i mean everyone says he can do anything but honestly can he do that?
2006-07-29 12:18:25 · 15 answers · asked by noah foltz 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't know, he has dropped some mighty massive turds, look at most of the people in the Religion and Spirituality section. Or look up Erma Bambrick.
2006-07-29 12:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by gaybobbarker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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now... God gave us free will... so he indeed created it...
God told us that he would never take it away from us... so he cannot lift it...
However, if you voluntarily give your free will over to God (like Jesus did) then he can use it to help you...
free will = the rock that God created and cannot pick up...
he also has made covenants that he cannot deny or refrain from giving the rewards.
Not being able to lift (or in this case take away) something is not a sign of weakness.... sometimes it is a sign of great strength.
2006-07-29 19:26:37 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually love this question because it is so easily answerable.
Your question was first asked by Saint Augustine, but instead of a rock to big to move it was put in the form, "Can God make a rock both big and small?" After much debate the concluding answer is No, no He can't.
This means two things. First, God's power is limited by its own ability. For example, if God were to create something invisible, not even He could see it. However God can lie, cheat, steal, and kill if He wants, but God cannot perform impossible tasks or break His own promises. God's omnipotence is not the strict definition of "ALL things can be done" that most fundamentalists give Him credit for. More and more scholars are agreeing that a better definition of omnipotence should read, "All possible things can be done".
Second, in responce to the original question, Saint Augustine famously wrote, "It is not for us to know". Even though we try our hardest, would if ever be possible to understand the complexity of almost unlimited power? Some sects even consider it blasphemy to attempt to understand God's Will. Personally, I don't see what the harm is in trying, but if you expect to suceed than you need to get your head checked.
So to make a long answer short. No, God can't create something He Himself cannot lift......however, He is still strong enough to squish you like a little bug which is more than enough reason to be worshiped.
On a side note. Another famous question posted by Saint Augustine that you might like was, "What was God doing in the infinite amount of time before He created the universe". Saint Augustine answers by saying, "He was preparing Hell for people who ask stupid questions".
2006-07-29 19:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by broxolm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God can't do self-contradictory things. This is not because there is some specifiable thing of which God is not capable, but rather because a nonsensical statement does not acquire a sense simply because the word "God" is prefixed to it. In saying that God cannot create a rock so heavy God can't lift it, we are saying something like, God can't create a square circle. But there is no actual act -- that of creating a square circle -- of which God is incapable, since the notion of such an act is contradictory and incoherent.
Much like your question.
2006-07-29 19:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one has been debated at length since the time of the Greeks.
There is sufficient evidence on both sides of the issue. God is omnipotent and can create anything He choses. Because of the omnipotence, He can also lift it. The answer I favour is no.
2006-07-29 21:07:03 · answer #5 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The stone God cannot lift?
It is the human heart, unless it is yielded to Him willingly.
The burrito He cannot eat -
That's a matter of wisdom. God's just got better sense.
2006-07-31 14:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by rumplesnitz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could microwave a burrito so hot that he couldn't eat it
2006-07-29 19:22:24 · answer #7 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If He so chooses, it depends on your exact defenition of "lift".
2006-07-29 19:21:18 · answer #8 · answered by Lundy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HERE WE GO AGAIN!
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2006-07-29 19:22:38 · answer #9 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet he can't lift the sun. it would probably burn his ***
2006-07-29 19:23:48 · answer #10 · answered by Black Atheist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋