, rotations of light and dark, happy and sad, opposites which appear to be different and the same at different times. God would have wanted balance for us.
Expressing two (or more) sides, such as "good" (selflessness) and "evil' (selfishness) both of which can go "too far" would be how God would explain to us how to find the middle ground, or the balance. If one is too selfish, one becomes nasty to others, and it might do this person well to remember the sacrifice Jesus made of his own life, to teach us that love and caring does exist above and beyond pure selfishness of self, and perhaps make a commitment to sacrifice some of their selfish desires so that they do not harm others. But, if one is too selfless and becoming hurt and abused, it may well help to remember some of the qualities "Satan" brings, which is to have a little selfishness for once, and a little pride in oneself. While both sides can go too far, causing suffering, both sides bring value. We should constantly monitor if the sides have gone "too far" in order to maintain morality.
SATANISTS
Satanists are varied, but a general definition is that they believe that they are God, or are their own Gods, or at least, can find God's will, or right and wrong, inside their own hearts. Jesus also preached this, and as a Gnostic he defied the powers that be at the time which preached that you had to come to an organized human religion/power structures to find your preferred spirituality or to obey their laws (Isaiah 10:1-3). He also said he was God (John 10:30-33), as Satanists do, and as the Bible says we all are God. So Jesus was a type of Satanist. The Bible says to be like Jesus. (John 2:6)
Finding your own determination of right and wrong is desired by God, or else it would speak. At this time, God does not speak to us, in order to not enslave us. One word from God would mean total and instant submission, for God is all powerful. If God spoke, we would loose our freedom to choose our own path for our own lives, and our own heaven or hell. This would possibly demolish the entire reason for our existence, if we are here to learn what suffering is so we can appreciate heaven, or if we are here to play a game called "life" where we forget that we are eternal souls so that we eliminate the boredom of eternity and getting anything we want. (Thus it is a kindness for God to not "speak")
Therefore, it is perfectly logical for a Satanist to look inside themselves to determine what their life path should be, and what they think is right and wrong, just as God wants us to. It is also perfectly logical and reasonable to hope for help, and pray for guidance and wish and desire for an answer from God outside of us, bigger than us, and more all knowing than us in our restricted, non-eternal, physical human state when we are trapped in the dimension of physics.
Jesus Christ Himself, like Satanists, claimed to be God, and Jesus said to be like him. Therefore, he'd want someone to say he was God too. In fact it's possibly impossible not to be God if God is everywhere and in everything.
Jesus Himself was called "Master" and references to Him are often capitalized such as a BDSM Mistress or Master does. He asked to be served when going to people's homes and asking to be fed. People ran to lay their shirts in the mud so he could cross without getting dirty. When others do the same, are they therefore not being Christ-like?
BUT WHAT ABOUT ANIMAL TORTURE?
Yes, some people who call themselves Satanists, do torture animals. They cruelly harm the animals for their own personal sadistic pleasure.
But, Christians, Muslims, Atheists, and many other denominations of religion do the same thing. They cruelly torture and murder animals for their own sadistic pleasure, the pleasure of their tongues and stomachs, entertainment, clothes, and medicines. In fact, the billions of animals cruelly tortured in slaughterhouses and farms of all sorts (fur, food) solely for selfish, unnecessary desires, far outweighs the number of animals some Satanists torture. The World Church refuses to condemn one religious denomination's sadism while condoning another religious denomination's sadism. In the World Church's eyes, all sadism done for personal selfish pleasure is the same.
Some animals also do the same, toy with and torture other animals for their sadism. However, the actions of others are not necessarily a good excuse for our own actions, unless perhaps you have judged someone needs to learn by getting what they give (eye for an eye method).
The World Church asks that we remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, and other sacrifices people make for us, the planet, and the other species, to understand that not everything is selfishness, and harmful sadism can be controlled by making a commitment to act like Jesus, as He wished, and to judge when you should sacrifice your own wishes for those of another to not harm them, and when you need to consider yourself more.
HOW TO BEAT A DEMON
A demon, regardless of it's spiritual nature, can be, in humans, the expression of something which harms you. For instance, a demon in your life might be a parasitic, childish person who sadistically drains you of happiness, money, and security. Or it could be something inside of yourself, or an non-person nemesis.
One can not fight and win a demon. A demon, like a spoiled child who has become an adult, enjoys and loves fighting and your misery and will only get stronger off of the fight. It would laugh at your suffering and enjoy the destruction and pain. Sometimes, you might need to fight fire with fire. But often, this results in nothing but the spread of fire and more misery for you. So you decide when to punish, and when it is best for you to forget and walk away, turn and face a better, happier life for yourself than one filled with fighting.
You may not know that you are facing a demon inside another. You might be expecting this person to love you and they might even be pretending to do so. Someone you think is your own best friend may be bullying you. Your own mother may be jealous and not want you to succeed.
A demon often likes being "right" about you that you are a "looser". It will do everything it can to keep you that way for whatever purposes it gains for itself. So being pitiful and sad and downtrodden will not make that person feel for you; it will empower the demon and make them laugh and get to "be right." One thing to do to beat this kind of demon is to become a success, not try to obtain sympathy by being pitiful.
One way to beat a demon is to be happy in your own individual way, to find your success in life, and then what is "bad" for you will start to vanish or you will be able to get rid of it or see it differently. Remember, one person's demon is another's treasure. Someone else may enjoy what you did not.
Another thing you can do, if everything around you seems like hell and evil and abuse, besides to remember that you are strong, capable, powerful, and you are making your own choices, is to look inside your own heart, and start one seed of what you feel is "good".
Once you see and feel it inside yourself, you will be able to trust that it is out there in the universe. It will grow like a tree.... then you will give it, and watch others find it as you give it. You will start to find it in others, and be able to recognize it. Do not forget - not everything is selfishness in the universe. Jesus story of sacrifice, among many other self sacrificing stories, taught us that.
SATAN AS GODDESS ISIS
The World Church recognizes the fact that the Jesus Killers have vilified everything female. All paleolithic religions worshiped a mother goddess. The Christian fish symbol originated as a symbol of the female Vulva (the point in the air). The human starts out female in the womb (all humans). Every female symbol the World Church has discovered so far, has been "demonized" or turned into Satan. The World Church believes that "Satan" may be none other than Goddess ISIS herself, Queen of Heaven. Known by many names, such as Astarte, Venus, the Evening Star (in the bible) and more, her bird was the Peace pigeon/dove and she was a Goddess of sex and love. She created equality with the male God (using her snake), and more, She has horns (possibly due to ancient cow worshiping religions), Egyptian Angel wings, and was not considered to be"bad" until she was vilified by those who killed Jesus and his Woman loving ways. Worship of her was banished (read in the bible about her as the "Queen of Heaven." See the bottom of the SYMBOLS page for more information.
This would make Satan Jesus, as all of these ancient Goddesses have changed their names down the line from the ancient Goddess Wadjet, on to Goddess Isis and Goddess Asherah, Goddess Venus, Eventually being called Jesus and Mary (see Revelation of Jesus Christ for more information).
In this instance, which is what the church sees (As we see her being transformed from an ancient vegetarian goddess who wears moon like cow horns on her head, into a demonic looking figure with cow horns on, just as LUCIFER WAS).
The Church's conclusion is that the figure of SATAN was based on the FIGURE OF LUCIFER, who is the Ancient Goddess, known now by many names.
"Names given to the worldly are very deceptive, for they divert our thoughts from what is correct to what is incorrect. Thus one who hears the word "God" does not perceive what is correct, but perceives what is incorrect. So also with "the Father" and "the Son" and "the Holy Spirit" and "life" and "light" and "resurrection" and "the Church (Ekklesia)" and all the rest - people do not perceive what is correct but they perceive what is incorrect, unless they have come to know what is correct. The names which are heard are in the world [...] deceive." - Gospel of Philip
CONCLUSION
SATAN as an "evil" Punisher, is well known to be an "after" addition to the bible, and not a real character at all (often confused with Goddess Lucifer, The Venus, The Jesus, The Antichrist).
"In Christianity, the title Satan (Hebrew: הַשָּׂטָן ha-Satan), "the opposer", is a title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Jewish Bible. "Satan" later became the name of the personification of evil. Christian tradition and theology changed "Satan" from an accuser appointed by God to test men's faith to God's godlike fallen opponent: "the Devil", "Shaitan" in Arabic (the term used by Arab Christians and Muslims). (Source: WIKIPEDIA)
We have been living under the idea that a punishment system is best since Satan has been interpreted as a punisher, and possibly even before then.
The Church's opinion is that we can replace most Punishers (aka cops) with Helpers. Helpers can help people who are desperate or think Crime is their only outlet, to figure out how to get a better life. Helpers could be a successful person who came from the person's same race and economic background, who can mentor, talk to, and/or inspire the criminal how to become successful instead of criminal. Helpers can help the person see their life in a new way, and show criminals how to see opportunity in their complaints, and more.
Simply calling people BAD does not work for the Church. The Punishment system clearly fails us time and time again, and there are even times that innocent people get punished!
Oppressive laws never stop criminals or scammers, because criminals DO NOT FOLLOW THE LAW! they just go deeper underground. Oppressive laws only oppress the law abiding citizens.
We have all been taught the solution to crime is through punishment and oppression (The fake SATAN system) so we accept it. But the solution to crime is building city food gardens and other solutions that help people not feel so desperate where they don't have to do crime or scams. Its a proven fact this lowers crime and oppression just forces people to become more and more riddled with crime.
Therefore the Church, just like Jesus, is against oppressive laws, and believes in a more helpful, solution oriented society as the answer to our ills.
"In Christianity, the title Satan (Hebrew: הַשָּׂטָן ha-Satan), "the opposer", is a title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Jewish Bible. "Satan" later became the name of the personification of evil. Christian tradition and theology changed "Satan" from an accuser appointed by God to test men's faith to God's godlike fallen opponent: "the Devil", "Shaitan" in Arabic (the term used by Arab Christians and Muslims). (Source: WIKIPEDIA)
We have been living under the idea that a punishment system is best since Satan has been interpreted as a punisher, and possibly even before then.
The Church's opinion is that we can replace most Punishers (aka cops) with Helpers. Helpers can help people who are desperate or think Crime is their only outlet, to figure out how to get a better life. Helpers could be a successful person who came from the person's same race and economic background, who can mentor, talk to, and/or inspire the criminal how to become successful instead of criminal. Helpers can help the person see their life in a new way, and show criminals how to see opportunity in their complaints, and more.
Simply calling people BAD does not work for the Church. The Punishment system clearly fails us time and time again, and there are even times that innocent people get punished!
Oppressive laws never stop criminals or scammers, because criminals DO NOT FOLLOW THE LAW! they just go deeper underground. Oppressive laws only oppress the law abiding citizens.
We have all been taught the solution to crime is through punishment and oppression (The fake SATAN system) so we accept it. But the solution to crime is building city food gardens and other solutions that help people not feel so desperate where they don't have to do crime or scams. Its a proven fact this lowers crime and oppression just forces people to become more and more riddled with crime.
Therefore the Church, just like Jesus, is against oppressive laws, and believes in a more helpful, solution oriented society as the answer to our ills.