PPT-Problem of Evil and Suffering

Romans 81225 Biblical examples of suffering P eople suffered because of selfinflicted misery AdamEve amp King David P eople suffered by no fault of their own life is simply hard. Suffering and the hiddenness of God. The problem of suffering and evil is THE problem humans have to deal with . Many . have rejected faith because of it from a universal standpoint (often by people who cannot comprehend such suffering). The Story So Far…. So far, we’ve presented 4 arguments which together, make for a powerful argument for belief in God.. - 2 cosmological arguments. - the design argument. - the moral argument. Regina – “The Evil Queen” . Anastasia – “The Red Queen” . Name a fairytale where there is not a motherly figure who is depicted as cruel and hateful towards society. In these stories, the heroes vanquish the the “villains.” But are these so called villains really evil? Could they just be misunderstood, misguided characters? The acclaimed television show, . About Suffering they were never wrong/ The Old Masters how well they understood/ Its human position, how it takes place/ While someone else is eating…. -- W.H. Auden “Musee de Beaux Arts”. Breugel. From Last Week…. Proponents of moral relativism sometimes point to John 8:1-11 as an example of Jesus practicing moral relativism. How would you respond to this?. From Last Week…. Support for situational ethics is claimed in the story of . Romans 8.12-25. Biblical examples of suffering…. P. eople suffered . because of self-inflicted misery. . (Adam/Eve & King David). P. eople suffered . by no fault of their own – life is simply hard. SUFFERING. . The. Preciousness OF . Suffering. SUFFERING. . The. . Preciousness OF . Suffering. . The. . Propagation ABOUT . Suffering. . Philippians 4:4 . Rejoice in the Lord . alway. : . and. Free will. What is Free Will?. Adam and Eve. The story of Adam and Eve explains how the snake tempted Adam to eat from the tree of knowledge. It showed disobedience to God and as a result Adam and Eve were thrown out of the garden (paradise) and would have to endure suffering. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. The problem of evil. If God is supremely good, then he has the desire to eliminate evil. . If God is omnipotent, then he is able to eliminate evil. . Why is there suffering? . Where is God? . Does God care?. The Bible and Suffering. Mark 15:33-34 Christ on the cross. “My God, my God, . why have you abandoned me?. The Bible and Suffering. Isaiah 52:13-53:13 . Evidence for God part 2 (11-22). The Problem of Evil (11-29). The Bible and Science (12-06). Creation (12-13). The Genesis Flood (12-20). Archeology (01-03). Historical Jesus (01-10). The Resurrection of Christ (01-17). . The . types of evil. : moral (caused by free will agents) and natural (caused by nature).. The logical problem of evil. : classical (Epicurus) - the problem of suffering.. J. L. Mackie’s modern development . Servants’ Meeting. October 9, 2010. 1 Peter 4. 1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,. Presented at. Dalhousie University Philosophy Colloquium. 1. /17/2014. Purpose of . Powerpoint. T. o give you the big picture dialectic in which my paper takes place.. The Old Evil Demon Problem. The old evil demon problem, inspired by Rene Descartes, is as follows:.