Monday, July 14, 2008

If God cannot sin, is he all-powerful?

Another lecture question...

Since God is holy, he cannot sin. Does the fact that God cannot sin make him less than all-powerful? Elaborate.

The fact that God cannot sin is not a weakness—it is a strength! And the fact that all men have the natural inclination to sin and therefore must struggle with temptation and desire for evil is not an asset to humanity—it is a weakness! Only the strange, twisted, and depraved thinking of man could deem God’s inability to sin as evidence of His failing. Consider this: would a father’s inability to physically abuse his children be considered an asset or a deficiency?