Topic 5 - Good and Evil

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TOPIC FIVE - Good and Evil

* The nature of good and evil, and its origins:

- Good from God, benevolence

- Evil from original sin, devil, free will, theodicy of Augustine (soul deciding), theodicy of Irenaeus (soul making), strength, hope from suffering of Jesus, God suffers alongside, life after death and God beyond human understanding

- Two types of evil: moral and natural

* Christian beliefs about God and the Devil:

- Devil initially one of Gods helpers

- Became jealous so rebelled

- God expelled him and he set up his home in hell

- Aim is to undermine God at every possibility (Genesis 3, Job, and Matthew 4)

- Disguised as snake who tempted Eve (brought original sin into the world)

* The Christian responses to the problem of evil and suffering:

- Evil from original sin, devil, free will, theodicy of Augustine (soul deciding), theodicy of Irenaeus (soul making), strength, hope from suffering of Jesus, God suffers alongside, life after death and God beyond human understanding

* How Jesus suffered, and how his suffering helps Christians:

- Christians feel they are having