God created Satan, the adversary, just to have something approaching meaningful conflict to Himself.
We're getting all theological and shit here.
This isn't in my wheelhouse, to be clear, but my understanding is - and this is backed up by logic if you believe in free will - God didn't create Lucifer to be the adversary, He created angels, and the angel Lucifer used his freewill to rebel. Sure, God knew this, because, well, God, and Lucifer was allowed to choose that path, but as the other commenter said, I'm not clear on there being many arguments for "God creating Satan as the adversary."
If you take freewill out of the equation, the rebellion has no impact anyway. Lucifer chose to rebel against God.
Lucifer and Satan are not one in the same. Oathbreaker and adversary are two different entities.
As an aside to the general crowd, WOW, lotta people think God is not Great, but tiny, mortal-minded, and small here. Not to you specifically, but to the others out there: Newsflash, God's smarter than you. No matter how le clever redditor you may be.
We're getting all theological and shit here.
This isn't in my wheelhouse, to be clear, but my understanding is - and this is backed up by logic if you believe in free will - God didn't create Lucifer to be the adversary, He created angels, and the angel Lucifer used his freewill to rebel. Sure, God knew this, because, well, God, and Lucifer was allowed to choose that path, but as the other commenter said, I'm not clear on there being many arguments for "God creating Satan as the adversary."
If you take freewill out of the equation, the rebellion has no impact anyway. Lucifer chose to rebel against God.
Lucifer and Satan are not one in the same. Oathbreaker and adversary are two different entities.
As an aside to the general crowd, WOW, lotta people think God is not Great, but tiny, mortal-minded, and small here. Not to you specifically, but to the others out there: Newsflash, God's smarter than you. No matter how le clever redditor you may be.
I presume you're eating downvotes for being not only being condescendingly smug, but also contradictory in your own explanation of God's plan.