4.3 God and Human suffering Flashcards
What does Augustine Teach is the cause of human suffering?
Evil is the cause of human suffering.
State the way in which Adam and Eve disobeyed God?
Adam and Eve ate fruit that God forbid for them to eat.
What is the purpose of suffering according to Iranaeus?
That man was born immature and not created perfect so suffering is essential for man to grow and develop into perfection.
What does the example of Job in the Bible lead some Christians to believe about suffering?
That God purposely allows evil and suffering in tough times to test Christians faith to God.
What does Jeremiah 5:19 suggest about suffering?
“Why has the Lord our God done all this to us? … As you have served foreign God’s in your own land now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own”
