Is Satan ruining the world?

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I’m just reading news, day by day, and this mosque building/quran buring thing is getting way out of hand. The quran isn’t even burned yet, and already 2 people have died at protests. There is outrage all over the world. It’s really escalating things in the Islam vs. The West conflict.

The Catholic church, the voice of reason and the “rock” for humanity is constantly being thrown under the bus. It’s ignored, at best, and ridiculed and comdemned at worst…all because of the abuse scandals of a select few…more news about the belgium case is all over the internet.

This has been going on for some time now. I tried to blame the media at first, and they are partly to blame for sure. Still, it seems like Satan is trying to ruin the world, and he seems to be succeeding.

I don’t know, I’m just feeling a little discouraged and was wondering what other people thought.
 
Garyjohn2 said:
This has been going on for some time now. I tried to blame the media at first, and they are partly to blame for sure. Still, it seems like Satan is trying to ruin the world, and he seems to be succeeding.

I don’t know, I’m just feeling a little discouraged and was wondering what other people thought.
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Oh no - do not be mistaken a bit - we all have free will, and if the world is doing to hell in a hand basket it is our own fault. Blaming it on Satan is a cop out. We all have the ability to accept good over evil, right over wrong. If that’s not happening enough then society ends up the the dregs.

Don’t give Satan so much credit, he’s not as big a deal as he thinks he is. Not in the face of God and the Truth. 😉

~Liza
 
Rich_Olszewski said:
“Satan made me do it,” ain’t gonna hack it.
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My stars! I find myself agreeing with Rich O. What’s that make now? Twice out of 500 or so? 😃

I’m no theologian, but while I would certainly agree that Satan doesn’t “make” us do anything, he certainly tempts us to do things. We listen or we don’t. I will say, though, in partial agreement with the OP, that it sure seems like he has a lot of listeners nowadays.

Reminds me of the old song about Jesse Taylor.

“They baptized Jesse Taylor down on Cedar Creek last Sunday.
Jesus won a soul and Satan lost a good right arm.”

Satan has a lot of good right arms nowadays, who are perfectly fine with doing his will.
 
Jesus somewhat prophesized that Satan would try to ruin the world - and the Catholic Church especially. Jesus said to Peter “you are rock, and upon this rock I will build My church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Jesus knew the devil would try but Jesus promises that His church will not be destroyed.

Yes we’re attacked with scandal and all kinds of things, but the church survives. Satan is trying to win the world over - yes and he’s succeeding. This is why Jesus will be coming again a second time. Have you ever read the book “Lord of the World” - Satan/Antichrist is the “Lord of the World”. Jesus said His Kingdom is not of this world. This world and the worldly goods and temptations are Satan’s playground. Yes, Satan wants to win the world over, soul by soul. And if he can uproot the Catholic Church, he will, - but that will never be successful because Jesus said the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church. Trust in what Jesus said because there sure as heck isn’t anyone smarter than He.
 
Sorry about being sensitive. I was just pondering things, as was getting down about the state of the world lately. I just came here looking for some perspective. I do appreciate people’s contributions!
 
The Bible tells us to encourage one another.

Satan is in the deception business, always trying to convince us to do wrong. God is in the truth business, calling us to do right so that we might have life more abundantly.

God bless,
Ed
 
Garyjohn2 said:
I’m just reading news, day by day, and this mosque building/quran buring thing is getting way out of hand. The quran isn’t even burned yet, and already 2 people have died at protests. There is outrage all over the world. It’s really escalating things in the Islam vs. The West conflict.

The Catholic church, the voice of reason and the “rock” for humanity is constantly being thrown under the bus. It’s ignored, at best, and ridiculed and comdemned at worst…all because of the abuse scandals of a select few…more news about the belgium case is all over the internet.

This has been going on for some time now. I tried to blame the media at first, and they are partly to blame for sure. Still, it seems like Satan is trying to ruin the world, and he seems to be succeeding.

I don’t know, I’m just feeling a little discouraged and was wondering what other people thought.
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Satan is running the world.

St. Paul called satan, “The prince of the powers of the air”. Jesus said of satan, “The prince of this world is coming, and finds nothing in me.”.
 
Garyjohn2 said:
Sorry about being sensitive. I was just pondering things, as was getting down about the state of the world lately. I just came here looking for some perspective. I do appreciate people’s contributions!
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No, I’m sorry I sounded sarcastic:( It’s just that I looked at the title of this thread and thought, ‘Where does one start??!!’ What I meant is that it’s understandable to be daunted or bewildred by something as ‘big’ as ‘Satan’ or ‘evil’.

Of course Satan’s behind so much of the evil in the world: the indifference and antagonism towards Christianity in Western nations, and the daily, hourly outrages and abuses that are committed against humanity and morality. But Satan could do nothing if humans were not complicit. Our sinful nature inclines towards doing Satan’s will: Our Lord said so himself.

Worst of all, so many ‘sensible’ people no longer even believe in ‘Satan’ or objective, absolute ‘evil’ any more. It’s all the more easy for the enemy to invade the lives of those who know little about him or think he doesn’t exist.
 
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