Who did more evil in the Bible Satan or God?

Answer 1

Well, this is a touchy question to answer because good and evil are not as clearly defined as two and four. But, I would say the best answer if we are referring to The Bible is to say that Satan is always evil, and God is always good. Personally, I think that the God described by the Bible is an evil, immoral entity, but the Bible also says that he is the one who gets to define good and evil. So, if there is a God and I say one thing and he says another, I bet He will win. This is all personal opinion however. I don't claim to have higher knowledge. God may never do evil . As God has created the world it is His will that defines what is good and what is evil. Everything that goes against God's will is evil and what obeys it is good. It is that simple. The problem is with our definition of "good" and "evil." At the risk of asking a question within an answer, this does beg the question, "what is evil to one who is evil?" Is it the same as "what is evil to one who is good?" This is a great question. If, in fact, God cannot do evil, he certainly did wreak havoc on the lives of thousands and thousands of people, including the slaughter of men, women, children and livestock, and the wholesale destruction of property. This material is ancient rhetoric meant to strengthen social structure, unity and pride. Medieval thinkers saw how they could use some of the biblical materials to their advantage. This has led to some problematic theology and practice. God did more Evil. if you want proofs, see link on left "Cruelty and Violence in the Bible (short version). There are few obvious items on Satan's list, but he did tempt Jesus in the desert. Probably the worst one was asking to be worshiped. Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Looks like a legit proposal to me (4:9). If Jesus have accepted Satan's offer, then we may all be Christians now. Who Knows? Satan did more evil. God was not and is not evil. God is perfect and sinless. No, God is not. God did much more evil. Satanists believe he is the true, original God. God cannot be evil. Satan is pure evil, and everything that is often associated with evil-ness also. Its hard to truly call Satan evil. Its important to note that while we associate Satan with evil this was not and may not be true. The Satan- book of Job- was not evil, but actually one who was sent to earth by god to witness human faith. In the case of Job he felt that Job's faith was the product of the wealth that God had given him. And so we have the wager between Satan and God over Job. Further this fits with his tempting of Jesus. The Satan's job was to determine who was truly righteous and who was whorshiping God for their own sake. He was and always will be the Deciever. Now that we have Defined Satan, we can Say that any "evil" that the Satan commited was set in motion by God. For in the Bible it says God is the one true God, and this means he alone has the power over the earth, not the Satan.

The bible is full of examples of God's cruelty. Genocide, Infanticide, murder, homophobia, famine, torture ... is there any evil that god did not commit at one point or another.

On the other hand it is hard to find any examples of evil involving Satan however.