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8 Cards in this Set
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Evil as a consequence of sin |
* Humans using free will to turn away from God brought evil into world *Gift of free will = moral responsibility *Therefore humans are responsible for existence of evil - not God |
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Evil as a privation |
*God didn't "create" evil (omnibenevolent) *Humans chose to turn away and "lose" goodness *Evil = lack of good |
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The Fall of humans and Creation |
*'Seminally present' in Adam *Therefore we carry his sin *Deserve punishment > 'moral evil' *God judged it better to bring good out of evil (than making it stop) |
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The cross overcomes evil, soul-deciding |
*'Happy mistake': bring good out of evil *Reason why Jesus was sent to humans *Choose to accept Jesus - redeem self + reunite with God in heaven ('soul-deciding') *Chance to seek redemption = God's mercy + living nature > justice for evil existing |
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CHALLENGE: Validity of Biblical accounts - John Hick |
*Only works with literalist view *Otherwise = problematic |
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CHALLENGE: Scientific error |
*Biological impossibility of human descent form 1 couple *Therefore 'inheritance of Adam's sin' = invalid |
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CHALLENGE: world never had "perfect" order - was always chaotic |
*Geological: nature was always unpredictable, it hasn't become that way because of The Fall *Biological: Theory of Evolution through natural selection = always beem random *Evolution doesn't show progress or regress (humanity isn't better/worse than before - it just is) |
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CHALLENGE: Moral contradiction of Omnibenevolent God + Existence of Hell |
*Hell existing = God knew what would happen as he created evil for it *No omnibenevolent God would do this *Perfection = can't change or it's not perfect to begin with |
