Good and Evil Flashcards
INCARNATION
“Made flesh”
The Christian belief that God became man in Jesus
EVIL
The absence of good.
This is at the expense of the good of others, which often results in suffering.
PRIVATION
The loss of a quality or something that is normally present.
St Augustine said that evil is a privation of good.
SUFFERING
Pain or loss which harms human beings.
Some suffering is caused by other human beings [Moral evil]; Some is not [Natural evil].
GOODNESS
The quality of being like God.
Seeking the well-being of others selflessly.
FREE-WILL
The decision-making part of a person’s mind is called the will.
Free will is when a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by other forces.
NATURAL LAW
The laws of right and wrong is the same for all people, in all places, at all times.
Every human can discover the natural law.
CONSCIENCE
Human reason making moral decisions.
The knowledge we have of what is right and wrong given by God.
