Christian View Of Evil

There is a lot of evil in the world, and much of it happens unexplainably. In the history of life on Earth bad things have happened and evil has caused problems. In relation to some world

Before starting the course my view of evil was sculpted by my religious back ground. I was taught that evil is an effect from the fall of man. With becoming older and reading the Bible more, I have concluded that evil or “Sin” was that was conjured up by the fall of Lucifer. Men or “Human” became victim to sin with the fall of Adam. The reference to the world Biblically is not referring to Earth but the systems that that is a product of evil. The bible teaches that the world belongs to Satan which is an effort to disconnect us from God.

What is evil? Is it characterized by a desire to cause hurt or harm, “an evil mood”? What causes people to do evil? The strong feelings of hatred and dislike that builds up in all of us or simply that all our emotions are constantly on the dark side for such a long period of time. What is right from wrong when the hate in our hearts makes us all make terrible mistakes and commit evil. The writings of Confucius say, “There is no light without darkness, no positive without negative, no good without evil.” Throughout the history of humanity, humans have committed inconceivable and unthinkable acts of cruelty towards one another. From the brutal wars during the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans, to the modern

There are two different types of evil. Moral evil and natural evil. Moral evil is the result of human actions that are morally wrong. Examples are murder, war and cruelty. Richard Swinburn said 'Moral evil I understand as including all evil caused deliberately by humans negligently failing to do what they ought to do, and also the evil constituted by such deliberate actions or negligent failure'. Natural evil is not caused by humans, and it is the apparent malfunctioning of the natural world. Examples of this are volcanoes erupting, earthquakes, famines, and diseases. John Hick

Problem of Evil Throughout our lives, we experience and observe occurrences that seem to be good and others that seem to be evil. Some of us grew up in church and believed that God has a purpose or plan for all the circumstances that we experience, good or bad. Others don’t believe in a creator or God and instead live with the assumption that life is great at times and at other times is terrible, without rhyme or reason. The problem of evil seems to ultimately criticise God and christian beliefs.

What about natural evil? Natural evil would be things like earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters. Why doesn't God stop those? You can look at Noah's flood and know that God doesn't stop disasters, but sometimes might even cause them. This ties into the Christian explanation of the human predicament. Paradise has been lost due to human moral shortcomings. As Romans 8:22 says, “We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time”. To understand evil, you have to first understand the nature of

A possible solution to the problem of evil is the Augustinian theodicy which is based on Genesis. St Augustine argued that in genesis 1 God is seen as creating a world that is perfectly good and free from defect. He said that this was clearly outlined in G1:31 where it says “God saw what he had made and it was very good.” He believed that evil itself is not a thing or substance therefore God did not create it. Augustine argue that “evil was the going wrong of something good and as a result Augustine termed evil as a “privation of a good” that did not come from God but entities with free will such as angels and humans who were willing to give

Jenna Trissel 12/8/14 Phil 1213 Lawrence Ware The Problem of Evil What exactly is evil? Everyone knows it exists, and tons of people constantly wonder about it.

What is Evil? What is this ominous being that is so greatly represented as evil, something that one views as different and in their opinion as bad or unjust. Something that causes fear in the hearts of the victim or the witness. Something that causes people or even animals, as animals and insects can feel fear as well, to have a feeling that it is better to avoid that object that of which is causing this dangerous aura of fear. In many scenarios, eventually this fear becomes too great, that people finally can’t face it anymore and take a stand.

The “problem of evil” has been discussed for multiple decades. Philosophers, religious believers, theologists, and many other professions and people struggle to perfectly answer this question. After reading Voltaire’s Candide as well as researching multiple viewpoints on this “problem of evil,” I personally do not believe in any co-existence between God and evil and conclude that justice, rather than evil, stems from our (human’s) genes. Voltaire’s view on evil comes from not only humans, but also nature. He includes multiple sources of evil in Candide, ranging anywhere from the Lisbon earthquake to rape or murder from man-to-man.

Evil confronts one no matter where they go. Earthquakes, ISIS, plane crashes, the Charleston shooting, each of these are unfolding before the human eye. The age old question “Why?” is asked. How did this start? Will it get better? These are not easy questions to answer as J. S. Feinburg points out “a problem of evil is always a problem that confronts some theological position.” What one believes about evil is a reflection of their view of God and is consequently shown in their behavior.

In a world that seems to be going crazy and is filled with evil it is easy to often wondered what is going on wars are everywhere, genocide, and famine are rampant. The problem is that evil exist and that evil itself has a problem. Michael Peterson claims that the problem of evil is a moral protest in the following questions how could God let this happen? People often claim, It's not fair that God has let this happen. Sometimes people will question if God know how to prevent evil and is powerful enough but does not is he good unless he has a reason for it? The source of evil was the fall of Adam and the use of his free will disobey God, the problem of evil gets more problematic when one considers there are two types of evil moral and natural a theodicy must be consistent to answer the question of evil.

 Evil doesn 't necessarily have to be an action by a human; it can also be a result of a natural disaster such as: hurricanes, earthquakes, illness, etc. A hurricane can take away everything from thousands of humans. This causes the people to have no home, clothes, or food. This is also a form of evil, due to the suffering it causes. This is called natural evil. People can bring about moral evil upon themselves, although, they rarely can bring natural evil upon themselves. There is a distinct difference between the two, and one evil does not cause the other. The reason I point the

The philosophical problem of evil is that it didn’t happen on purpose its something that just happened by nature. The term “evil” goes into response towards people or humans. Sometimes God allows unwanted things to happen. Although he may allow it to happen maybe he’s trying to teach you a lesson; not saying that God was teaching these children a lesson but I’m saying in general things hypothetically don’t happen on purpose it’s just something we have no control over. In this case this type of Evil is Instrumental Evil it’s something that has no purpose no intentions of happening it just happens.

What is considered evil depends upon each individual’s view of morality, which constantly changes through the course of that person’s life. Roy Perrett’s “Evil and Human Nature” explains this by elaborating on the customary interpretation of moral evil. This evil, caused by an intentional bad action or harm, opposes another type of evil, natural evil, which occurs without