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Omnipotence And St. Thomas Aquinas
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Omnipotence literally means the ability to do all things, or to have absolute
power. This quality seems to be generally accepted as an intrinsic
characteristic of the Judaeo-Christian god, as it says in Luke I. 37, "...there
is nothing that God cannot do.". Certain objections can be raised to attr ....
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....ompass the logically
impossible.
(I) Aquinas answers the first objection as follows. He explains that
"...to sin is to fall short of perfect action; hence to be able to sin is to be
able to fall short in action..." which he attests is contrary to the meaning of
divine omnipotence.
(ii) In answering the second objection Aquinas points out, "It is not
for one who is bound by the laws of a superior to forgive sins of his own free
choice", and adds that divine mercy is indeed gods greatest act, .... |
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