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Omnipotence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Omnipotence (from Latin: : "all power") is unlimited power. Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence to only the deity of whichever faith is being addressed. In the philosophies of most...
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The power of God to effect whatever is not intrinsically impossible ... Omnipotence is the power of God to effect whatever is not intrinsically impossible. These last words of the definition do not imply any imperfection, since a power that extends to every possibility must be perfect.
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Wayne Grudem defines this attribute as "God's omnipotence means that God is able to do all his holy will. He also combines this characteristic of God with his sovereignty. God is fully able to do all that he freely and sovereignly desires to do.
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We want to look at three aspects of God's omnipotence. The first thing that we want to think about is the meaning of omnipotence. It has a very important meaning for us. Scripture speaks repeatedly of the power of God.
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The first problem has to do with the extent of God’s power. Does omnipotence allow God to redefine logic or break the laws of logic? Does God’s omnipotence mean that he is capable of sin? The second major difficulty is the apparent conflict between God’s ... An Initial Definition of Omnipotence: God can do anything...
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Tony Campolo suggests that the Old Testament never asserts the omnipotence of God. Thus, he advises that we should not suggest that God could have prevented Hurricane Katrina from devastating the Gulf coast. Raising the question, "Why didn't God do something?," Campolo responds:
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With that as background, we want to spend our time this morning looking at the attribute of God called omnipotence. The word means "all-powerful" and refers to the fact that God's power is infinite and unlimited.
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