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To: Blzbba
Can God make a mountain so big that even God can't move it?

The answer is no. To do so would be contrary to God's nature. You ascribe a human trait to him when you consider that for God to move one mountain that is larger than another he must exert more effort. God does not exert effort. He just moves it.

9 posted on 06/24/2004 11:41:51 AM PDT by Freakazoid (God is effortless.)
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To: Freakazoid; Blzbba
To pick up on what Freakazoid said, what the question is really asking is "can God limit Himself"? The answer is no, since He is limitless, by nature.

The implication of the question is that God's "inability" to limit himself is proof that God is not omnipotent. But this is simply a logical "limitation." God truly is all powerful. The "inability" to limit Himself is, in fact, an aspect of his omnipotence. Self-limitation would represent a defect.

21 posted on 06/29/2004 7:44:14 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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