2007-10-29 09:04:58 · 6 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For with you great strength abides always;
who can resist the might of your arm?
Indeed, before you the whole universe is as a grain from a balance,
or a drop of morning dew come down upon the earth.
But you have mercy on all, because you can do all things;
and you overlook the sins of men that they may repent.
(Wisdom 11:21-23)
Most Monotheists including Jews, Christians, and Muslims believe that God is omnipotent (all powerful).
God's almighty power is in no way arbitrary: "In God, power, essence, will, intellect, wisdom, and justice are all identical. Nothing therefore can be in God's power which could not be in his just will or his wise intellect." (St. Thomas Aquinas, STh I, 25, 5, ad 1)
In other words, God can do anything that is logically possible and is consistent with his other attributes.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 268 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt1art1p3.htm#110
With love in Christ.
2007-11-06 06:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
al·might·y
ADJECTIVE:
Having absolute power; all-powerful: almighty God.
2007-10-29 16:12:39 · answer #2 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one else is as mighty as He is. Jesus himself is described as being "mighty", as is others, but God is ALmighty.
2007-10-29 16:07:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means God can defeat anyone...even ME
2007-10-29 16:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
UNdeafeated supreme Being.
2007-10-29 16:07:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nobody compares to Him. He is the powerful ruler of all his people.
2007-10-29 16:08:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋