Good And Evil Key Words Flashcards
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Conscience
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An inner feeling of right and wrong that comes from God, it helps us guide our decisions
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Evil
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The absence of good, it often results in suffering
3
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Free will
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The ability to choose right and wrong freely without being controlled, Catholics believe God gave us free will
4
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Goodness
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The quality of being like God, putting the needs of other first
5
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Incarnation
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Meaning ‘made flesh’. The Christian beliefs that God became human in the person of Jesus
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Natural law
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The belief that there are universal laws of what is right and what is wrong
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Privation
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The absence of a quality that is normally present. St Augustine said that evil is a privation of good
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Suffering
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Pain or loss which harms human beings, caused by moral or natural evil
