Good And Evil Key Concepts Flashcards
1
Q
Define goodness?
A
The quality of being like God. Putting the needs of other first
2
Q
Define evil?
A
The absence of good that results in suffering
3
Q
Define suffering?
A
The pain or loss that harms human beings
4
Q
Define privation?
A
The absence of something. Catholics believe evil is an absence of good
5
Q
Define free will?
A
The god given ability to choose right from wrong freely and without being controlled
6
Q
Define incarnation?
A
Means ‘made flesh’. The belief that God became human in the person of Jesus
7
Q
Define natural law?
A
A belief that there are universal laws of right and wrong that applies to all humans at all times
8
Q
Define conscience?
A
- A god given feeling of right and wrong
- Guides Catholics to make good choices
- Proof of goodness of God
