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Good and Evil Flashcards

1
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What is absolute morality?

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Applying the same level or morality, regardless of the situation

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Who were adam and eve?

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The first two humans according to genesis

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What is a conscience?

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The inner sense of what is right and wrong in your own conduct

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4
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Who is the devil?

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The supreme spirit of evil

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What does eternal mean?

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Something lasts forever and is never ending (also refers to the soul)

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What is evil?

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Something that is morally wrong, the opposite of good

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7
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What is faith?

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A belief in something without requiring proof

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What is free will?

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The ability to decide your own actions/beliefs

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9
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What is the Genesis story?

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A Christian account of creation

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10
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What is Good?

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Something that is morally excellent, right or positive

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11
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What is the story of the Good Samaritan?

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Part of a parable in the bible which highlights doing the right thing

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Who is Lucifer?

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Another name for the devil/Satan

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What is moral evil?

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An action by a human that is really bad and can cause suffering

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14
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What is natural evil?

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A natural disaster which causes suffering

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15
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What is the original sin?

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The first sin committed by Eve when she ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge

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16
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What is a prayer?

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Communication with God usually through words

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17
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What is the problem of evil?

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The challenge that if God is all loving and all-knowing then why does He let evil and suffering happen

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18
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What is redemption?

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The act of redeeming or state of being redeemed

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19
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What is relative morality?

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Applying a different moral code dependant on the situation

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20
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What is sacrifice?

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The surrender or destruction of something valued for the sake of something having a higher purpose/reasoning

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What is salvation?

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To save or protect something

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22
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Who is Satan?

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Another name for the devil

23
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Who are sinners?

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Those who commit bad acts

24
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What is suffering?

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People/things that are in pain or at a loss morally because of a natural or moral evil

25
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What is the Bible?

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The holy book for Christians

26
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What is the Fall?

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The story of Eve taking the fruit of the tree and thus bringing evil into the world

27
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What is the problem of evil triangle?

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If God is omnipotent and omni benevolent then why does evil still exist?

28
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What are the two kinds of evil?

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Moral evil and natural evil

29
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Give three examples of moral evil

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Murder
Rape
Child abuse

30
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Give three examples of natural evil

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Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Earthquakes

31
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What other names are there for the devil?

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Fallen angel
Satan
Beelzebub
Lucifer
Prince of Darkness
32
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What three times is the Devil mentioned in the Bible?

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The story of the fall
Jesus in the desert
The story of Job

33
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What does Jesus’ suffering show?

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That God knows human suffering

How to deal with suffering

34
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What was Jesus’ suffering an act of?

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Redemption

35
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What does salvation mean?

A

To be saved

36
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What does redemption mean?

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To be redeemed

37
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Why do Christians believe Jesus died?

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To redeem us from our sins

38
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What was the first bit of evil?

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The fall of man (original sin)

39
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What do Christians believe God did when he created everything? Give a quote to support this!

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They believe he created everything good!

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good”

40
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Where is the story of how the devil came to be found in the Bible?

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It isn’t! Trick question

41
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What does the tradition state happened to the Devil?

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That Lucifer was created good, he became proud and refused to bow down to Adam
He was cast out of heaven
And Jesus himself says “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”

42
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What do some Christians believe about the Devil?

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That only good is omnipotent and the Devil only has limited power

43
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What do liberal Christians believe?

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That the Devil is not real and that he is simply the personification of evil.

44
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What are the consequences of Adam and Eve eating from the tree of knowledge?

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They realise they are naked and are embarrassed
Work becomes a curse
Eve will experience labour pains
Death enters the world

45
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What did Irenaeus believe?

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That God allowed people to suffer and experience evil so they they became better people and learnt from their experiences.

46
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What did Augustine believe?

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That evil was a lack of Good

47
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What do Christians believe about suffering?

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Some believe that it is part of God’s will and no one knows the mind of God :
“God works in a mysterious way”
Many pray for God to help them when they are suffering
Others believe that Jesus is able to empathise with us

48
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At the time of Jesus, what did people believe suffering and pain was caused by?

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They thought they were punishment for past sins

49
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What do Christians look to the Bible for?

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Guidance on how to live their lives

50
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What are the 10 commandments?

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  1. Do not worship any other Gods
  2. Do not make any idols
  3. Do not misuse the name of God
  4. Keep the Sabbath Holy
  5. Honour your mother and father
  6. Do not murder
  7. Do not commit adultery
  8. Do not steal
  9. Do not lie
  10. Do not covet
51
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What are the two main commandments that Jesus propheted?

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Love God

Love neighbour

52
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What is the ‘golden rule’

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“So in everything do to others what you would have them do to you”

53
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What does Jesus teach about obedience to God?

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That it will win eternal salvation for the whole of humanity

54
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What would Christians say that their conscience was?

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The voice of God telling them what to do

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