Key words

• Evil


  The absence of good and the impulse to seek our own desires. Evil often leads to suffering.
• Privation

  The loss or absence of something. Evil is the privation of good as it is the absence of good.
• Suffering

  Any pain or loss which harms human beings. Suffering can be caused by either moral or natural evil.
• Incarnation

  Enfleshed. God became human in the person of Jesus, fully human and fully divine.
• Conscience

  The voice of God within us or reason making moral decisions. Conscience is the God-given ability to know right from wrong.
• Free Will

  God gives us the ability to choose right from wrong. God gave free will to humans in Genesis 2.
• Goodness

  The quality of being like God. We are called to be holy, virtuous, and seek the good of others.
• Natural Law

  The moral laws of right and wrong which are universal and absolute. The moral laws apply to every humans and do not change.
• creation ex nihilo


  creation out of nothing. Before God created the universe, nothing existed. Only God can create out of nothing.
• Evolution


  The process of adaptation and natural selection which leads to changes in species over time to suit their environment.
• imago dei


  The image and likeness of God. Human beings are created in God's image and likeness. They reflect the dignity of God.
• Inspiration


  To guide/ motivate. The holy spirt inspired the writer's of the bible.
• Omnipotence


  The belief that god is all-powerful. God is omnipotent because he created the world ex nihilo