Christians say, âGod is omnipotent. He is all-powerful. He can literally do anything, including giving people superpowers, etc. God can do ANYTHING. He could make pigs fly with a snap of the fingers; he could create infinite universes with just speaking it into existence.â But, at the same time, these same people say, âGod had to send his son to die because it was the only way.â
Okay, then God is not all-powerful then, lol. Heâs not omnipotent. Thatâs literally the opposite of omnipotence. If God is omnipotent, then he literally had infinite options. In fact, if heâs this powerful, then sending his son is a really dumb idea and makes zero sense.
I donât know if this comparison makes sense, but in The Flash TV show, when they were fighting a speedster named Savitar, there was a building with metahuman power dampeners so you canât use your powers inside this building. Savitar was going to kill Iris West, so what would be the smart thing to do??? Maybe put Iris in this building because Savitar canât use his powers inside it. Case closed. It would make no sense for this option to be here but then for Team Flash to say, âWe know this easier and smarter option exists, but Iris, you dying is the only way we can stop Savitar and save you.â
See what I mean? Point is, if God is omnipotent, then Jesus dying wasnât the only way. Jesus being tortured so he could feel all the pain of sin was not necessary. If youâre saying this was the only way, then fine, but donât say God is all-powerful and limitless, because clearly there are limits to Godâs own power.
Boomers and religion. I got some words for king james
My dad is/was a very conservative pastor. As is my brother. And two of my uncles.
I get it, to put it mildly.