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The Gospel of Jesus Is there anything God can't do? You probably expect me to say "no" in answer to this question. But, in reality, there are some things that God cannot do. When we consider God, a being that is almighty who created everything that existed we don't usually think that there are things God cannot do. There are many things man can't do, but there are also things God can't do. That's right God can't do all things. It is not because He is unable to, that He is limited in power in any way. It is because of who He is in nature. There are guidelines that even God cannot step over. For example God cannot be God and not be God at the same time. He cannot create another God from a creature that would be made equal with Himself. The secondary God would be derived from and dependent on the first so it would be finite. Since he had a beginning it could not be as powerful as its originator. One of the first requirements for being God is to be uncreated, infinite, eternal, and omniscient. So a created god does not qualify for the job description of being God. What do you think God looks like? What do you think He acts like? Like some grandfather in the sky just smiling down on us – but powerless to stop things like tsunamis and earthquakes? Maybe you think He is like a security guard watching the surveillance tapes of all our lives? Or maybe He is more like a cop waiting to bust us? What do you think God is like? That’s a good question. No matter where you are on the spiritual journey – whether you’re just checking this God thing out for the first time or you’ve grown up in a church and you’re sold out to Jesus, the reality is, it’s worth us taking the time to explore what God’s characteristics are like. Join us over the next 6 weeks (Father's Day is one of those weeks) as Pastor Skip talks about 5 things that God can’t do. And together we will learn more about the character of God and then we can “be real” in our understanding of and our relationship to Him. |
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