Comments on: Can God Sin? A Brief Look at Divine Omnipotence http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/ Your Thoughts, Everyone's Wisdom Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MitchLeBlanc http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-65 MitchLeBlanc Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:04:32 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-65 @Molzahn: To repent is simply to change a course of action. That passage essentially is God saying, "I won't punish you anymore, I'm now satisfied" I'm seeing translations as being "disaster, calamity" more often than evil. Should one still want to interpret that as "evil" (as the KJV does), so be it. I suppose the issue is what was meant by "evil" and whether or not all evil is equated to sin/wronglessness. @Molzahn:

To repent is simply to change a course of action. That passage essentially is God saying, “I won’t punish you anymore, I’m now satisfied” I’m seeing translations as being “disaster, calamity” more often than evil.

Should one still want to interpret that as “evil” (as the KJV does), so be it. I suppose the issue is what was meant by “evil” and whether or not all evil is equated to sin/wronglessness.

]]> By: MitchLeBlanc http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-9826 MitchLeBlanc Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:04:00 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-9826 @Molzahn: To repent is simply to change a course of action. That passage essentially is God saying, "I won't punish you anymore, I'm now satisfied" I'm seeing translations as being "disaster, calamity" more often than evil. Should one still want to interpret that as "evil" (as the KJV does), so be it. I suppose the issue is what was meant by "evil" and whether or not all evil is equated to sin/wronglessness. @Molzahn:

To repent is simply to change a course of action. That passage essentially is God saying, “I won’t punish you anymore, I’m now satisfied” I’m seeing translations as being “disaster, calamity” more often than evil.

Should one still want to interpret that as “evil” (as the KJV does), so be it. I suppose the issue is what was meant by “evil” and whether or not all evil is equated to sin/wronglessness.

]]> By: Molzahn http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Molzahn Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:33:59 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-64 Jeremaih 42:10 "For I [God] repent me of the evil that I have done unto you." The bible states that God can and has done evil. Jeremaih 42:10
“For I [God] repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.”

The bible states that God can and has done evil.

]]> By: Molzahn http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-9825 Molzahn Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:33:00 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-9825 Jeremaih 42:10 "For I [God] repent me of the evil that I have done unto you." The bible states that God can and has done evil. Jeremaih 42:10
“For I [God] repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.”

The bible states that God can and has done evil.

]]> By: Legend http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Legend Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:55:31 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-63 Nice article Mitch, got me thinking. God is holy, righteous and true, and He can do nothing inconsistent with Himself, we come to the conclusion that God cannot sin. Since holiness, righteousness, and God's other perfections are who God is, if God were to sin, He would cease to be God. :) Nice article Mitch, got me thinking.

God is holy, righteous and true, and He can do nothing inconsistent with Himself, we come to the conclusion that God cannot sin. Since holiness, righteousness, and God’s other perfections are who God is, if God were to sin, He would cease to be God. :)

]]> By: Legend http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-9824 Legend Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:55:00 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-9824 Nice article Mitch, got me thinking. God is holy, righteous and true, and He can do nothing inconsistent with Himself, we come to the conclusion that God cannot sin. Since holiness, righteousness, and God's other perfections are who God is, if God were to sin, He would cease to be God. :) Nice article Mitch, got me thinking.

God is holy, righteous and true, and He can do nothing inconsistent with Himself, we come to the conclusion that God cannot sin. Since holiness, righteousness, and God’s other perfections are who God is, if God were to sin, He would cease to be God. :)

]]> By: MitchLeBlanc http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-62 MitchLeBlanc Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:30:15 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-62 I'll be interested to hear your defense of that statement during the debate. =) I’ll be interested to hear your defense of that statement during the debate. =)

]]> By: MitchLeBlanc http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-9823 MitchLeBlanc Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:30:00 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-9823 I'll be interested to hear your defense of that statement during the debate. =) I’ll be interested to hear your defense of that statement during the debate. =)

]]> By: RazorsKiss http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-61 RazorsKiss Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:27:49 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-61 @Mitch: As I said in chat, we should consider God's nature as axiomatic - therefore sufficient for establishing the validity of any (as you pointed out) indivisible attributes. Omnipotence is valid because it is inseparable from His perfection, or His goodness, or etc. @Mitch: As I said in chat, we should consider God’s nature as axiomatic – therefore sufficient for establishing the validity of any (as you pointed out) indivisible attributes. Omnipotence is valid because it is inseparable from His perfection, or His goodness, or etc.

]]> By: RazorsKiss http://urbanphilosophy.net/philosophy/can-god-sin-a-brief-look-at-divine-omnipotence/comment-page-1/#comment-9822 RazorsKiss Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:27:00 +0000 http://urbanphilosophy.net/index.php/?p=259#comment-9822 @Mitch: As I said in chat, we should consider God's nature as axiomatic - therefore sufficient for establishing the validity of any (as you pointed out) indivisible attributes. Omnipotence is valid because it is inseparable from His perfection, or His goodness, or etc. @Mitch: As I said in chat, we should consider God’s nature as axiomatic – therefore sufficient for establishing the validity of any (as you pointed out) indivisible attributes. Omnipotence is valid because it is inseparable from His perfection, or His goodness, or etc.

]]>