I. Definition of Omnipotence:
II. Scripture affirms God can do
a. By his very
b. Anything he
“But he is unchangeable, and who can turn him back? What he desires, that he does.” —Job 23:13
“Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.” —Ps. 115:3
c. Nothing is too
“Is anything too hard for the Lord?” —Gen 18:14
“Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” —Jer. 32:17
“For nothing will be impossible with God.” —Lk. 1:37
“And he said, ‘Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’” —Mk. 14:36
III. There are some things God
a. Anything inconsistent with his
“if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.” —2 Tim. 2:13
“in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began” —Tit. 1:2
“so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.” —Heb. 6:18
“Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.” —James 1:13
b. Anything inconsistent with his
c. Anything inconsistent with his
d. Anything other than his eternal
IV. Our
“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” —Matt. 19:26
“and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places” —Eph. 1:19-20
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us” —Eph. 3:20