SLD
Contributor
I pose this rather simple question because it perplexes me. Throughout Christian literature and thought, the devil is described as very intelligent, or so it seems. He isn’t omniscient necessarily, although maybe he is. He’s definitely smarter than the human characters he meets - except in an occasional song about fiddle contests.
But if he is, in serious Christian thought, very intelligent, why then does he rebel against god?
He is challenging the creator himself. Openly defying the omnipotent god. What logical reasoning could he have for doing so? Is it as Milton said, better to reign in hell, than to serve in heaven?
His logic makes no sense to me.
But if he is, in serious Christian thought, very intelligent, why then does he rebel against god?
He is challenging the creator himself. Openly defying the omnipotent god. What logical reasoning could he have for doing so? Is it as Milton said, better to reign in hell, than to serve in heaven?
His logic makes no sense to me.