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Question of the week:<\/strong>Does God have limits and, if he does, does that mean he is not infinitely powerful?<\/p>\n

My answer:<\/strong> As an all-powerful Being, God can choose to limit himself. For example, God chooses not to ever sin or commit evil (Job 34:10\u201312<\/a>). God chooses never to lie or deceive (1 Samuel 15:29,<\/a> Hebrews 6:18<\/a>). God chooses always to do good (Matthew 7:11<\/a>, Matthew 19:17<\/a>, Mark 10:18)<\/a>. He chooses to never alter his character attributes (Malachi 3:6<\/a>, James 1:17<\/a>). He chooses to never change his mind or his purpose (Hebrews 6:17)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A human analogy may help. An athlete can consistently run a mile in under four minutes. However, that same athlete can choose to spend twenty minutes walking that mile. The fact that he takes twenty minutes to walk a mile in no way proves that he lacks the power to cover that distance in under four minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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