Question | Answer |
AGAPE | This is christian love. Love shown to a person no matter who they are, what they have done or whether the love is returned. |
BIBLE | The Christian holy book. It contains the word of God, describes miracles, parables, and other teachings in relation to right and wrong. |
CONSCIENCE | This is a person's "inner voice", a moral compass and believed to be the voice of God in the form of the Holy Spirit. |
DEVIL/SATAN | The opposing being to God, representative of evil. Encouraged Eve to defy God. |
EVIL | Something which is very bad/wrong, profound immorality and wickedness. |
NATURAL EVIL | Evil in the natural world (nature), not caused directly by human behaviour. Only a divine agent can be held morally responsible for it's occurrence. |
MORAL EVIL | Evil which is a result of the actions of humans, often towards other humans. eg. bullying or murder |
FAITH | A belief or trust in something for which there is no discernible evidence. Christians have faith that God exists and that he will help them. |
FREEWILL | The ability to act without constraint, self determined actions. This means people have the choice to obey or ignore God. |
GOD | It is the worshiped being in the Christian religion. It consists of the Holy Trinity and has characteristics including omni-benevolence and omnipotence. Represents good. |
MORAL BEHAVIOUR | Actions and decisions that are viewed as proper and acceptable with the intention to be without sin. |
MORAL CODE | Fundamental moral principles that outline the "right" way to behave. Christians believe this to be the rules of God. |
ORIGINAL SIN | The Christian doctrine of humanity's inevitable sinful nature. they believe everyone is born with original sin, the reason for baptism. it came about as a result of Eve giving into temptation and eating the forbidden fruit. |
ORIGIN | Where something is first derived. |
PROBLEM OF EVIL | God is both omnibenevolent and omnipotent yet evil is still in existence. It begs the question, why does he not stop it? |
REDEMPTION | the act of saving or delivering someone from Evil, sin or general wrongdoing. |
REPENTANCE | Sincere remorse for a wrong or immoral action while at the same time making up for it and proving it will never be repeated. |
SUFFERING | The pain, torment and misery that comes as a result of evil. There are four types: emotional, mental, religious and physical. |
THE FALL | Refers to the original sin when Adam and Eve made the transition from innocent obedience to a world ridden with sin and misfortune. The world "fell" away from God and good. |
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