Natural Evil: caused by nature- volcanoes,

The Christian scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.
What is good?
That which is morally right; righteousness.
Who is God?
The Judeo understanding of God: he
created everything in the universe and
hes omnibenevolent, omnipotent,
omniscience, omnipresent.
Everything that God made was good.
Genesis 1:31
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Christians often use the Bible as a way to find out how they should live according to
Gods wishes. Christians follow the Ten Commandments as it contains what is seen as Moral Evil: caused by mans bad
What is evil? decisions - murder
essential truths about what is right and wrong.
Do to others what you would have them do to you Golden Rule Profound immorality, wickedness, depravity, esp.
when regarded as a supernatural force.
An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or
Epiricus: If God exists then he should prevent evil but
wrongness of ones behaviour.
if he couldnt then hes not omnipotent. If he is not
- Some Christians believe it is a way in which God communicates with them and that if willing to, then hes not omnibenevolent.
they pray for help; God will guide their conscience.

What is Freewill?
*the ability or discretion to choose; free
He who acts against their conscience sins. Aquinas

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- Humanists do believe in a conscience but they do not think this comes from God.

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Humanists recognise that moral values are properly founded on human nature and
Inconsistent Triad- An inconsistent triad consists of
three propositions of which at most two can be true.

Who is Devil?

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experience alone. British Humanist Association

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choice. The Devil is a fallen angel who tempts people to do
*God gave us the gift of free will. Faith in Christ Christians have faith in Jesus, as their savior and wrong.

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the Son of God, the example of his life must be a good model for Christianity teaches that God is much more powerful

A test God chooses to send suffering on people as a test of their

faith when they die.

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Christians to follow. Those who follow his teachings and accepted
him as the Son of God now have the opportunity to reach heaven

Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.
than the devil so good is stronger than evil.
Lead the whole world astray. Revelation 12:9

(Luke 4:!-13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan

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and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for
Gods Plan Some people believe suffering is part of Gods plan for Luke
forty days he was tempted by the devil)
their lives.
I alone know plans I have for you. Jeremiah 29:11

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Why is there Evil in the world?
Genesis 3: Adam and Eve fell from the
grace of God because they ate the fruit from the

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Ultimate Reward in heaven there is no suffering for eternity. 10
tree of knowledge.

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years of suffering is nothing compared to an eternity of bliss. we have free will to choose to be evil even though we
know the probable consequences of these actions. Genesis 3: Humans have to inherit the

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Gods compassion - God carries and supports us through bad times
first sin and must also be punished for it.
God tests us to see whether if we are faithful to him. Humans would have been immortal (imageo dei)

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Prayer- Praying can manage negative emotions and make the

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situation less threatening. God will listen to them and help them but they lost their immorality when they ate the
Irenaeus theodicy: He believed God gave people free will so we
either by relieving the suffering or by helping them lives through it. fruit.
can learn about what is right and wrong in life through making our

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Being restored to having a
own mistakes. He was convinced that eventually everybodys soul
Jesus suffered suffering brings us closer to Jesus, as we relationship with God- saving someone from sin.
would develop sufficiently for him or her to enter heaven.

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understand his pain. Christians believe that God shared in human
suffering
Augustine theodicy: Evil is the absence of goodness. Evil is not a substance, it is a privation. Adam and Eve are the ones that

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Faith Have faith in God and know that God will help you through it. created sins, not God.

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The action or progress of forgiving or being forgiven Why is there Suffering? Experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant)
you move on from the wrongdoing.
Irenaeus: Suffering is necessary for human development as qualities like kindness and compassion can grow out of suffering.
Holding grudges can be a great source of stress so forgiving can
Natural evil such as earthquakes and famine are God-given opportunities for people to develop their spiritual side.
make a person feel better.
For if you forgive man when they sin against you, your heavenly
Augustine: We suffer because we all descended from Adam and Eve and so we inherit their guilt.
father will also forgive you. Matthew 6:14