Why is there evil and suffering vocab

Question 1

Define

Evil

Answer 1

When one does what God does not desire, it is known as evil

Question 2

Define

Inconsisent triad

Answer 2

The three propositions about God that cannot be all true at once.

Question 3

Define

Omnipotent

Answer 3

All powerful

Question 4

Define

Omnibenevolent

Answer 4

All loving

Question 5

Define

Omniscient

Answer 5

All knowing

Question 6

Define

The Fall

Answer 6

The point in the bible in which Adam+Eve ate the Fruit of Knowledge and Evil and brought sin into the world.

Question 7

Define

Moral Evil

Answer 7

Suffering which is caused by the sinful actions of human beings, e.g. murder.

Question 8

Define

Natural Evil

Answer 8

Suffering which is not caused by the sinful actions of human beings, e.g. disease and natural disasters

Question 9

Define

Theodicy:

Answer 9

Literally means “a legal defence of God”. An attempt to explain how God can be loving and all-powerful even though suffering exists.

Question 10

Define

Redemptive suffering:

Answer 10

The idea that suffering is somehow effective in freeing human beings from sin and preparing them for eternal life with God. The idea that suffering is ultimately good for those who experience it

Question 11

Define

Epistemic distance

Answer 11

The gap in knowledge between us and God