The Mastermind

   In my last post I talked about how Satan and God were at odds with each other and how both of them are trying to capture the loyalty of mankind in their own ways. From reading the Bible, we can see that God has gone to great lengths to get people to follow him, namely with the Israelites. Reading the first 5 books of the Bible will show you some incredible and almost unbelievable things God has done in his attempt to gain the loyalty of his chosen people.

    So what about Satan? What is he doing on his end? Surely his task can be no easier then God’s. There must be something he is doing in his own attempt to gain control over humanity. It is true, that Satan has a very difficult task to perform. He must rival God after all. So how is he carrying out his work?

    First of all, Satan is incredibly smart. He is The Mastermind and the best one there is. I have to laugh when I hear people say  “Satan is tempting me!” or “I must depend on God to defeat Satan!” . I’m sorry folks, Satan has WAY bigger fish to fry then likes of me or anyone that might be reading this. He is quite possibly the second most powerful being in existence. The mere thought of Satan standing behind you and whispering tempting thoughts into your ear should send dire chills down anyone’s back. Satan is not tempting you and probably never has and never will. He has his minions to handle that if need be.

   Like any Mastermind, Satan goes to very great lengths to keep his activities secret. If you read the Bible you will see that he is very rarely mentioned. A Mastermind works under cover, he manipulates people of influence, confuses others while convincing other people to do certain things. All this is done in the name of his grand master scheme and also while keeping a very non-threatening outward appearance. This is exactly what Satan is doing to influential people in the world. Satan wants power and he will influence and deceive people that have power.  

     Governments, Money, Militaries, Religions are all institutions that have power over people. Most people answer to at least one of these. This is where Satan will go in his effort to control the world. If he controls the masters of one of these institutions, then he controls all who follow along. For example if Satan can influence the King of a nation, then he can control all who follow the King. Same thing applies with our President and also with prominent religious leaders.  

   In Satan’s free time, he is out looking to utterly consume and destroy the people that do not have God’s protection. The last thing Satan will ever do, is go to you and tempt you to sin. He has much more important things to do then dabble with the likes of us. It would simply be a waste of time for him.



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Thanks Leanne. I found it pretty interesting how little Satan is mentioned in the Bible, being as significant as he is.

The Great Competition

    You ever stop, wonder  and ask yourself, what is the meaning of life? Why are we here? What does it all mean? If we were created, then why? This question has puzzled philosophers  for millennia upon millennia as they carried logical trains of thought as far as they could go only to end up with no answer to our glorious existence on Earth and the universe. Such a pursuit of this ultimate truth can drive you mad, should you choose to set out and attempt it’s discovery.

   But perhaps the answer is not as complicated as it seems. Albert Einstein once said, “When the answer is simple, God is speaking”. It’s a simple answer we should be looking for, not one that is buried under thousands of years of complex logical analysis performed by master philosophers. So here is a possible solution to mankind’s existence.

    First of all, we need to refresh our idea of God. God is perfect, omnipotent, all-powerful, and perfect. He must be all of these and more, in order to be called “God”. There is only one position available for the ultimate perfect being, and God has it filled.

    Let’s go back in time, before Man was created and before the Earth and the heavens were formed. God sits in a position of authority and the angels worship him without question. Except for Lucifer (Satan). He does not agree with God’s omnipotence. So he stands before God and points to him, and states to God, “You claim to have complete power and control over everything, do you?”

    God says, “Yes I do”.

    Satan replies, “I believe you cannot control a being that has free will, therefore you cannot control everything, therefore you are not worthy to be called “God”

    Now God has a dilemma. He must either prove Satan wrong, or have His authority forever in question. So naturally, God accepts Satan’s challenge. God and Satan come to terms over this challenge and lines are drawn, rules are set. God will create mankind and neither God nor Satan will tamper with Man’s freewill. Man will either choose God, or choose Satan. If Man chooses Satan, then Satan is proved correct that God does not actually have control over all things. If Man chooses God, then the authority of God remains in place.

   In this contest, neither God nor Satan has the upper hand. It is an even match with the outcome still to be decided. Since the dawn of the Earth, mankind has been the key element in a competition between God’s glory and Satan’s ability to deceive. Now that’s simple, isn’t it?

Introduction

    Well here I am, its Summer break from college. It's only been 4 days since classes ended, and I'm bored already. The time between classes always seems to give me a feeling of "Limbo". It's the sense that time is passing and nothing is being accomplished. It's a terrible place to be when you are trying to reach a goal. Some people may think that doing nothing is awesome, and secretly, I think it is kinda awesome. However, it gets old fast. I guess that's why I decided to start a blog. I've always thought about blogging but could never think of a topic that I felt like writing about time and time again.

   I am currently studying Software Engineering and will transfer to PSU this coming Fall. I have spent 2 years at Portland Community College taking all the Software Eng'g. classes I can as well as math and some other general education classes. I'm at the point now where I'm wondering if I have what it takes to get myself all the way. Its about this point that you begin to wonder if just getting a job and making money is the best way to go. It's quicker and simpler, and it just might pay the bills.

   Even though I find myself busy with school, and spending time with my wife, in the background I find my mind is continuously mulling over philosophical ideas as I drive from one place to another, lie in bed, or while listening to the radio. You might call this strange behavior "daydreaming". If that's what it is, I do it a lot. But I think daydreaming is too general. I prefer to think that I am processing, or sorting different ideas about the way things are and why different people see the world in the ways they do.

   So one day (today actually) I thought, wouldn't it be cool to put these thoughts on paper? E-paper if you like. Sometimes that's the best way to really get a grasp of different ideas. I do not claim to be a philosopher, an expert on religion, or a psychology genius, or any expert at all for that matter. But just because one does not have a doctorate does not mean that your ideas are pointless.

   So this is pretty much why I have decided to start a blog. My goal is to bring up ideas that cause people to think. My hope is to try to help myself and others realize that having an open mind will lead you to the truth about things like God, creation vs evolution, spirituality, metaphysics vs physics, rationality vs irrationality. There are many more and all of them involve venturing into areas that contain no evidence. No proof.  Nothing concrete that we can grasp. Science and Religion try desperately to gain footholds in an attempt to become an authority over these ideas, but I believe they fail.

    I plan on presenting ideas that may cause people to react in negative ways. My goal is not to convince anyone of anything. Anything can be argued by anyone to the n’th degree. People have their viewpoints that shall not be shaken. That is ok. My goal is, however, to challenge everyone to open their minds. Consider other possibilities even if it is just for the sake of momentary consideration. To close your mind to one idea will, in effect, cause you to shut out thousands of other valid possibilities.