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What is the difference between God and Satan

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Difference between the powers of God & satan.

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The Bible sometimes uses the same words (sign, wonders, power) used to describe the miracles of God and the power of satan.

Revelation 16:14 (NKJV)

For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

2 Thessalonians 2:9 (NKJV)

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

So do they have the same powers?

The devil is a created being and therefore, has only limited power.

Although Satan has great spiritual powers, there is a vast difference between the power of the devil and the power of God.

In conclusion, all the power that the devil has is given to him by God and is carefully limited and monitored.

But what truly matters is that Christ defeated the devil and has triumphed over him and over all his followers:

Colossians 2:15 (NKJV)

Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

In doing so Christ has giving power to His people to be victorious over demonic forces. Thus, John informed believers:

1 John 4:4 (NKJV)

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Colossians 2:15 (NKJV)

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What is the difference between God and Satan

The Bible sometimes uses the same words (sign, wonders, power) used to describe the miracles of God to the power of demons.

loving god send people to hell?

It is worth noting that God does not create hell. He does not wish for people to be separated from Him, and, therefore it is a status that people determine/choose for themselves.

What is difference between Heaven and hell?

Christians believe that Hell is separation from God. However, non-believers claim that regardless of how messed up the world is we are still surviving; therefore, hell might not be such a bad thing after all.

What is Hell in a Nutshell?

Jesus Himself spoke about hell more than any person in the Bible.

What is Heaven like?

There are a few details mentioned about Heaven in the scriptures, and we get a clear picture of it through a progressive revelation in the Bible.

loving god send people to hell?

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Why would a “loving God” send people to hell?

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Firstly, we need to establish what hell is. Hell is separation from the grace of God because of our sin and continual rejection of Him and His love.

The Bible teaches that God did not create hell as a judgment for humanity but rather for the sentence of Satan and his angels.

Jesus said:

Matthew 25:41 (NKJV)

“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:

Why would loving god send people to hell (Blog)

Many people wrongly believe that hell is a place created by God to scare people into doing good things. However, God’s heart is that none should perish and instead should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Unfortunately, humans since the ancient days have chosen their sinful ways instead of God.

This is a sad reality, but God has not left us without hope; He makes salvation possible through Jesus.

God sent His Son Jesus to die for us so that everyone could have eternal life. When people reject Jesus, we confirm our decision to deny His calling and be separated in sin forever.

The below scripture puts it best.

John 3:16-18 (NKJV)

16. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

17. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

18. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

The above verse teaches us the following;

(1) God gave His son for our eternal life.

(2) God did not send His Son to the world to condemn us but to save us through Him.

(3) whoever does not believe in Jesus stands condemned already.

The following verse 19 puts an interesting spin on this;

John 3:19 (NKJV)

And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

When it comes to hell, it is not God’s rejection of us; rather, it is our rejection of Him because of the love for our evil deeds above everything else. We reject His light in love for darkness.

The real question isn’t why a loving God would choose to send someone to hell, but rather, why would someone choose hell over a loving God?

God sent His only son Jesus so that everyone can have eternal life.

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