The nature or attributes of God (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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What is omnibenevolence?
What is omnibenevolence?
All loving
Why all-loving crucial for God
Why all-loving crucial for God
To be worthy of worship
Heart of Christian teaching
Heart of Christian teaching
Agape
Embodiment of love in Christianity
Embodiment of love in Christianity
Jesus
Why God gives humans free will
Why God gives humans free will
So we can willingly accept His love and choose to follow Him
What contradicts God being all-loving
What contradicts God being all-loving
Evil and suffering in the universe
Free will counter to problem of evil
Free will counter to problem of evil
Without it, we can't freely choose to love God
Why natural evil hard to justify
Why natural evil hard to justify
Not humans' fault, result of God's creation
What existence contradicts all-loving God?
What existence contradicts all-loving God?
Hell
Aristotle on free will
Aristotle on free will
Ability to make moral or immoral choices
Mackie's challenge to free will
Mackie's challenge to free will
God could've made humans who always choose good
Jesus as ultimate act of love
Jesus as ultimate act of love
God sacrificed Jesus for humanity
Biblical example vs God's love
Biblical example vs God's love
Flood - God destroyed corrupt creation
The Inconsistent Triad
The Inconsistent Triad
God's benevolence, omniscience, omnipotence incompatible
Dostoevsky on suffering & God
Dostoevsky on suffering & God
Returns ticket to paradise due to innocent suffering; God unworthy