Thread: A question on Christian Scripture.

Putting belief or faith in God aside for a moment to consider belief in the devil. Satan, the bible says, was the most beautiful angel that God made. Cast out of heaven because of pride, he is the enemy of God and man...... according to the bible. So to believe this I suppose it requires belief in the bible's veracity.

For some cafeteria style belief is also common. Accepting what they like and ignoring or rejecting the rest. There is no doubt that there are contradictions and perhaps mistakes within the bible but I personally don't throw the baby out with the bath water on account of human error. The scriptures were transmitted orally for centuries before they were transcribed.

Many individual scribes copied them until the printing press came along. So there are variations in texts, in gospel narratives and in the other books. Questions of authorship and the selection of the canon. In spite of all of that I believe the basic tenants to be true and correct. That there is a devil with a demons is one of them. That there is evil in the world is a certainty no matter what we believe.