Christian teachings about good and evil

Religious education

Christianity and crime

Christianity and the aims of punishment

Christianity and types of punishment

Christianity and the death penalty

Christian attitudes to forgiveness

Christianity and suffering

Muslim attitudes to forgiveness

Islam and the death penalty

In this unit pupils will study ideas of crime and how Christians and Muslims may view crime is caused. From that, they will examine different ideas of punishing crime and treating criminals focussing especially on a case study of the death penalty and ideas of forgiveness.

Issues of Good and Evil

Christians believe that it is important to know the difference between right and {{}}.

In Christianity, a {{}} is a choice to go against God’s law.

In the Gospel of {{}}, Jesus teaches that intentions, like anger, can be judged like actions.

What does teleology focus on when making moral choices?

they use different sources of authority like reason or love

Why might Christians reach different moral decisions?

true – they all agree on what’s right

false – they use different methods like love or conscience

false – they ignore the Bible completely

True or false? All Christians follow the same fixed rules.

Forgiveness means letting go of resentment and the desire for {{}}.

repairing harm through dialogue and understanding

Jesus was asked by {{}} how many times he should forgive someone who sins against him.

Why did Jesus say to forgive seventy seven times?

How is forgiveness linked to salvation in Christianity?

false – it depends on faith and personal experience

true – they follow exactly what Jesus said

false – most Christians don’t forgive

True or false? All Christians forgive in the same way.

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.

Christian teachings about good and evil

Lesson outcome

This lesson was made for home learning during the pandemic.