Evil And Suffering Flashcards

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Evil means

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Morally wrong or bad

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2
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Suffering means

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Undergoing pain

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3
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Natural evil is caused by

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Nature

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4
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Moral evil is caused by

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Human beings

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5
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Free will is the idea that

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Humans are free to make their own moral choices

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6
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Penitence is

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The action or feeling of showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong

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7
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Heaven is

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A physical place in the afterlife for the righteous

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8
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Hell is

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A place or state where gods judgment is on unrepentant sinners

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9
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Gehenna is the Hebrew word for

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Place of torment or suffering

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10
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Sheol is the Hebrew word for

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A place of waiting for judgement

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11
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Dukkha means

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Suffering or illness

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12
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Nirvana means

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The state when Buddhists have achieved understanding and have broken free of the cycle of life and death

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13
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Jesus’ first temptation was

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To turn rocks into bread (hedonism)

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14
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Jesus’ 2nd temptation was

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To throw himself off the temple and gods angels would catch him (egoism)

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Jesus’ 3rd temptation was

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To bow down and worship the devil and have great wealth and kingdoms (materialism)

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16
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Old Testament contains

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Law and judgement

17
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New Testament contains

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Grace and forgiveness

18
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Theodicy is

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An attempt to answer the question of why a good god allows evil

19
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Job’s 1st test was

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Emotional suffering

20
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Job’s 2nd test was

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Physical suffering

21
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Job’s 3rd test was

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Social suffering

22
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Irenaeus taught

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That suffering brings you closer to god

23
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St Augustine taught

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Suffering was caused by humans not god

24
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The passion refers to the suffering and death

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If Jesus Christ “my god, my god, why have you forsake me?”