Good and Evil

Good and Evil

Evil
1. God = Perfectly good
2. What happens when people break 10 commandments
3. Moral = Human Caused
4. Natural = Naturally caused
Devil
1. Literal - Fallen Angel
  1. Lucifer / Satan
    1. Responsible for evil
2. Symbolic - often pulled in different directions
The Fall
1. Adam and Eve
  1. Eve disobeyed God
    1. Suffering = humans' punishment
  2. all born carrying their sin (original sin)
Why a problem?
1. God = Benevolent
  1. If he loved us why would he let evil happen?
2. God = Omnipotent
  1. If all powerful why doesn't he stop evil?
3. Omniscient
  1. Does he not know that evil will happen?
Do we need to suffer?
1. Its our punishment from The Fall
2. Makes us stronger people
3. Jesus suffered
4. Will not last as paradise in afterlife
5. Brings out the best in people
Moral Decision
1. Bible
2. Jesus
3. Conscience

Resource summary

	Created by leanne.cull almost 11 years ago