The nature or attributes of God

Question 1

What do you talk about when asked about Omnipotence including the impossible (The nature or attributes of God)

Answer 1

Descartes, Anselm
God can do the impossible
2+2=5 / Square circle
God is unpredictable

Question 2

What do you talk about when asked about Omnipotence which is only possible (The nature or attributes of God)

Answer 2

Aquinas, Swinburne
Square circles do not exist in our universe
God cannot sin or change the past
Makes God more predictable

Question 3

What do you talk about when asked about Omnipotence in the way of self imposed limitation (The nature or attributes of God)

Answer 3

Christians
God limits himself to not upset the world that he created
God can preform miracles and do anything

Question 4

What do you talk about when asked about Eternity of God (The nature or attributes of God)

Answer 4

Boethius, Anselm
God can see everything all at once
He is on the outside looking in
Time has no meaning for God

Anselm’s four dimension approach, time is a dimension, God is above all dimensions

Question 5

What do you talk about when asked about Everlastingness of God (The nature or attributes of God)

Answer 5

Swinburne
God is within time as according to the bible he can speak to others
(Hezekiah) God also changes his mind to let him live longer

Question 6

What do you talk about when asked about Omniscience (The nature or attributes of God)

Answer 6

Boethius, Schleiermacher
We are able to have free will as God knows everything but does not interfere as for him its already happened or been happening
Man standing on a hill
Like a close friend or chess grandmaster

Question 7

What do you talk about when asked about benevolance (The nature or attributes of God)

Answer 7

Existence of hell, suffering, natural disasters, suffering of the innocent