This is a great little discussion
I think we can all agree safely on the following:
1. God created Satan Perfectly
2. In so doing, Satan fulfilled God's requirements perfectly
From this we can assume that Satan was/is indeed perfect in this sense, because he fulfilled and continues to fulfill God's requirements/expectations.
Therefore, we have our dilemma: If Satan was created perfectly, performs perfectly according to plan, then by whose measure are we categorizing perfect? It brings me to the conclusion that we (I) are using sin as a scale to measure perfection. If so, then is this correct? How can we even suggest that God did better on Chriist than Satan, or that he did better on me than "You" (not speaking about anyone
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Kenny Mac summed this up well in the: Refining Fire post
Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, when the blood is properly applied to us, in the revelation that it is intended to, it purges our conscience from sin and when our conscience is purged, stuff that we have tried to overcome for years begins to fall off us. When we enter into His rest we decline from seeing ourselves and the world through an understanding of good vs evil.So here's my take on it all. Satan is not here to make us evil, we can do that well enough on our own. Satan is no less perfect than any reading this, if we forget about sin. Umm, who created/planned for "sin"?
Just my thoughts, comments always welcome
Darren