God Loves… Himself

Omnipotence is God’s infinity in reference to power.

Omnipotence is able to be expressed in each and every place because God is omnipresent, and not only that, the immensity of God teaches that He is fully present in all locations at the same time. So God is not just omnipotent in one location, but He is omnipotent in each and every location at the same time.

Omnipotence is related to omniscience in that it is in God’s power to know all things and to carry out whatever it is that He knows and desires. Nothing can keep Him from knowing all things at all times.

Omnipotence is itself beyond the comprehension of men and so is part of the incomprehensibility of God.

Omnipotence is related to the immutability (does not change) of God in various ways. Because God does not change, God is always omnipotent. On the other hand, it is because God is omnipotent that nothing apart from God can change Him. It is because God is omnipotent that nothing and nobody can change God from what He wants to be and yet He has the power to keep Himself from changing.

Omnipotence is seen in the realm of His providence in that God is able to provide all that He desires to provide. He provides for the animals and for humanity as well because it is in His power to do so. Every time an animal or human being eats or takes a drink, the power of the providence of God is on display. Every good thing that happens to an individual displays that power of God to provide for His creatures as He pleases.

Omnipotence is clearly seen in the simplicity of God (all attributes are really one). No matter what attribute of God that is set out in Scripture, the omnipotence of God can be seen in it and could not exist apart from it.

Omnipotence is seen in the Sovereignty of God. “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?'” (Dan 4:35). God does as He wills and wishes on the earth among those who live on it. No one can ward off the hand of His power or take Him to task. He is God and there is no that can stop what God is pleased to do. He does all that He is pleased to do (Psa 115:3).

Omnipotence is seen in the goodness of God in that God is able to show goodness as He pleases. No one can stop God from being good to those that He is pleased with. No one is able to stop God from showing goodness in saving sinners as He pleases. No one was able to stop God’s goodness from Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego when Nebuchadnezzar wanted to burn them. No one was able to stop God’s goodness when He wanted to save Daniel from the lions. No one was able to destroy His people when He desired to show goodness to them throughout the history of Israel.

Omnipotence is seen in the love of God. Since God is love, that is, He exists in love in the sense that He lives in the love that flows within the Trinity. All that hate God want Him to die but in order for God to die love must stop. Satan fights the love of God by blinding many minds to the Gospel (II Cor 4:4), but the love of God is powerful that He saves those He sets His love upon. This love of God is able to carry out its mission of love as God pleases.

Omnipotence is seen in the mercy and grace of God. God looks upon dead sinners and simply because of His mercy and grace He raises them from the spiritual dead at His good pleasure. No one other than God can limit God from showing mercy and grace as He pleases. In fact, Scripture tells us this about God: “I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION” (Rom 9:15). This is not just about the electing choice of God, but also the power of God. He is able to have mercy and compassion according to His choice and His power to carry out His choice.

Omnipotence is seen in His wrath in that He is able to show wrath on those whom He pleases and to any degree that He is pleased with. He is able to show wrath on sinners themselves or to satisfy His wrath on Christ as He is pleased to do. God is perfectly free to do as He pleases because He has all power to do so or not to do so.

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