Good and Evil

Christian Beliefs About Good and Evil

Some Christians Believe:

• God is perfect and the source of all goodness
• Humans were created in God's likeness and have a responsibility to live in a way that is pleasing to him
• The moral code given by God in the Bible is what Christians follow to live a good life
• Evil is the result of not following God
• Evil is personified in the character of the devil
• The devil acts against God and wants to tempt humans to live in an evil way - e.g Adam and Eve

Other Christians Believe:

• The devil is a symbolic way of showing how people often struggle to do what is right and that there is always the temptation to do things that are wrong
• They believe the devil is an evil force not a real being
• God created free will so people decide whether they are good or evil

The Two Types of Evil

• Moral Evil - is when suffering is caused by the actions of human…