Evil and Suffering Flashcards

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How did evil enter the world?

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When A and E gave in to temptation, the world switched from being perfect to one containing evil (The Fall)

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What are the two types of evil?

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  • Moral
  • Natural
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5 ways that Christians respond to evil and suffering

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  • Earth isn’t meant to be perfect, so we should aim to enter His eternal kingdom
  • Test of faith
  • God cannon be omnipotent and benevolent
  • Although he is omni. and ben., he gave us free will = He can’t interfere with moral evil
  • Book of Job: if you accept your suffering you will eventually be rewarded,
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