speaking of english...teach*
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speaking of english...teach*
If God can't do something, regardless of the context it's in, doesn't that challenge the concept of his omnipotence?
Obviously God can't do everything. He can't stop being God. He can't choose to be evil. You're not saying anything revolutionary or crippling to the Christian faith here.
Implying that I was even talking about a Christian God and not from a purely philosophical viewpoint..BUT IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A CHRISTIAN GOD I'LL DEFEND HIM TO THE DEATH!!!!!!!!
OT: If God is omnipotent and omniscient whats to say he's not already the essence of evil? And if God can't do everything/isn't everything, then what characteristics make him God.
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I said it wasn't something that criticized the Christian faith. Meaning, my point was coming from a Christian perspective. That doesn't mean I was insinuating that YOU were coming from a certain point of view, only that I was.
How does being omniscient translate to being a part of evil? Omniscience and omnipotence have nothing to do with, as you said, being in everything (by saying "And if God can't do everything/isn't everything", I'm assuming that you're going against the notion that God is all matter, which isn't claimed by the Bible at all). Unless you meant to talk of omnipresence, yet even that only means His omnipotence reaches every corner of existence. Again, you made a large leap going from God's 'false' omnipotence/science to Him being the essence of evil. I hope what I said was written clearly.
As for what makes him God, it's the fact that he's perfect. Omnipotence doesn't cause perfection, and vice-versa. The idea that God is sinless is what makes him perfect. He doesn't make mistakes. He does things for his own interest, yet isn't selfish. I don't see why you believe that because God can't make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it, it makes him imperfect. Perfection =/= Being all-powerful