§5.4 How do christians respond to evil and suffering

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§5.4 How do christians respond to evil and suffering?

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2020-2021

What is an ultimate question?

What do we mean with original sin?

What is free will?

Explain the concept of theodicee

Headline

Think of a headline that goes

with this painting

At the end of the lesson you have 

to think one up

Objectives

responding to natural suffering

§5.4 How do christians respond to evil and suffering?

Individual in silence 

1. read page 82
2. do think about it page 82

responding to suffering caused by humans

your first reaction

Betrayal

Accusations

Insults

Mocking

Torture

Rejection

Abandonment

The suffering of Jesus

Betrayal - Judas kissed Jesus in The Garden of Gethsemane and Jesus was arrested.

The suffering of Jesus

Accusations - Jesus was taken to the High Priest in the middle of the night. They accused him of lying

The suffering of Jesus

Rejection - Pilate said to the Jewish people, “Choose, Jesus or Barabbas”. They chose the murderer and criminal Barabbas. And this after proclaiming Jesus as the Messiah days earlier.

The suffering of Jesus

Torture - Pilate released Barabbas, had Jesus flogged and then handed him over to be crucified.

The suffering of Jesus

Insults – Pilate presented the beaten Jesus with a humiliating sign which said, ‘Jesus, King of the Jews.’

The suffering of Jesus

Mocking – They crowned Jesus with a crown to make fun of the fact that he proclaimed himself the king of the Jews.

The suffering of Jesus

Abandonment - At the sixth hour the earth was covered in darkness and Jesus cried out, “My God, My God why have you forsaken me?”

Your headline

§5.4 How do christians respond to evil and suffering

Homework:

• Read page 85
• To do assignment in Google Classroom