Christians Beliefs:evil And Suffering

Question 1

Moral / evil suffering :

Answer 1

Actions carried out by humans who cause suffering e.g murder,rape,war and theft

Question 2

Natural evil/suffering :

Answer 2

Things that cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans e.g famine,disease,and natural disasters

Question 3

Christians may question if god exists when evil occurs :

Answer 3

• how a loving and righteous god would allow people to do evil things
• why people need to suffer
• whether,if god does exist,he is all powerful as he should stop evil and suffering

Question 4

Reasons why evil and suffering raise problems for Christians about the nature of god :

Answer 4

• if god is all good,he would want to remove all evil and suffering as he cares for his creation
• if god is all powerful he would be able to remove evil and suffering
• if god is all knowing he would know how to remove evil and suffering