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Is Satan an important part of Christianity?
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Robert
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Sep 02, 2013 04:20PM

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The problem is Old Earth understandings begin stripping away the Bible in many people's minds. It's very simple - It removes sin and death.
You back up the 6 days of creation. Then you have to smudge the creation of man. Then you must twist and re-figure the beginning of sin and separation from God. Then we no-longer really need a savior if sin isn't really sin. And God's creation is no-longer officially good...not even for 6 days.
And last of all: the Bible cannot be trusted to be clear and accurate.
The biggest problem is sin and a savior. Are they really necessary?
I wish it was as simple as 6000 or 6 million not really being important. God could have easily just left this bit out of the Bible. But it's there for a reason.
Show me a liberal who believes in a 6 day Creation?! I do enjoy siding against them. :D


I can probably find a hundred reasons outside of the bible for a young earth.
One of my favorites is population.




Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. Col.4:6 KJV



"Well, it's too bad people make such a big issue out the age of the earth and universe considering it doesn't matter for salvation."
Well yes and no David.
When and what is sin? When and what is Satan? Is mankind naturally sinful or do we occasionally make errors that keep us out of Righteousness?
It's all about God declaring something good. No Death or sin. If you believe evolution or an old Earth you are stating that death is okay. If Adam and Eve were not the first: then we have a huge problem with sin/death and the need for a savior based on the state of existence.
And Satan is a part of this. Fallen angels tell us a great deal about God's plan and character.
Why did God give us the written law? Not to help us be perfect: but to prove that we once and for all CANNOT be perfect. WE are totally dependent on him.