As a kid growing up, I was taught to believe God was always good and the devil was always evil, hence the fact evil was spelled in devil according to my grandmother. Not even knowing if God or the devil truly existed, I was forced into a religion of Christianity I didn't even have a clear understanding about. But as I grew older, I became more interested with the Apostolic Pentecostal religion which is basically the same thing as Christianity. Apostolic's believed that you should repent for all your wrong doing, get baptized, and receive the holy spirit. This religion has taught me that their are only certain ways in which you can reach the gates of heaven or salvation and that the devil will do anything in his power to persuade you or deceive your mind into thinking that its right to steal, kill, destroy or cause chaos. As you may know, devil was once an angel who was casted away to the gates of hell for trying to compete with God which later caused him to become God's enemy. So why would he want you to do good in life and live as virtuous person who does the correct things in which God would want you to?
That is why nowadays, the term devil is not to be feared as much as it was. People still are consumed by the temptation that is caused by the devil to do wrongdoing which is why a lot of chaotic things happens in the world today. God gives all humans the choice to serve him but by the devil being such an evil, jealous, manipulative spirit, he wants to take advantage of taking everyone away from God and to join him in the gates of hell. The devil can supply you with temporary items on earth such as fame, wealth, and power but when it comes to judgment day, only God can supply you with eternal happiness.
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