Omnipotence Of Religion

Aside from the fact that he is able to save us from hell he created the Universe instantly and perfectly. Thats a lot of power! Demonstrating a great amount of power he made the stars the sun the earth and everything in it. The very first verse of the bible, which is 100% true, clearly says, ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The Odyssey gods are definitely not infinitely powerful because it took them a really long time to create a non perfect world and they were the ones who introduced sin into the world not human beings. Surprisingly when the gods want someone dead it takes them a long time to do it because their power is limited. When Poseidon, mad at Odysseus, tried to kill Odysseus in chapter 9 in the Odyssey but he fail multiple times. Since all the gods power is divided he only controlled the sea. So the gods had no power compared to the never ending power of

“In the God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) God existed before all of His creation, therefore He is the sovereign creator. He created all to be good in His perfect wisdom. Though God is invisible, He has several distinct characteristics; compassionate, faithful, infinite, just, wise and all-powerful.

Furthermore, god is supposedly full of wisdom, his wisdom is infinite, yet the world lacks heavily. One way this can be viewed is with nature, how nature scarcely tends to the need of human and animal happiness. One question that one may ask is can and is god able to prevent evil? Does he have what it takes; maybe god is impotent (lacking power, strength). According

‘Omnipotent’ means there are no constraints in term of power, however, this statement is following theism. Mackie argument using word follow theism while against the existence go God may not be appropriate. (Speak,2015) The word ‘omnipotent’ suggest that an omnipotent being could performs things violating logic. By means of this, an omnipotent being could create a triangle with four sides, which would have imposed contradictions to the world.

Therefore, it is not the case that God is an omnipotent and wholly good being.

If God is not all-powerful, is he worthy of worship? And finally, does God not exist?

I reject the first premise (P1) “If God is omnipotent, God can perform any action that is logically possible for someone to perform”. The definition of omnipotent is “almighty or infinite in power or having very great or unlimited authority or power (“The Definition of Omnipotent”). The typical argument following this premise is that since God has unlimited power, he should be able to create a stone large enough to the point where God could not lift it. However, I believe that the definition of omnipotence is being twisted within the paradox. I believe that the argument actually reaffirms God’s Power. Saying that God could create a stone that is too large or too heavy for him to lift would actually put a limit on God’s power, which would contradict the original definition of omnipotent. If there was a certain size stone that God could not lift, then every stone larger that that stone also would be too big for god to lift, creating a threshold of God’s power. God’s power is unlimited meaning no matter how large a stone there is, God should be able to lift it due to his unlimited power. Another objection is that the first premise (P1) “If God is omnipotent, God can perform any action that is logically possible for someone to perform” is that the act of creating a stone so large that God himself cannot lift is not a logical action. God is an omnipotent being that we have no physical evidence of. Why would God create a stone so large that he could not lift it? Who would he have to prove this action to? There is no logical answer or explanation for

First, many theologians have assumed that if God is all-powerful, omnipotent, which the Bible clearly teaches (e.g., 1Chron 29:11; Jer 32:17; Mt 19:26; Rev 1:8; 19:6), that nothing in his creation can ever thwart his will. At the very least, it is reasoned, God

The theological problem of evil is a problem that many philosophers have tried to solve. The problem is stated as, "if one believes that god is omnipotent and wholly good, why does evil still exist?" In this writing I will discuss the solutions/propositions of John L. Mackie in his work, "Evil and Omnipotence." I will do this in order to illustrate the concept of free will for understanding or resolving the problem, and to reveal how and why Mackie arrives at his conclusions.

In “The Traditional Doctrine of Divine Simplicity,” Kate Rogers argues that omnipotence means something more along the lines of “having the ability to do what is good” (Rogers 175). She argues that this is the correct definition of omnipotence because the word really means “possessing all strengths” (Rogers 175) This is important because there are many things that God cannot do. Some examples of this are that God cannot sin or make a mistake. However, these are not limitations or inadequacies because being able to make a mistake, for example, is an intrinsic flaw, which God does not have (Rogers 175). Therefore, if we define omnipotence as “having the ability to do what is good,” then we are not in any way limiting God’s power, but rather highlighting His perfection. In other words, it is precisely the fact that God cannot do certain things which makes Him omnipotent. This is because God’s not being able to make a mistake is a strength, rather than a weakness or inadequacy. This relates to our issue because, if omnipotence is defined in this way, then God’s power and goodness become linked in such a way that one does not limit the other. As a result, God is good because He is omnipotent, as under this definition of omnipotence, God could not be omnipotent without being good. Since being omnipotent is part of God’s nature, when it becomes linked with goodness in this way, goodness becomes part of God’s nature as well. Therefore, we capture God’s sovereignty and omnipotence while still maintaining that God can only do and command what is good by making the external standard of goodness become internal to God. In other words, moral goodness is built into God’s nature, and therefore internal to God. As a result, when we say that God is good, we mean that God’s nature is good and that He acts according to this nature. It is important to be clear

powerful means that he can make whatever he wants. So, if God can make whatever

Before we begin our journey into the analysis of omnipotence, we need to frame this term within a particular definition, so that our discussion of the word will stay focused and clear. The word omnipotent itself means something having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force. Or in more modern and easy to understand terms: all-powerful. However, there is a caveat to such a simple definition. If we impose the meaning of the word omnipotence itself as the functional definition of one of God’s divine attributes, we encounter some problems. These problems were recognized early on in church history. The first problem that I will address is whether divine omnipotence means the ability to do anything, or whether it means the ability to a particular set of things. “But how art thou omnipotent, if thou art not capable of all things?” According to Anselm, we need to distinguish acts of doing into two categories. One category is the act of doing something that is powerful. The second category is the act of doing something that is impotent, or showing weakness. When a being performs an act that is impotent, it also gives the forces which are contrary to that being greater power over itself. An example that Anselm gives to demonstrate an impotent act is the ability to become corrupted. Being corruptible is worse than being incorruptible. When you are corruptible,

Religion has been a powerful force in human history. Mankind has longed and searched for the answers to its purpose, the reason for being and the possibility of life after physical death. They reasoned that an afterlife would be a place of accounting and reckoning for the life they lived on earth. Religious belief systems seemed to give the answers as to how to prepare for the afterlife. Religion became the means of giving answers to those basic yet deep-seated questions of both life and death. Religion provided a format of rules and laws for conduct and treatment toward others based on the desires and wishes of a god or gods that people envisioned, imagined or invented. Religious belief systems have been a powerful force for good and bad...good in the sense that it provided a measure of individual behavior and order in society for the wellbeing of the whole, but bad in the sense that men of ambition who craved power and control over others would often use religion as a tool of manipulation and fear. A casual glance of history tells us that complete civilizations have been built, grown and maintained around elaborate religious systems, ancient Egypt being a prime example.

Aquinas’ argument is contradicted by a previously learned concept called Ockham’s Razor, which focuses on the simplest reasoning without any assumptions. The text from Summa Theologica contradicts this by creating the idea of an eternal God to explain the universe. The simplest idea would be to believe that the universe is eternal itself, rather than creating an exterior being. The idea behind Ockham’s Razor is that the simplest answer is the most easily testable and most likely. Where did the idea of God creating the universe even begin? This concept is far more complex than simply the universe created itself.

Omnipotent quite literally means all powerful, Omni- all, potent-powerful. Most theists believe there to be one all-powerful, perfect being, so the idea of an omnipotent being is essential to most western religions. I will focus on Christianity, throughout my essay to allow me to focus on the question without getting sucked into discussing the different religious point of views. So the God we speak of is the traditional Christian one unless otherwise specified. There are plenty of quotes directly from the bible that promotes God as all-powerful, though omnipotent is a later word. “The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.” (Job 37:23) The discussion of how to define God is an essential one to theists as it can cause a lot of problems. If for example, we raise questions such as if God is all powerful why is there suffering in the world? Before we can move on to problems with this definition and other definitions we first need to look at them in some more depth. In