There are different forms of Christianity, but I'm fairly certain this "damnation" bit is only entertained by a minority of them. If you believe that God only creates things that are good, and that he is "Well pleased," then there is no room for Him to make mistakes and condemn those mistakes to eternity. God is Perfect, not fallible.
I'm not an expert in Biblical study, but I have always relied on the KJV for over fifty years. There really are no good answers for what/who Satan is, so the only way to consider it is to look for the answers from the other direction, the "God direction." If God created all, and everything created perfect, then there is no hell, or those creatures sent there for eternal damnation. God is Love, not God is whimsical, or God is unpredictable.
I also know that a lot was added in to Christian dogma, as well as some "subtle changes" made to The Bible during the Council of Nicea. The goal of the Council was to create a system whereby its adherents would feel obligated, or otherwise guilty if they didn't, give tithings to an organized Church. Beware of this kind of thing. Some parts of the original Church were an evil abomination of Christianity. Some of that dogma persists today.
I personally believe that there is no such thing as hell other than what we humans make for ourselves in this "mortal dream," if you will. There are lessons to be learned, and only God understands the totality of Creation. I believe references to Satan are allegorical, if anything, since The Bible is a collection of writers, some recording historical detail, some expressing opinion.
There are different forms of Christianity, but I'm fairly certain this "damnation" bit is only entertained by a minority of them. If you believe that God only creates things that are good, and that he is "Well pleased," then there is no room for Him to make mistakes and condemn those mistakes to eternity. God is Perfect, not fallible.
If I am to believe what is written in the bible (albeit KJV), then there MUST be Heaven, whence Lucifer was cast. Or shall I disregard?
I'm not an expert in Biblical study, but I have always relied on the KJV for over fifty years. There really are no good answers for what/who Satan is, so the only way to consider it is to look for the answers from the other direction, the "God direction." If God created all, and everything created perfect, then there is no hell, or those creatures sent there for eternal damnation. God is Love, not God is whimsical, or God is unpredictable.
I also know that a lot was added in to Christian dogma, as well as some "subtle changes" made to The Bible during the Council of Nicea. The goal of the Council was to create a system whereby its adherents would feel obligated, or otherwise guilty if they didn't, give tithings to an organized Church. Beware of this kind of thing. Some parts of the original Church were an evil abomination of Christianity. Some of that dogma persists today.
I personally believe that there is no such thing as hell other than what we humans make for ourselves in this "mortal dream," if you will. There are lessons to be learned, and only God understands the totality of Creation. I believe references to Satan are allegorical, if anything, since The Bible is a collection of writers, some recording historical detail, some expressing opinion.