Why Does Satan Seek to Ruin People?

[Mystic_Warrior]

That’s not up to me. It’s up to you.

Clearly, you believe in Satan. Therefore, this answer will go hand-in-hand with your belief:

Satan wants to ruin you because he and God are betting on whether the humans can be as divine as Satan ever was as Lucifer-- whatever divine is.

This kind of hypothesis is identical to the movie Constantine. But, of course, as good as that movie is, the theology is pretty screwed up. Humans are made in the image of God - Satan is not. There are some stories (Jewish in origin if I’m not mistaken) that say that after God created the first man, he told Satan that he would be subject to man because man was made in God’s image. Satan would not do so. And now we have what we have - a rebellious fallen angel who seeks the ruin of man.

Our lives are all too similar to the story of Job. God is pretty confident that we can do it. Satan doesn’t think so, so he’s working his hardest to get us to be angry at… something*.

Ironically Yours.

*I only say “something” because this test is a mere mystery. What does God want us to do? What, precisely, is Satan against?

Personally, I think it’s Divinity vs. Nature, but again: :twocents:

I don’t think of it as a mystery at all. We are to become like Christ throughout our exile here and be united to God after it.

I realize that at this point you don’t believe in God or the devil, the Church, the Bible, etc. etc. I was once there. But after meeting evil face to face, I recanted my rebellion and submitted to God once again. I pray you do the same one day.

Peace…

MW

 

[Bastoune]

No, Satan’s fate is sealed so he doesn’t benefit at all from taking souls down… but look at it this way. You’re going to lose so it’ll be some “consolation” to destroy those whom your enemy, God, so loves and died to save.

That’s why Satan does what he does: he is pure evil. He takes joy in doing that because if he can’t win, he wants to make sure that those whom God loves all go down with him.

This should serve as a reminder how much God loves us.

Don’t give the evil one the satisfaction.

 

[Mystic_Warrior]

Regarding posts referring to pride and resentfulness. Then Satan himself is a slave to his own blindness. St. Paul speaks of “deceivers and deceived”.

2 Timothy 3:13 usccb.org/nab/bible/2timothy/2timothy3.htm

Sin always entangles, binds and deceives. Over the years, his hatred and power have grown to the point where he cannot see his way out. Too far gone.

Peace…

MW

 

[Junebug999]

Why does satan seek to ruin people??

Because he is Satan and that is what he does.

Also, it’s important to know he doesn’t care whether a person is ruined by disbelief or misbelief.

That is why we need to spread the One True Faith!

 

[hawkeye]

Because he hates God and all He created.

 

[Dan86]

Well, Satan is miserable, and misery loves company. So, I guess he wants everyone to be just as miserable as he is.