Evil and suffering (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards

Harmful actions deliberately done by humans causing pain

Events causing pain occurring independently of human actions

Murder, warfare, theft

Earthquakes, floods, diseases

Logical challenge to belief in God from existence of suffering

All-knowing; God knows all evil & suffering in the world

Unlimited power; God can prevent/eliminate all evil

Perfectly good & loving; God desires to remove evil

If God is all-knowing, powerful, loving, why does evil exist?

Overcame evil through death on cross, paid price for sin

God gave humans choice; they sometimes use it harmfully

Maintained faith in God despite losing family & physical pain

Request strength to endure & forgiveness for those who did evil

Helping others through giving & volunteer work when seeing pain

Father, forgive them for they know not what they do