Good And Evil Key Words

Question 1

Incarnation

Answer 1

Made flesh
The Christian belief that god became man in Jesus

Question 2

Evil

Answer 2

The absence of good
This is at the expense of the good of others which often results in suffering

Question 3

Privation

Answer 3

The loss of a quality or something that is normally present
At Augustine said that evil is a privation of good

Question 4

Suffering

Answer 4

Pain or loss which harms human beings
Some suffering is caused by other human beings (moral evil); some is not(natural evil)

Question 5

Goodness

Answer 5

The quality of being like god
Seeking the well being of others selflessly

Question 6

Free will

Answer 6

The decision making part of a persons mind is called the will
Free will is when a person is able to choose right from wrong without being controlled by other forces

Question 7

Natural law

Answer 7

The laws of right and wrong are the same for all people in all places at all times
Every human can discover the natural law

Question 8

Conscience

Answer 8

Human reason making moral decisions
The knowledge we have of what is right and wrong given by god