Can catholics harbour hatred for Satan?

[Francis]

@Rutherford2

I see. What if I just be on guard and foil satan’s plan while letting God just do whatever He wants to him? Sounds like a good plan? This way we wont harbour hatred towards anybody, even satan.

that’s what S Michael did! in Jude 9 But when the archangel Michael contended with the devil and disputed about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring a condemnation of slander against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

As you know, we as catholics should forgive our enemies. But what if your enemy is Satan? Should we forgive him?

yes we have to forgive our enemies(so called enemies, because they are temporarily in the grip and influence of the evil one, but by God’s mercy, he or she can get the necessary repentance,at any time if it’s the will of God and the appointed time ) Jesus taught us from the cross how to forgive in Luke 23:34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.other wise even God will not forgive us as said in ”Matthew 6:15 15 but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.Remember when Job forgave his friends God blessed him Job twice as much as in Job 42:10 And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.Jesus is teaching us whom to love, Love with discernment John 15:12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

But what if your enemy is Satan? Should we forgive him?

Hear we are not judging but have to discern, who is our real enemies, who hate God and hate us Revelation 12:12 Rejoice then, you heavens and those who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you with great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”Acts 13:10 and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?1 Peter 5: 8 Discipline yourselves, keep alert.Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places

 

[Francis]

Continuation…

Love with discernment

Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight (discernment )10 to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, 11 having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.Leviticus 10:10 You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean;

1 John 4:1-3 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming; and now it is already in the world.

“Vengeance belongs to God not for us to take, we are only instruments in his hands of God, and the angles are there to do his bidding.

Romans 12:19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God;for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

We only have to be still in constant Prayer and doing his will by repent and sanctify ourselves he’ll take care of the rest

Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.”

Joshua 3:5 Then Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves; for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.” 6 To the priests Joshua said, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass on in front of the people.” So they took up the ark of the covenant and went in front of the people.Psalm 3:8 Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people! Psalm 44:5 Through you we push down our foes; through your name we tread down our assailants.

Romans 16:20 The God of peace will shortly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.