(October 25, 2014 at 8:58 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:Quote:The Bible does not call God omnipotent.
Revelation 19:6 (KJV): 'And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.'
I get so tired correcting theists on scripture....
Boru
The English translation calls him omnipotent, so you are partially right about that. However
Greek definition from the Strong's Concordance:
1 he who holds sway over all things
2 the ruler of all
3 almighty: God
This is the only time this word is used in the Bible, and it has three possible meanings, only the first of which has any semblance to omnipotence, but it is still not the same thing as the English understanding of "omnipotence;" it merely describes him having "sway" over all things, not unbridled power. Nor is God described as being omnipotent anywhere else, but is described several times in context as having certain limitations, whether self-imposed or otherwise.
I would suggest doing more exhaustive research when trying to "one-up" someone for the purposes of appearing smarter than them about a particular topic, especially when you have no idea what their pre-existing level of knowledge on the subject is, or how much larger it is than yours. For example: I was smart enough to remember that the Bible was not written in English and you were not. There, that is how you effectively how you one-up somebody.