bilyard

Because man needed a choice. God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the tree and they would not have. However, the devil only had to suggest to Eve, who then convinced Adam that it was acceptable to eat the fruit, this gave them a choice. To choose between their love and obedience for God, as the angels also did in heaven. Hence those who sinned in heaven were cast out, as was Adam and Eve cast from the Garden of Eden. This is why i believe God did not destroy the devil. The devil was the tool used to initialise the first choice of freewill in man. Man may not have rebelled if the devil did not exist, but then, freewill in man would not exist either.

If you had a moment when a demonic being met you. Rationality and logic would point to the contrary existing (meaning God). Athiest look at science and philosophy for answers and critique the Bible accordingly. My question asked that would they be more inclined to accept the word of God if they understood or felt the other end of the scale. When I was soul searching. I researched all kinds of views that are frowned upon. If anything they made the basis for the bible and Jesus stronger. What end? That the devil exists, so Jesus must too. You hear testimonies of people who have a brush with either demonic or angelic figures and their lives are changed forever.

I do not mean to practice these ideals. But to scrutinize them as they do the bible and quran.

Would athiest be more inclined to change if they were exposed to demonic evidence? Personally, when I started looking for the truth and started to accept Jesus. There was a pull to keep me away from him, that was when I was attacked by a demon. This reinforced that my faith in Jesus will save me. Instead of boggling over what Christians have to say, do athiest check out satanic religions or research witchcraft? If these other ideals can shine some light on the devil or demonic spirits, surely it can convince them that there is a contrary (GOD)?