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Message 24 of 41 (145195)
09-27-2004 11:10 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Brad
09-26-2004 6:58 PM


One Exception
I have tried to explain some things that have been rolling around in my head for a while now and I would like some input. Is this an acceptable definition of omnipotence, and furthermore, does the Christian God display the same characteristics of an omnipotent God?
What is YOUR source for YOUR beliefs concerning God ?
The source of the Bible reveals a God who is omnipotent with one exception.
He cannot create the one thing He wants.
God's omniscience is a function of His power (omnipotence) - He can know what He wants to know, but the Bible says there is one exception to His omniscience.
Because free will exists/the ability to change ones mind at will - God does not know if a person fears/trusts/loves/(=synonyms) Him until His power arranges circumstances to find out. God can predict what a person will do but He does not know FOR SURE until they do what they do because humans have the ability to change their mind at will.
Genesis 22:12:
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: FOR NOW I KNOW that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Abraham was at least 120 years old in this event and it took that long before God was convinced that Abraham feared Him via the test of offering Isaac.
"now I know" means that prior God did not know - one exception to God's omniscience but discovered by His omnipotence - ability to arrange circumstances to find out.

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