What can we say about biblical depictions of Satan/Devil?
In the bible we can see that the Devil's role expanded as the New Testament came to be. In the Old Testament, the Devil was not really mentioned a lot but when he was mentioned, he was seen as a servant to God. But, when the New Testament was created many more images or illustrations portrayed the devil as he continued to be a tempter, liar, murderer, and evil.
Do you believe in Satan? If yes, how would you describe him? If no, why do you think people do believe in Satan?
In my opinion I believe that Satan exists. If he did not exist then there wouldn't be chaos such as temptation of grown men to rape women and males to want to go out and murder each other. I depict Satan as this handsome male who has thick ram horns sticking out of his head. Only reason I think he looks like that is because when the devil was an angel, he was seen as this nice looking person so even though he's in hell now, he uses his charm to deceive people. Hence the term "you handsome devil you."
What is the relationship between Satan and evil?
Satan and evil go hand and hand with one another. His total purpose of being is to be evil and cause chaos for those who serve under God's orders. If Satan was not thought of as evil, then their wouldn't be a valid excuse of why so much bad things happen in today's world. Evil things happen because Satan is an evil person who is trying to turn a world evil.
Do we need a Satan in order to believe in God?
In my opinion, I feel as if we need a God to believe in Satan. God is the creator of all things so if Satan was to be non-existent, God will always be thought of. Some people feel as if Satan is a balance of God and in order for God to always be in spirit of faith, their must be a devil but that is not true.
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