What is the only thing that he CANNOT do?
There is only one thing that God is incapable of doing.
Can you guess what that is?
2007-06-29 12:31:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank You for your answers.
I learned that there's more than only one thing that God can't do from reading them.
Not only can he NOT sin but I also learned that he CANNOT change either.
Thanks Anderw.
2007-06-29 12:56:19 · update #1
When God wiped out Sodom and Gomorrah he destroyed sin.
If evil were allowed to grow and metastasize like a cancer none of us would ever stand any chance of survival.
He killed our enemy's in order to save us just as you would kill an enemy who was trying to destroy your children.
Those people were inherantly evil so much so that they wanted to rape angels as they were visiting Lot.
If they are willing to do that to angels what would they do to you?
2007-06-29 13:02:02 · update #2
Jim Kearney
God cannot sin and what he means when he say's "Thou shall not kill" is he doesn't want us to go around and murder eachother in cold blood like savages.
But killing in self defense is justified and is not a sin.
He threw Lucifer out of Heaven because that was the right thing to do as Lucifer became filled with pride and tried to overthrow God and take over everything God had created.
And little children do not go to hell as until they reach the age of accountability they are innocent in the eyes of God and cannot be held accountable for their actions.
In fact the only people who go to hell are those who reject Christ and knowlingly remain dead in their sins.
Everyone else who never knew any better are given a choice to accept Christ or not upon dying.
No child has ever gone to hell and anyone who has told you that they have has lied to you.
And we were made in his image before we sinned while still perfect.
I'll explain later,runing out of words.
2007-06-29 18:46:08 · update #3
Lying
He also cannot sin
2007-06-29 12:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by johnusmaximus1 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The ONLY thing that God cannot do - if I remember correctly - is that he cannot die - if he dies we cannot spend enterity with Him.
All the other stuff you mentioned that he cant do - he actually can....for instance one of his commanments was thou shall not kill - yet he did - in doing so, he sined
God is supposedly all loving and peaceful - yet he cast out Lucifer from the heavens when he was provoked - so he can change
He also, supposedly, cannot let anyone into heaven that is not reborn again - does that me that all the innocent children that no nothing about God are not allowed into heaven - if he is all loving he would not let this happen as innocents dont know right from wrong and therefore cannot be held accountable for wrong choices
We were all made in God's image - therefore anything we can do God can also do....except die....and the question of us dying is still out for a vote...since its the soouol that gives us life, and the soul that returns to God - do we truly die or do we live forever like he does?
2007-06-29 17:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by jimkearney746 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God cannot exist as a paradox. He would promptly vanish in a puff of logic (c.f. Omnipotence Paradox, for those interested).
Maybe I'm reading too much into the lack of people bringing that up. I'm sure it will give those who have never heard of it something to think on though.
2007-06-29 12:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by Morkarleth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of things God can't do.
Lie, sin(that's a pretty big list), be imperfect, be unjust, break laws.
The important point is there is nothing God can't do to accomplish his purposes which is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man (and yes those are different.)
2007-06-29 12:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lie -- Titus 2:1 , Change -- Malachi 3:6 , Let someone into heaven that's not born again -- John 3:3
2007-06-29 12:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
God is not incapable of anything. He has given humans free choice. He will be ultimately victorious.
2007-06-29 12:36:09 · answer #6 · answered by Cutty Sark 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
forcing people to love Him
2007-06-29 12:34:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be careful...this is a trick question...
I'll summarize...
Thou shalt not kill...
Didn't he wipe out Sodom and Gomorrah?
I'm pretty sure that when someone unleashes fire and brimstone on a couple of cities, someone is gonna die.
2007-06-29 12:34:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
God granted all of us Free Will. That he connot take away...........
2007-06-29 13:11:50 · answer #9 · answered by Ken C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
which god do we be talking about here ? my god can whup your gods rear so after that it really doesnt matter after all . do you love your god ?
2007-06-29 12:35:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋