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Author Topic:   Is God omnipotent?
dpardo
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Message 14 of 41 (145152)
09-27-2004 6:59 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Brad
09-26-2004 6:58 PM


It's great to see such interest in God!
Shadow,
It can be very difficult to answer certain questions about God. For one thing, we are dealing with a being that defies our common conceptions.
If we try to define an attribute of his such as omnipotence, we can be frustrated because we don't have a reference to help us understand such a concept.
Most of the knowledge we have concerning God is in the bible. If you haven't already read it, I highly recommend that you start there.

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dpardo
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Message 16 of 41 (145157)
09-27-2004 7:37 PM
Reply to: Message 15 by sidelined
09-27-2004 7:21 PM


sidelined writes:
"If you don't understand what it means why do you use the word omnipotent to describe god."
I'm not sure I understand your question. I use the word "omnipotent" because the bible uses it:
...Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Revelation 19:6
I have some understanding of the term but, as I stated, it is a difficult concept.

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dpardo
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Message 18 of 41 (145165)
09-27-2004 7:55 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by Chiroptera
09-27-2004 7:42 PM


Chiroptera writes:
"...he had very human emotions, could make mistakes, be uncertain, and do all the other things that anthropomorphized Gods do."
Can you please cite some examples of the mistakes and uncertainty so that I might examine them?

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dpardo
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Message 25 of 41 (145279)
09-28-2004 1:03 AM
Reply to: Message 21 by Chuck Diesel
09-27-2004 9:01 PM


Chuck Diesel writes:
"Exodus 32:14 - And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people (This one's a double whammy - God all good? God perfect? - who did He repent to? Himself?)"
The term "evil" as used in this verse refers to punishment.
As far as God being "all good", how are you interpreting that?
God is good but is not limited to doing only nice things. He judges the behavior and thoughts of people and either chooses to bless them, chasten them, and in some circumstances, punish fatally.
Lastly, the term "repent", as used in the verse, means changed his mind.

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dpardo
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Message 29 of 41 (145426)
09-28-2004 5:34 PM
Reply to: Message 28 by Chuck Diesel
09-28-2004 4:15 PM


Chuck Diesel writes:
The term "evil" as used in this verse refers to punishment.
"How do you know what this refers to? Because it helps your argument?"
I concluded "evil" refers to punishment because I read the context of the verse.
What do you think "evil" refers to?

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