Good and Evil: Key Terms

Question 1

Conscience

Answer 1

The inner feeling of right and wrong. Christians believe God guides people to do what is right and avoid evil

Question 2

Evil

Answer 2

The absence of good. Evil can be seen and moral or natural

Question 3

Free Will

Answer 3

The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices. God created man to be able to begin and control his own choices

Question 4

Goodness

Answer 4

The quality of being like God. Putting the needs of others first

Question 5

Incarnation

Answer 5

Literally means “made flesh”. The belief that God took on flesh in Jesus

Question 6

Natural Law

Answer 6

A universal moral law of right and wrong. This means that the law is the same for all people at all times

Question 7

Privation

Answer 7

The absence of something. Evil is a privation of good

Question 8

Suffering

Answer 8

Pain that harms human beings. Some suffering is caused by people and some is caused by the world