Is the Devil Real?
Series: Hey God…I Have a Question“The devil made me do it.” A statement that was once frequently used in an attempt to escape responsibility for bad behavior.
Ask a child—or even an adult, what their picture of the devil is, and you’ll probably hear some of the following in their answer: red suit, long pointed tail, pitchfork, impish grin, large teeth, and sly. Whether such a being truly exists has been a hot topic of discussion for a number of years. Many assume he’s a fictional a character fabricated by Biblical writers to explain the presence of evil. Even some who believe in God don’t correspondingly believe in an evil character whose power almost but not quite matches God’s.
In my family of origin, the devil’s existence wasn’t questioned—nor was it in my present family. We believed in his reality and in his power to lead us astray if we weren’t careful. Read more...
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