Complete the Paragraph:
Christians believe that God possesses certain characteristics. God is [blank_start]omnibenevolent[blank_end] which means all good. God is [blank_start]omnipotent[blank_end] which means all powerful. God is [blank_start]omniscient[blank_end] which means all knowing and God is not limited by time or space; he is [blank_start]omnipresent[blank_end] and transcendent. Christians believe that Jesus is the full revelation of God because he is the [blank_start]incarnation[blank_end]. This means that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine. Although Christianity is a [blank_start]monotheistic[blank_end] religion God is manifest in 3 distinct 'persons' Father, son and Spirit- this belief is called the [blank_start]Trinity[blank_end].
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omnibenevolent
omnipotent
omniscient
omnipresent
incarnation
monotheistic
Trinity
Question 2
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Select all the statements that would represent a Fundamental Christian understanding of sin
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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.
Question 3
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The following are examples of moral evil:
suffering as a result of earth quakes, famine, flood, disease.
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True
False
Question 4
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Complete the Epicurean paradox:
If God is willing to prevent evil but not able to he is omnibenevolent but NOT [blank_start]omnipotent[blank_end]. If God is able to prevent evil but not willing, he is omnipotent but is not [blank_start]omnibenevolent[blank_end].
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omnipotent
omnibenevolent
Question 5
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Select the statements that are relevant to the INCONSISTENT TRIAD
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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
Question 6
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Select ALL statements that represent Irenaeus' explanation for evil
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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'