“God vs. Satan - if God is all-powerful, why does He not just kill Satan?”

Happy_Killbot

That makes no sense whatsoever. If a country gets invaded, and the leaders ward off the attackers by killing them, that doesn't make the population respect the leaders any less, quite the opposite actually. In defending the nation and the people, that is a powerful reason for the people to respect the ruler, having just served justice.

Besides, it makes even less sense because god threatens those who don't follow him with hell, so the theory that the angels would not love him out of fear simply contradicts his own values..

Why would god make hell then, if fear was not to be a motivator in loving him?

For that matter, why would god need heaven as a motivation to love him?

If there has to be a motivation, couldn't we argue that this was not true unconditional love?

Suppose your love for god transcends the need for heaven and hell. Then there is no longer any motivation for god to not kill the devil. The only explanation here is that the god depicted in the bible is made up or he contradicts himself.

JGXdebatePRO

It's a bit of a pitiful excuse as if god is the force of good and the devil is the force of evil, then if god is all powerful, the world could be predominantly good, which is clearly untrue with the advent of climate change and covid-19.

MayCaesar

I thought god was omnipotent. Is it so hard for him to kill Lucifer and use his omnipotent persuasion skills to convince the angels that they have nothing to fear, since they have not betrayed him? For that matter, angels know this already; why would they fear god if they have not done anything wrong? Are you afraid of the policeman walking by your neighborhood, when you have not committed any crime?

Besides, god does not want a few angels to fear him, but is okay with billions humans fearing him, under threat to be sent to hell if they disobey?

Sorry, but the more of these explanations you give, the more illogical your book appears. "God can do anything, but he chooses to do things that cause a lot of suffering - but he is not to blame for them, because he has a reason!"

AlofRI

So, I guess the reason I am here today, after all these years, must be that I was always a loyal little devil. I'm protected by Lucifer's Devil's Union Representative who carries a lot of weight on the Liberal side of heaven. Thank GOD!