The Virtue of Understanding God as Almighty
God’s power is usually discussed in terms of omnipotence. However, the problems associated with omnipotence are complex, and even if some think that the problems are resolvable, many find the purported resolutions unsatisfactory. I turn away from the notion of God as omnipotent, with its emphasis on...
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MDPI AG
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Religions |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/5/607 |
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| Summary: | God’s power is usually discussed in terms of omnipotence. However, the problems associated with omnipotence are complex, and even if some think that the problems are resolvable, many find the purported resolutions unsatisfactory. I turn away from the notion of God as omnipotent, with its emphasis on omnicausality (roughly, the ability to cause anything logically possible), to that of God as almighty (the ability to do what one wills and as being the source of and controlling power over all things). I contend that in speaking about God’s power from a Christian perspective, all that is necessary is that God be almighty. Further, I argue that understanding God’s power in terms of being almighty more readily resolves the persistent paradoxes of omnipotence, of God’s impeccability, and of God self-limiting his power. |
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| ISSN: | 2077-1444 |