Key Words - Good and Evil Flashcards
Conscience
human reasoning making moral decisions. The knowledge we have of what is right and what is wrong and the god given compulsion within all humans to do what is right.
Evil
The absense of good. The impulse to seek our own desires at the expense of others.
Free Will
The decision making part of someones mnind is called the will. A will is free if a person can choose right from wrong without being controlled.
Goodness
The quality of being like God: seeking the well-being of others selflessly
Incarnation
“Made Flesh” The christian belief that God became man in the person of Jesus.
Natural Law
The moral laws of right and wrong which are universal and not dependent on human laws.
Privation
The loss or absense of a quality or something taht is usally present. E.G - Evil is privation of good.
Suffering
Pain or loss which harms human beings. Some suffering is caused by humans (Moral Evil) and some is not (natural Evil).