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PROBLEM OF EVIL Paper 1.2 Good and Evil

Question 1 of 6

1

Complete the Paragraph:
Christians believe that God possesses certain characteristics. God is which means all good. God is which means all powerful. God is which means all knowing and God is not limited by time or space; he is and transcendent. Christians believe that Jesus is the full revelation of God because he is the . This means that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine. Although Christianity is a religion God is manifest in 3 distinct 'persons' Father, son and Spirit- this belief is called the .

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    omnibenevolent
    omnipotent
    omniscient
    omnipresent
    incarnation
    monotheistic
    Trinity

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Question 2 of 6

1

Select all the statements that would represent a Fundamental Christian understanding of sin

Select one or more of the following:

  • The story of Adam and Eve is literally true.

  • Adam and Eve disobey God and thus bring evil into the world

  • The story of Adam and Eve contains the theological truth that when humans disobey God they bring sin into the world

  • Human beings inherit this sin from our first parents Adam and Eve

  • There is no such thing as a sin against God because there is no God.

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Question 3 of 6

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The following are examples of moral evil:
suffering as a result of earth quakes, famine, flood, disease.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 4 of 6

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Complete the Epicurean paradox:
If God is willing to prevent evil but not able to he is omnibenevolent but NOT . If God is able to prevent evil but not willing, he is omnipotent but is not .

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Question 5 of 6

1

Select the statements that are relevant to the INCONSISTENT TRIAD

Select one or more of the following:

  • The problem of evil formulated by J.L.Mackie.

  • The problem of evil formulated by Epicurus

  • It is not logically possible for God to have the qualities of omnibenevolence and omnipotence AND evil exists

  • Jesus solves the problem of evil by being an atonement for sin

  • Evil exists because of human choices

  • The fact that there is an inconsistency in the triad leads people to suggest there is no God

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Question 6 of 6

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Select ALL statements that represent Irenaeus' explanation for evil

Select one of the following:

  • All that God made is good

  • Evil is not a thing it is a privation of Good - a privatio boni

  • We need evil and suffering to know and appreciate goodness

  • God allows for evil and suffering as a sort of moral testing ground

  • We grow spiritually and morally through the experience of evil and suffering.

  • Just like blindness is the absence of sight evil is the absence of good

  • Through evil and suffering we grow more like God and become more 'Imago Dei'

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