The devil

I don`t think there is an actual devil MissA,i think we all have the devil in us at times especially when someone annoys us and we loose it.
I think it`s a natural feeling/emotion.

People are certainly capable of evil deeds, that's true.

I have been quite the ‘devil’ ? in my time. My children will testify to that, but I have calmed down now.

I have just remembered MissA, when i was young my brother was a right pain,and i remember my parents saying that he`s got the devil in him today the little so and so.
Just sharing.

Oh yes, "the devil in him".
I can remember that saying, too.

In my opinion there's no devil, just as there's no god.

They say he has all the best tunes.

I'll probably forget my hearing aids!

My ex was ‘devilish’ handsome…..which was probably the cause of our downfall as everyone else thought so too - and he wasn’t one to resist!

Riverwalk

In my opinion there's no devil, just as there's no god.

Agree

I believe in God, but not The Devil, but I do believe in evil and its power.

I watched We Need to talk about Kevin on Netflix recently.
I know it's only fiction but that boy was truly evil in my opinion.
I know a mother's love is supposed to be unconditional but I could never forgive my child for doing that to a sibling.

eazybee

I believe in God, but not The Devil, but I do believe in evil and its power.

I didn't think you could have one without the other...

Wasn't Lucifer cast out of heaven?

Blondiescot, same here - I thought they went together - but I don't believe in either. To me, they're mythical beings, like dragons and unicorns.

The nearest I know to the Devil is Putin!

No I don’t believe The Devil exists any more than God exists.
There is good , bad and much in between . Most of us have some of each in our nature.

What it means to me is the choice I have to do the right thing or not. I usually know which is the right thing.
but can I make the decisision ?

Yes he was MissA.

He was the brightest star, and God's favourite, from my very limited knowledge.

Yes that's right and as God had already given him earth as a sign of his love for him, when he fell from grace, he took earth with him.

John 12 v 31 "Now is the time for judgement on this world, now the prince of this world will be driven out". The prince being referred too is Lucifer/Satan.

Hetty58

Blondiescot, same here - I thought they went together - but I don't believe in either. To me, they're mythical beings, like dragons and unicorns.

Absolutely, Hetty58!

So, smileless, do you think the earth is in the hands of Lucifer?

snowberryZ

I watched We Need to talk about Kevin on Netflix recently.
I know it's only fiction but that boy was truly evil in my opinion.
I know a mother's love is supposed to be unconditional but I could never forgive my child for doing that to a sibling.

Completely tangental to the thread, but if you read the book you might doubt whether Kevin was responsible for a lot of what he was blamed for. I enjoyed the film, but thought it lost a lot of the ambiguity of the book, which was much more about nature/nurture than the film got across.