RE-Unit1-Christianity:Solutions to Evil and Suffering

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What does the Bible say about Evil
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Genesis says that God created what?
a perfect world
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Adam and Eve used____ ____to_____God in the Garden of Eden which allowed _____ and_____ to enter the world.
free will
disobey
evil and suffering
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This is known as?
The Fall
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Christians believe that God sent_____to overcome_____by dying on the cross for________
Jesus
evil
sins of humanity to be forgiven
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Some may believe that evil entered the world through who?
Which story is this in?
the devil
e.g. Adam and Eve
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Responses:Book of Psalms
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What does this book offer?
reassurance that evil and suffering have a purpose in the world
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This book says that evil and suffering gives people the opportunity to what?
This book says that evil and suffering gives people the opportunity to what?
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What source of authority can be used here?
"God is our..."
"God is our refuge and our strength"
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STORY OF JOB
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The Bible describes how Job endured what?
many examples of suffering including losing his family and physical pain
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Despite suffering so much, Job did not what?
lose faith in God
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Why did Job not lose faith in God?
as he trusted in him and believed it was all a part of Gods plan
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Christians believe that they may not what?
What do they need to do instead and why?
understand why they suffer
but need to trust God as they will be rewarded
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What source of authority can be used here?
"Job did not.."
"Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing"
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FREE WILL
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God gave people what?
free will
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Christians also recognise that humans may choose to do what?
What may this explain?
they may choose to turn away from God
This may explain the presence of moral evil
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This theory is contained where?
in St Augustines Theodicy
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VALE OF SOUL-MAKING
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This is the idea that what?
evil and suffering have a purpose
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Christians believe that suffering can make a person what?(2)
more stronger and can help them appreciate the good things in their life
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Evil therefore?
may not be a bad thing
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Who put forward this theory?
The philosopher John Hick
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PRAYER
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Many respond to evil by?
prayer
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People respond to evil by prayer because they believe that God gives them?
the strength to cope with the problem
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Even if prayers arent answered in the way that?
they want
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They believe that God has a?
plan for everyone
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CHARITY
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Many have been inspired by the?
suffering
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In ?
their own lives
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So they try to?
help others
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The Samaritans was established as a result of the?
suffering he had witnessed in London
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Who established it?
Chad Varah
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Adam and Eve used____ ____to_____God in the Garden of Eden which allowed _____ and_____ to enter the world.

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free will
disobey
evil and suffering

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This is known as?

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Christians believe that God sent_____to overcome_____by dying on the cross for________

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Some may believe that evil entered the world through who?
Which story is this in?

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