God’s Omnipotence: A Literary Investigation

The omnipotence of God can be defined as the perfect ability of God to do all things that are consistent with the divine character. Open theists see God as one who is influenced as God interacts with human beings in time and space (temporally). Thus, for Open Theists, God is affected and influenced...

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Autor principal:	Prof. Dr. Godfrey Harold
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Publicado:	Africajournals 2022
Materias:	god omnipotence open theist orthodoxy evangelicalism. Religion (General) BL1-50 Religions of the world BL74-99
Acceso en línea:	https://doi.org/10.46222/pharosjot.1031 https://doaj.org/article/513a267dd4144443b97cf8b968d19667
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:513a267dd4144443b97cf8b968d196672021-11-27T05:56:56ZGod’s Omnipotence: A Literary Investigationhttps://doi.org/10.46222/pharosjot.10312414-3324https://doaj.org/article/513a267dd4144443b97cf8b968d196672022-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_2_vol_103_2022__stellenbosch.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2414-3324The omnipotence of God can be defined as the perfect ability of God to do all things that are consistent with the divine character. Open theists see God as one who is influenced as God interacts with human beings in time and space (temporally). Thus, for Open Theists, God is affected and influenced by the world. This paper revisits the historical, biblical and theological grounds for the doctrine of omnipotence with the aim of re-establishing the relevance of divine omnipotence. Using a literary investigation this article traces the developments of the doctrine of God’s power from the Early Church Fathers to the Reformers to establish whether the articulation of God’s power within Open Theism resonates with Orthodox Theology and Evangelicalism.Prof. Dr. Godfrey HaroldAfricajournalsarticlegodomnipotenceopen theistorthodoxyevangelicalism.Religion (General)BL1-50Religions of the worldBL74-99ENPharos Journal of Theology, Vol 103 (2022)
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description	The omnipotence of God can be defined as the perfect ability of God to do all things that are consistent with the divine character. Open theists see God as one who is influenced as God interacts with human beings in time and space (temporally). Thus, for Open Theists, God is affected and influenced by the world. This paper revisits the historical, biblical and theological grounds for the doctrine of omnipotence with the aim of re-establishing the relevance of divine omnipotence. Using a literary investigation this article traces the developments of the doctrine of God’s power from the Early Church Fathers to the Reformers to establish whether the articulation of God’s power within Open Theism resonates with Orthodox Theology and Evangelicalism.
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God’s Omnipotence: A Literary Investigation

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