4.3 God and Human suffering Flashcards

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What does Augustine Teach is the cause of human suffering?

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Evil is the cause of human suffering.

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State the way in which Adam and Eve disobeyed God?

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Adam and Eve ate fruit that God forbid for them to eat.

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What is the purpose of suffering according to Iranaeus?

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That man was born immature and not created perfect so suffering is essential for man to grow and develop into perfection.

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What does the example of Job in the Bible lead some Christians to believe about suffering?

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That God purposely allows evil and suffering in tough times to test Christians faith to God.

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What does Jeremiah 5:19 suggest about suffering?

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“Why has the Lord our God done all this to us? … As you have served foreign God’s in your own land now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own”

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