If God is supreme, how does the devil rival him?

[Sava]

I mean, seriously, why doesn't God just stomp Satan's ass? or maybe God is Satan because jesus commited suicide (technically)

[Nubclear]

Hes lazy. Thats why he has us do it.

[Barinthus]

Or why did God allow Lucifier's rebellion to occur if he's omniscient?

[Aeson]

It's all part of the plan. Yah, you're posting here was part of the plan too. What's the plan? God knows...

[MrBaggins]

because the story works better with a villain.

Don't you read other fiction?

[Sava]

MRBAGGINS YOU HEATHEN TERRORIST!! GOD IS TRUE THE BIBLE IS TRUTH YER GONNA BURN

[Imran Siddiqui]

'Cause Satan is so ****ing cool!

[Sava]

wouldn't it be koo if miroslav satan was on the devils?

[Shi Huangdi]

Why doesn't god strike us down when we start doing a bunch of evil actions?

It's a nessecary component of free will to be able to do evil things.

[MrBaggins]

seriously... how good a story would it be if it was all goodness and light and no villain?

Satan as per hellfire, demons, imps and damnation was invented in the Middle Ages, to act as a fear motivator for the church's benefit.

The story has gone through a number of rewrites... like any script, for example.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Sava: No such luck though... no such luck.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
Why doesn't god strike us down when we start doing a bunch of evil actions?

It's a nessecary component of free will to be able to do evil things.

but then isn't the whole good vs evil battle really a blowout? I mean, satan can't win...

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
Why doesn't god strike us down when we start doing a bunch of evil actions?

It's a nessecary component of free will to be able to do evil things.

And this free will he gave to Adam and Eve?
Then what of those two cities....

Free will my.....

[Aeson]

Why doesn't god strike us down when we start doing a bunch of evil actions?

It's a nessecary component of free will to be able to do evil things.

He didn't have any problem negating the "free will" going on in Sodom and Gommorah... or various other places from time to time.

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by Sava
but then isn't the whole good vs evil battle really a blowout? I mean, satan can't win...

Well, in terms of overturning the created order and destroying God, he can't win, no. He can however seperate himself from God and his created order and go into the spiritual darkness of Hell, as we have the same choice.