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But though God can do all things, yet He cannot lie, or deceive, or be deceived; He cannot sin, or cease to exist, or be ignorant of anything. These defects are compatible with those beings only whose actions are imperfect; but God, whose acts are always most perfect, is said to be incapable of such things, simply because the capability of doing them implies weakness, not the supreme and infinite power over all things which God possesses. Thus we so believe God to be omnipotent that we exclude from Him entirely all that is not intimately connected and consistent with...

It is commonly supposed that if God can't do absolutely anything and everything, then He isn't all-powerful. Yet Scripture teaches there are some things even God cannot do, though it affirms in countless places that He is, nonetheless, “almighty.” Here is a list of things the Bible says outright, or by necessary implication, God cannot do: 1. Lie (or do anything else immoral)—Titus 1:2 2. Deny Himself (i.e., do anything out of character)—2 Timothy 2:13 3. Remit/forgive sins without the shedding of blood (i.e., taking of life)—Hebrews 9:22 4. Avoid going to Calvary if man is to have hope of...

President Barack Hussein Obama has been awarded seven additional Nobel Peace Prizes, to cover March-October 2009. Each award recognizes the Great Leader's extraordinary accomplishments, in 2 month increments. Plans are in the works to recognize Dear Leader for Nov-Dec 09 by renaming the award the OBAMA Peace Prize.

Scripture teaches very explicitly that God acts according to a plan And, knowing that plan, he knows the future. “The counsel of Jehovah standetb fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations” (Ps. 3.3:11). “I am Cod and there is none like me; declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that arc not yet done” (isa. 46:9, 10) (Lorraine Boettner, Wycliffe Theological Dictionary, "Foreknowledge.") The doctrine of predestination thus represents the purpose of God as absolute and unconditional, independent of the whole finite creation, and as originating solely in the eternal counsel of his...