The devil

I do like Crowley in Good Omens, but he’s a demon rather than a devil.

Would you care to share an example, pinkprincess?
It's fine if not, of course.
I'm finding this intriguing.

pinkprincess.

I think the devil sometimes appears in human form. I have met him/her a few times.

NanKate

The nearest I know to the Devil is Putin!

Me too.

Evil exists but it’s not promoted by the devil because there is no such thing.

Yes I do MissA. I believe that that is why Jesus came, to set us free.

No god exists only goodness in human nature and devil is when human nature isn’t good. We get the choice it’s our free will to decide what to be. That’s my opinion but each to their own as the saying goes.

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.

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

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!

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.

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

Yes he was MissA.

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 ?

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.

The nearest I know to the Devil is Putin!

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.

Wasn't Lucifer cast out of heaven?

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...

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.

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

Riverwalk

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

Agree

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!

I'll probably forget my hearing aids!