Batman Loc: South-Central Texas

If Satan were to write his own beatitudes, one of them might go something like this:

Blessed are those who profess to love God, but hate their neighbor, for they will be with me forever.

stonecherub Loc: Tucson, AZ

I (can) harm (you), therefore I am!

magicray Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

Your neighbors are in BIG trouble, Batman.

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MagicFad Loc: Clermont, FL

So true, especially with the putrid rhetoric that comes out of some peoples mouths when you don't agree with them.

ddale Loc: Springfield, MO

Or, as someone said long ago, someone who walked closely with the one who spoke the original beatitudes: "If anyone says, 'I love God,' yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
I John 4:20

Batman Loc: South-Central Texas

Actually, I don't mind all the rhetoric...I consider it the only way I can tell if Satan hates what I have revealed about his likes and dislikes. Let me explain:
When I first felt this job assignment, I was extremely hesitant, to say the least, about me going toe-to-toe with Satan, because I remembered Martin Luther's words:
"His strength and power are great,
And armed with cruel hate,
On Earth is not his equal."
Then I felt My Friend say, "Don't worry, I got your back."
My assignment was to post statements regarding things that people do that make Satan happy...things like hypocrisy, lying, twisting Scripture, hitting back, hating others, etc. My posts are based on things that our Adult Bible-Study class created as likely items that Satan might include among his own beatitudes. We did this after we had studied (for nine weeks) Christ's Beatitudes as seen in Matthew, 5, then rewrote them to be clearer in meaning to us.
So now, when I post one of Satan's beatitudes and get a response that seems to "squawl like a stepped-on cat", I can be pretty sure that my post has hit it's intended target.
This is what it's all about; shedding light on some of the things that support Satan's job of stealing souls from God.
Once the light is shed, it is, obviously, up to the hearer as to how to respond or deal with the truth.
And it all begins with the mind...God's gateway to the Soul.
Thanks for your response.

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magicray Loc: Tampa Bay, Florida

Satan? Hah


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MagicFad Loc: Clermont, FL

I am impressed with what you have set out to do. It will open many people's minds to what they are doing without realizing they are doing it. I understand your way of thinking, when people attack Christianity with such vehemence I can't help but think that if they really didn't believe why would it bother them so much when they think they are being told they will go to Hell. If someone told me I was going to turn into a toad tomorrow because I didn't believe the sun was going to turn blue, I wouldn't give it a second thought. Satan acts through people, I only pray your words might bring them to their senses.