ricoblog :: Reading Multiple Translations is Good; or, Remembering that the Devil has No Power

This excerpt from Hermas also reminds me of a bit of a pet peeve of mine. Have you ever been in a Bible study where folks end up dwelling on “Satan” as if he is an omnipotent and omnipresent deity wreaking havoc in all areas of everyones life simultaneously? Its easy to think so; but I much rather think that many of the things in life that folks like to ascribe to “Satan” are really the result of our struggle against sin. I really don’t think the prince of darkness has much personal interest in me; he can surely focus his non-omniscience and non-omnipresence elsewhere to much greater effect. Instead of focusing on attribution of things to “Satan” whom I am much more comfy just calling “the enemy”, we should instead focus our efforts on believing and serving the one true God.

That just summed up my thoughts on the same pet peeve.