In essence there is nothing necessarily sinful about the word itself. The sinful connotations which the word 'satan' has are partly due to the fact that our own sinful nature is our biggest 'satan' or adversary, and also due to the use of the word in the language of the world to refer to something associated with sin. God Himself can be a satan to us by means of bringing trials into our lives, or by standing in the way of a wrong course of action we may be embarking on. But the fact that God can be called a 'satan' does not mean that He Himself is sinful.
Kwa sababu neno 'Shetani’ lina maana tu adui, mtu mwema, hata Mungu mwenyewe, anawezakuitwa 'shetani’. katika maana hakuna lazima kuwa na dhambi kuhusiana na neno lenyewe. ukubwa wa maana ya dhambi ambalo neno'shetani’ linao kwa sehemu ni kwa ajili ya ukweli kwamba mwili wetu wenyewe ulio na dhambi ni 'shetani’ wetu mkubwa au adui, na kwa sababu pia ya matumizi ya neno katika semi za ulimwengu hutajwa kitu kingine kinachokuwa pamoja na dhambi. Mungu mwenyewe aweza kuwa shetani kwetu kwa njia ya kuleta mitihani katika maisha yetu, au kwa kuchukua hatua kutokana na mwendo mbaya wa matendo tunayoweza kuingia.Lakini ukweli ni kuwa Mungu anaweza kuitwa 'shetani’ haina maana ya kuwa yeye mwenyewe ni mtenda dhambi.