RS Good and Evil
- Created by: George Khan
- Created on: 05-01-15 15:20
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- Good + Evil
- Problem of evil
- Inconsistant Triad: God cannot be omnibenevolent, omnipotent and omniscient if evil +suffering exists
- Moral evil- (murder, stealing)
- Natural evil- (earthquake , stealing)
- ST. Augustine
- *God did not create evil- evil is privation of Good e.g Apocrypha- devil fell from heaven
- Iranaeus
- *God made evil on purpose to allow us to grow and have free will
- Free Will Defence
- Good gave free will so we could make our own decisions, better to freely choose God
- God has nothing to do with evil- our active choices that make evil (explains moral evil)
- Moral guidance
- 10 C's
- 1-4= God, good to faith, respect God e.g no other gods
- 5-10= humans, moral actions, good christian life e.g shall not murder
- Beautitudes
- Characteristics of morally good Hu an, key aspects e.g blessed are peacemakers, merciful
- Parables
- e.g Good Samaritan- christiansshould love neighbour, mercy, help - shows how to morally behave
- 10 C's
- Suffering
- CHARITY
- suffering provides opportunity to do good, prompts human kindness e.g Jesus helped the suffering
- ACCEPTANCE
- e.g Jesus on cross, christians can accept pain + offer to God
- HOPE
- Belief in future life of no pain, hope for existence after life
- Hope through prayer God provides healing as response of prayer
- FAITH
- Belief that everything happens for purpose, e.g bible says purpose in even the fall of a sparrow e.g Job suffer as test of faith
- CHARITY
- Problem of evil
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