Does God Control Satan?

[BigJon16]

In the beginning of the book of Job,
((The lord said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."
Then Satan went out from the presence of the lord.)) So here's the question and Its kind of stupid but I can't wrap my head around it. - Does Satan need Gods permission to do his deeds, or can God just control Satan in certain ways? Like by not permitting Satan to harm Job, or later not letting Satan to kill Job? Or am I misinterpreting this whole thing? -- Yours in Christ, Big Jon.

[Cam42]

[quote name='BigJon16' timestamp='1293993872' post='2195926']
In the beginning of the book of Job,
((The lord said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger."
Then Satan went out from the presence of the lord.)) So here's the question and Its kind of stupid but I can't wrap my head around it. - Does Satan need Gods permission to do his deeds, or can God just control Satan in certain ways? Like by not permitting Satan to harm Job, or later not letting Satan to kill Job? Or am I misinterpreting this whole thing? -- Yours in Christ, Big Jon.
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As with all angelic beings, Satan or Lucifer had a choice to make at the instant of creation. He could either choose to adore God or he could choose to not. Satan and all of the fallen angels chose not to. According to Revelation, he wages war against those who obey God's commandments and the testimony of Jesus.

There is nothing doctrinal or dogmatic other than that. Origen holds that Satan has free will, because of his continual distancing from God. Since God will not do anything unjust, the free continues. However, Satan will continue to separate himself from God, as opposed to grow closer. This, according to Origen, is the crux of the problem of evil. Whereas we use free will to grow closer to God, Satan uses free will to separate himself.

Not much of a doctrinal answer, but it is an answer.