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Is God capable of lying? I argued that he was, else he would not be omnipotent (after all, if we can do something God cannot, how is God really all that powerful?), and a Reformed gentleman seemed to suggest he was incapable of lying, and cited a verse from Hebrews to support it. I argued that Hebrews was antilegomena to us, and therefore doesn't set boundaries on God's omnipotence per se.
What do you all think? I think I am over my head. I just know from reading Lutheran theology, that we don't tend to speculate about God's nature all that much. We recognize that God is "bi-polar", that there are some things about God not clearly revealed.
Determinism, Compatibilism, Libertarian Free Will
Frankly, I am skeptical of much of traditional Christian apologetics, so that's why I do engage in a bit of a pointed objection sometimes. I believe in God because I believe in Jesus, and that he testifies to his Father. I don't believe in God because of some rationalistic system which creates a "worldview" that is irrefutable.
What do you all think? I think I am over my head. I just know from reading Lutheran theology, that we don't tend to speculate about God's nature all that much. We recognize that God is "bi-polar", that there are some things about God not clearly revealed.
Determinism, Compatibilism, Libertarian Free Will
Frankly, I am skeptical of much of traditional Christian apologetics, so that's why I do engage in a bit of a pointed objection sometimes. I believe in God because I believe in Jesus, and that he testifies to his Father. I don't believe in God because of some rationalistic system which creates a "worldview" that is irrefutable.