Others have come to the same conclusions by different paths. (146) Elaine Pagels, Adam, Eve, and the Serpent, p. (156) Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Paul, p. The term 'backsliders' is synonymous with fallen angels. They do not carry it into their daily lives. 34 and 38, Vantage Books.įallen angels are those who have reached Stage IV, but are too weak in their commitment and understanding of Jesus' Christ teachings. See Elaine Pagels, The Origin of Satin, Pgs. the source of evil is found in the flesh* and its passions, in self-love and ignorance, rather than supernatural personalities." (161) In short, Satan is a personification of evil, not a real character.Įxorcism can be seen as a concentrated effort to purge the consciousness of false standards, not to extract demons. "The scriptural doctrine of Satan is nowhere systematically developed. It is apparent in 2Co 11:13 that Paul is having trouble with those who claim to be Christian Apostles, but to Paul they were anti-Christs, who would use Jesus for their own personal gain, i.e. We can liken parents using stories of the bogyman to scare children into obeying rules when they are too young to understand the purpose of the rules, to those who would use Satan to scare themselves and others into doing good until they wanted to do it on their own accord.
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