Omnipotence
Nature of God - Omnipotence
- Created by: JMitch
- Created on: 26-05-13 11:18
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- Omnipotence of God
- Questions raised by God's Omnipotence
- Can God sin or Lie?
- It is impossible for God to Lie (Hebrews 6:18)
- Can God make a triangle a Square?
- Illogical actions are not actions (Aquinas)
- Meaningless combinations of words do not suddenly acquire meaning if we prefix to them two other words: God Can (C.S. Lewis)
- Can God change the past in response to Prayer?
- Descartes answered yes to all these questions
- Can God sin or Lie?
- Narrower Omnipotence
- This fits in better with God's goodness and nature
- 'A narrower omnipotence, consisting of all the logical powers for a being with the attributes of God to have' (Kenny)
- But is it meaningful to say God can do all that a God can do?
- BUT - Can God climb a tree?
- No as he is Immaterial and this is anthropocentric
- BUT - Can God make a stone to heavy for him to lift
- This is self-contradictory and assuming God has human qualities
- Almighty God
- God has power over everything rather than do anything (Geach)
- 2 Powers of God
- Absolute Power (Power to do anything (before creation)
- Ordained Power - according to Ockham, the options God has now as he can't undo creation
- Questions raised by God's Omnipotence
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