Good And Evil Flashcards
What is the traditional view of Satan
A horned red man with a pitchfork who’s in charge of hell and torments evil souls
What are Satan’s origins?
Where are Satan’s origins described?
He was the greatest of the angels, archangel Lucifer, but he rebelled against god and was cast from heaven with his army of rebel angels
The book of Apocrypha
What does the Devil do in Genesis?
Tempts Adam and Eve, in snake form, to disobey god and eat the forbidden fruit. Christians believe he tempted humanity away from god
What happens to Job?
What happened in Job 1:20?
God allows Satan to tempt him as a test of faith. Christians may be inspired by this and believe temptation strengthens humans.
After his kids were killed, Job just “fell on the ground and worshipped”
What do modern Christians believe about the original view of Satan?
It is outdated and the Devil is the personification of evil; an evil presence that aims to distract humanity from God.
Evil fights against God but God is stronger
When was Jesus tempted?
What happened?
In the desert for 40 days and nights
He uses prayer and knowledge of the scriptures to resist Satan’s temptation
When Satan tells Jesus to make bread to eat, Jesus says: “It is written: ‘Man does not live on bread alone…’” Matt 4
What does the temptation of Jesus show for Christians?
Everyone can be tempted but God, prayer, and knowledge of the scriptures can save you
What is Original Sin?
A lack of holiness or a tendency to sin
What is actual sin?
Daily sins humans choose to commit
Where does Original Sin?
Satan tempted Adam and Eve to eat the Forbidden Fruit and their sin is passed down to modern Christian
What does The story of the Fall show?
Humanity is always tempted to disobey God and feel shame when they do.
sin makes life difficult - Eve must suffer childbirth and Adam must suffer in his work
What do fundamentalists believe about the Fall?
Humans were immortal before the Fall
