(September 27, 2017 at 9:14 am)SteveII Wrote:(September 27, 2017 at 8:39 am)Succubus Wrote: Part of a series on the attributes of God.
The first line of the wiki article: "Omnipotence is the quality of having unlimited power."
Reference #1 Saint Augustine: A theologian.
Reference #2 John Polkinghorn: A theologian.
Well they would say that wouldn't they?
This is getting to be a stupid tangent. You have uncovered the fact that theologians have been discussing a theological term for 1700 years!!! AND that there are books written on the subject. Of course this illustrates exactly the opposite of what you think: that the word cannot be defined in 7 words. Thanks for making my point.
It also means the word doesn't mean whatever you want it to mean.
"The last superstition of the human mind is the superstition that religion in itself is a good thing." - Samuel Porter Putnam