Good and Evil glossary

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Conscience
An 'inner voice' letting people know right from wrong.
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Devil
A force of evil, tempts people to disobey God
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Evil
The absence of good
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Free will
The belief that God created humans with the ability to make moral choices.
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Genesis
The 1st book in the bible which contains the stories of creation.
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Heaven
Eternity with God, the reward for being good
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Hell
Eternity without God, the punishment for sin
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Moral Evil
Evil and suffering caused by human choice to do wrong.
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Natural Evil
Evil and suffering caused by natural events such as earthquakes
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Omnibenevolent
Perfectly good and loving.
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Omniscient
All-knowing
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Omnipotent
All-powerful
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Omnipresent
Everywhere
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Original Sin
The sin that everyone is born with, inherited from the sin of Adam and Eve.
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Redemption
The idea that sins can be forgiven and a person can be redeemed.
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Sin
An act which goes against God's will
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Suffering
Pain and misery caused by natural or moral evil.
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The fall
The disobedience of Adam and Eve resulting in their exclusion from Eden
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Theodicies
Arguments justifying why there is evil in the world if God is good.
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A force of evil, tempts people to disobey God

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Devil

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The absence of good

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The belief that God created humans with the ability to make moral choices.

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The 1st book in the bible which contains the stories of creation.

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