The problem of evil Flashcards
What are the three attributes of God
Omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent
What does omnipotent mean
All powerful
What does omniscient mean
All knowing
What does omnibenevolent mean
All loving
What is a theodicy
Defensive against God
What is the inconsistent triad presented by jj mackie
Only two can be true,if God is benevolent and omnipotent then evil can’t exist
What is moral evil
It means suffering caused by human beings and the decisions they make
What is natural evil
Is suffering caused by the natural world that is not result if human decisions
What are three names for the devil
Lucifier, Satan and beezelbul
Where does the devil appear in the bible
Adam and Eve,the temptations of Jesus, Judas and the story of Job
What is the story of Judus
He was one of the twelve disciples. At the last supper, Jesus knew Judas was going to betray him. Judas kisses Jesus on the cheek .He told the romans where Jesus was and traded him for 20 pieces of silver. He then committed suicide
What happend before story of jesus’s temptations ?
- Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist
- a dove flew above him and he could hear God’s voice
-Then he went to the dessert for 40 days and 40 nights - because he needed to know that he was trustworthy
- this was all before the temptations
What was Jesus’s first temptation ?
-1st temptation~ Satan asked Jesus to turn stone to bread but Jesus said that Man shall not live on bread alone but by the word of God
What was Jesus’s second temptation
Satan said throw yourself off a Cliffbut Jesus said don’t put our Lord God to the test
What was the last temptations
Satan said Bow down to me and Jesus said Get away from me Satan I worship the Lord
What is fundamentalist understanding
The belief in an actual devil and hell
What is literal understanding
The devil standing for evil temptations and hell doesn’t exist
What do Christian’s believe about hell
Hell is to be away from God and the Devil’s behaviour is far away from God
Who is Augustine
He was a famous theologian who lived in North Africa in 4th century
What did Augustine believe
When God created the world he made the world perfectly good.God is good
What story does Augustine base his ideas in
The story of creation
What is the story of creation linked to
It is linked to mortality and Adam and Eve fell to the temptation to dis obey God
What kind of aura did they live in , what did their environment feel like
They lived in a state of perfection and happiness and they didn’t need to change because it was still.Harmoney is the garden of Eden because God provided everything.Adam and eve lived care free
What was the only commandment God order adams and eve
To never eat from the tree of knowledge of Good and evil and the consequences were death,it’s in your nature to know right from wrong
What was the consequences of Adam and Eve disrobing God
Harmoney was destroyed.
