The World, The Flesh and The Devil

By Crusader1307

 Another Concept with regard to Man's ''perception'' of ''Good and Evil'' – ''The World, The Flesh and The Devil'' was an early Judaic and later Christian Belief, which was first ''examined in depth'' by noted Theologian and Clergyman, Thomas Aquinas in the 13th Century AD. The Concept was that Man was easily tempted by three primary ''Passions'', created by or at the very least ''promoted'' by Lucifer (Satan). These temptations were designed to condemn Mankind in the ''eyes of God'' – thus establishing the very basic Christian Belief that Man's ''freewill'' is the main impediment to His losing His ''salvation'' in death. Man needed to be ever vigilant to these three issues.

The first, ''The World'', was seen as part of such a Test. While ''God ruled in Heaven'' – The Devil held dominion on Earth. The World is full of corruption and temptation, as as such – One needed to not be ''conformed'' by it. The second, ''The Flesh'', was Man's most ''easy'' temptation – for The ''Carnal'' (and related ''pleasures of the body'') was perhaps the most powerful, for some. The last, ''The Devil'' – was meant to convey the ''true'' Author of all Sin and the prime ''Enemy of Man''. This concept would become a foundation in early Christian Faith, and was set as Dogma by The Council of Trent in the 14th Century.