Why is it that man wants to only remember the bad?

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Why is it that man wants to only remember the bad?

I know the reason why Satan himself will only remember the bad in people, and that is because he is the accuser. But man on the other hand, I don't see why it is so natural for "us" to remember the bad, but forget the good people does. For example, my dad. He was hard on us when my brothers and I were growing up. He died in 1997, and even to this day, I barely remember any good times with him, just a few. I would like to think that there was much more than what I can remember, but I cannot think of many "good times", only the times where he punished me in ways that was overboard. So it raises my question, why is is easier for man to remember the bad and not the good in people.

And in the same line, why is it that the majority of people will concentrate on the bad in someone while they are alive, but when that person dies, they want to "lift them up" and focus only on the good. For example, my best friend. While he was alive, most people concentrated on his drinking problem, and other things he had done. But when he was murdered, I heard nothing but good about him from the very same people. To be honest, it made me angry. I see that as hypocrisy. I remember thinking why didn't they focus on his wonderful and great qualities while he was alive? If they would have, he may have made better choices, and still be alive today. (Maybe)

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Dec 27, 2014 - 04:23 PM

T4J,

I have learned to not just come out and say what I think, for it offends many and I do not wish to do so. So I will ask questions for you to think about so that you may come to your own answer.

In the King James Bible (KJV only please), there is a correlation between words which is not really shared by other versions. I do not claim that KJV is perfect here, but I do ask that you use it for this study so that we are on the same page.

We have all been told that Satan is a manly (or a man) type of creature, but is this really true?

In Genesis 3 we see satan as a serpent, yet we declare satan to be a man, why?

In Luke 8:33 we see Jesus speaking to Peter, and while Jesus is speaking to Peter, He addresses Peter as satan, Why?

In 1 Timothy 1:20 we see that Paul has given 2 people over to satan. Why and How did he do that?

I ask these questions to have you think about the identity of satan, for the answer to your question hinges on you understanding who satan really is.

Keeping the laws of God is Righteousness, disobedience to the law of God is sin (1 John 3:4). Therefore I ask you this question, can satan keep the laws of God? (Important question, spent some time thinking on this one)

Also, T4J, if you believe that you have scripture which tells us that satan is a man, please quote it for me.

I will come back in a few days and give you part 2.

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Dec 31, 2014 - 04:40 PM

I believe that people are inherently evil. As a rule mankind works to keep their greed, lust, hatred and all other sins under control. If we just did what we wanted to do in this world there would be worse havoc than what we see today.

Now this inherent evil is not the fault of mankind, but it is the result of the curse upon the earth. This curse is presented in Genesis 3 when God hands out the results of Adam and Eve’s sin.

I will have you look at verse 15 (KJV) and let us see that God has put enmity between satan and the seed of the women. The seed of the women is all of us, for all of mankind came out of Eve. This means to me that all of the seed of the women will have enmity in them.

Now let us look at Romans 8:7 where we read that the fleshy mind, the carnal mind is enmity against God. We know that all of mankind has a carnal mind, in fact Paul tells us that even he has one in Romans 7:14. So all of us have been sold into sin via our carnal mind, for our carnal mind is sin.

Notice that Romans 8:7 speaks to the fact that our carnal mind is not subject to the laws of God, NOR CAN IT BE. So here we see a condition in which we have a carnal mind that cannot obey God at all, for it was DESIGNED not to. Because we all still have a carnal mind it means that we are inherently evil.

There are those who would tell you that they have a spiritual mind, because scripture tells us so. I agree that we indeed have a spiritual mind, yet I am convinced that this spiritual mind is currently hidden from us behind a vail that is within us, a vail of flesh. (Think Moses hidden face behind a vail)

Thus, even though we have a spiritual mind we do not yet have full access to it. This is proven in the fact that we still sin, for as long as we still sin we lack the power of the spiritual mind within us. The spiritual mind does not sin, therefore those who claim to have a spiritual mind are lying to themselves in my opinion.

Because the carnal mind is sinful to God, because the carnal mind deceives us and does not follow the will of God, we as a species are trapped in this curse of Adam. In my opinion this condition will last until the second coming when Christ will remove the curse of the carnal mind from within us.

The carnal mind is satan in my opinion. This is proven to me in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 because we (our bodies) are the temple (1 Corinthians 3:16), and the man of perdition (satan) sits in the temple (our carnal mind) claiming that he is god (we claim a free will).

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To be honest, I have never heard that satan is anything like man. But then again, I don't rely on what people say, I dismiss it unless it is verified by God's Word. From time to time, I come across something that many people believe that actually shocks me. When I hear it, I'm hearing it for the first time, and don't see how people can actually believe it. Like this thing "satan" being a man type of creature. As for the pictures of him, though I never put too much thought into it, I believe that it is man's way of being able to "associate with him".

The reason why I first bought up satan being the accuser, was to show that I know that all this reminding of bad things originate from him. Though it be through our thoughts, our ears, or just merely through our sinful nature. But laying all that aside, I was curious if there would be another type of explanation as to why it is easier to remember the bad in people than it is to remember the good in people.
I believe that satan uses our carnal mind..but is not actually our mind. satan was a being in heaven.. Job 1; Isaiah 14:12-20

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