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Unit 4: The Problem of Evil

Christianity

Good and Evil

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Extension activity

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Learning objectives

The different types of evilThe questions evil raises about God’s love, power and purposeChristian responses to the problem of evil

What we will learn in this presentation:

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Good and evil

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Moral and natural evil

Evil can be divided into two main types:

Natural evil describes events which cause suffering but are not caused by humans; no one is specifically to blame for the event.

Moral evil describes actions carried out by humans which cause suffering. The person causing the evil has made a morally wrong decision to do so.

What do you think makes someone evil?

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Moral or natural evil?

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The Fall

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The Fall

This story is called the Fall because Adam and Eve ‘fell’ from the state of goodness and innocence that God had created for them.

Adam and Eve chose the path of disobedience to God and the whole of human society was affected. This is

called original sin.

This is taken by many Christians to be an explanation of how evil came into the world. Why?

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The problem of evil

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Good and evil in Christianity

1) What is the difference between natural and moral evil?

Answer the questions below from the perspective of Christianity.

Remember to give reasons for your opinion and show that you have considered more than one point of view.

3) “All the evil in the world comes from the Devil.” Do you agree?

2) Give a brief outline of the Biblical account of how evil first came into the world.