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Someone once asked me this question:

"If God can do anything, can he make a rock that he cannot life?"

I know there probably isn't a real answer to this question, but I'd like to see what you guys come up with. :tongue
 
The answer is no, because God will not, can not, go against His nature. God can not lie, because He is truth...do you understand? God can not sin, because He is Holy.

The Lord bless you.
 
This is a question that is just not plausible when speaking of God. We need to remember that God is infinite. He is everywhere and all powerful. Nothing can be like God. To make a rock that was too heavy for God to lift would be making a rock that was beyond infinite. It just is not a plausible question. Nothing can ever be bigger then God.
 
Lyric's Dad said:
This is a question that is just not plausible when speaking of God. We need to remember that God is infinite. He is everywhere and all powerful. Nothing can be like God. To make a rock that was too heavy for God to lift would be making a rock that was beyond infinite. It just is not a plausible question. Nothing can ever be bigger then God.

Thanks for the excellant answer !
 
The answer is no, because God will not, can not, go against His nature. God can not lie, because He is truth...do you understand? God can not sin, because He is Holy.

The Lord bless you.

That is not true. God can do anything, God Can Sin, God just Will Not Sin. Humans have an evil nature, yet we can do good, just typically we don't. God has a perfect nature, same as Adam and Eve. God just knows the difference and will not sin because He hates it so much.

-TBM
 
Well considering God is a spirit and a rock is physical......... can the two be compared?
 
That is not true. God can do anything, God Can Sin, God just Will Not Sin.

Sorry, this is not supported by scripture:

James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted , "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
NKJV
 
Sorry, this is not supported by scripture:

James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted , "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
NKJV

You misunderstand me apparently, i did not say that God can be tempted, i said that God can sin.

Tempting someone to sin is sinful, and in the above scriptures it does not say
"nor can He himself tempt anyone" it says "nor does He Himself tempt anyone"
The word "Does" is a matter of will, not ability. If God couldn't tempt anyone then James would have written:

Let no one say when he is tempted , "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor can He Himself tempt anyone.

The fact that James wrote "does" shows that God could in fact tempt someone if He wanted to. Try to keep in mind that the scriptures are perfect, and that even the slightest word can show wonders about God.

Simply because God does not sin, and never has sinned, nor will ever sin, does not mean that God cannot sin. God can do everything from create life to dance to fly at 1000mph to sin. Its all a matter of His will. Gods will is perfect. Sin is not perfect. Therefore God will never sin because He never will have the will to.

Never limit God.

-TBM
 
Answers from the various sects:

Generic citizen: I thought only the government did stuff like that.

Arminian: Yes, but man can help Him lift it.

Calvinist: The question is irrational, counterintuitive, and absurd. I like it.

Baptist: Well, the rock would probably be lighter if it were totally immersed . . .

Word-faith teacher: Yes, but when God started positively confessing, the force of faith would pop that thing 300 feet in the air!

Wesleyan: He could lift it, but there's always the possibility it could fall away.

Catholic priest: The rock is held down by weight alone, but not by gravity alone. Rather it's held down by gravity plus mass; gravity without mass is dead. And that's why it's important not to miss mass without a good reason.

Catholic lay person: It's a mystery.

Seventh Day Adventist: As long as He didn't do it on the Sabbath, I don't have a problem with that.

Church of Christ member: As long as there were no musical instruments involved, I don't have a problem with that.

Reformed Presbyterian:
He better not do it on the Sabbath OR involve musical instruments.

Five-year-old: What would He want to do that for, Daddy?

Blonde: Huh?

5th grader: I don't know; the dog ate my R.C. Sproul book.

Private civil attorney: At the time He created the rock, God knew, or should have known, that it would be too heavy for Him to lift. Seven angels had advised Him previously not to make it that big.

Corporate civil attorney: God was well within established standards for divine creativity when He made the rock . . .

Missionary: I don't know about that, but I do know that rocks can be demon possessed. I remember this time in Brazil . . .

OSHA: If the rock is over 50 lbs., He can't legally be required to lift it without help. Over 100 lbs. He's supposed to use a hoist or a forklift.

EPA: Both the creation of a rock that large, and its subsequent elevation, could have significant environmental impact. We can't approve the project without extensive studies.

MBA graduate: This is a good example of what happens when a manager fails to delegate and tries to do everything himself. God should have assigned all the lifting to angels, leaving Him free to do what He does best, the creative stuff -- like creating.

Psychotherapist: What are the rocks you've made in your life that are too heavy for you to lift?

Hindu: The rock IS God.

Engineering dept. manager: He could make it out of magnesite over chicken wire, hollow inside. That way it could be really big and impressive looking and still light enough for Him to lift.

Logician: Like the One who created gravity in the first place couldn't turn it off if it got to be a problem?

90-year-old Christian: Well, throughout my long life God has always enabled me to carry burdens that were too heavy for me; I don't think that should be a problem for Him.



:lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Homeskillet said:
Answers from the various sects:

Generic citizen: I thought only the government did stuff like that.

Arminian: Yes, but man can help Him lift it.

Calvinist: The question is irrational, counterintuitive, and absurd. I like it.


SNIP!!!!




:lol: :lol: :lol:


That is TOO FUNNY!!!!

Did you write that?
 
hahahahahahahaha........ I like the 90 year old Christian's view point. and I like the 5 year old's answer..."why would he want to?" hahahahahaahhaha that's funny. this is one of those questions that I dunno the answer to, but what's the relevancy anyways?
 
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