CAN God do the the logically impossible? Why / why not?

[Alfred Persson]

I have found nowhere in the Bible does it remotely indicate that He is not able to do the logically impossible.
The Bible basically says that what is impossible with man is possible with God. There is a notable lack of exception to what is possible with God in the verse(s).

Can man do the logically impossible? I think no, because man would then do something God could not, which is attack on God's power, and an insult to Him.

We can concieve the "logically impossible", and if the Ontological argument can support God's existence, it can absolutely support God's ability to do logically impossible things like make a square circle. So how come we can theorize and stuff about "logically impossible" yet somehow, God Who is INFINITELY POWERFUL can't make such? Sounds unbelievable.

If God wanted us to think there were things He actually couldn't, wouldnt He put it in the Bible?

I argue that He can because He is absolutely powerful. The only limits He has, He had on Himself. He can choose to 'break' these limits.

A God Who can do anything, logically possible or not logically possible, or something(s) else, is more powerful than One only limited to logically possible, right?

I am wary of this belief that appears to be "Weakening God" , in disguise. It really feels like humans trying to limit God with false knowledge and limited understanding.

Thanks for answering.
Praise Jesus our Savior!

Our God is logical. He established reality, what is logical. Why would He violate or do what He made "logically impossible"?

Of course God can do anything, but "illogical" is synonomous with "lacking sense" or "sound reason". For God to act in a way that "lacks sense" or "sound reason" is antithetical to God.

For example, God as a free will being can choose to lie, but His holy impeccable nature makes it "impossible God lie".


I think the same is true for God violating what He established as "truth", from which "what has sense or sound reason" springs from.

This does not limit God in any way. Its His impeccable holy nature that prevents His acting "insanely", which is another word for "illogical".

 

[NoahK]

I have found nowhere in the Bible does it remotely indicate that He is not able to do the logically impossible.
The Bible basically says that what is impossible with man is possible with God. There is a notable lack of exception to what is possible with God in the verse(s).

Can man do the logically impossible? I think no, because man would then do something God could not, which is attack on God's power, and an insult to Him.

We can concieve the "logically impossible", and if the Ontological argument can support God's existence, it can absolutely support God's ability to do logically impossible things like make a square circle. So how come we can theorize and stuff about "logically impossible" yet somehow, God Who is INFINITELY POWERFUL can't make such? Sounds unbelievable.

If God wanted us to think there were things He actually couldn't, wouldnt He put it in the Bible?

I argue that He can because He is absolutely powerful. The only limits He has, He had on Himself. He can choose to 'break' these limits.

A God Who can do anything, logically possible or not logically possible, or something(s) else, is more powerful than One only limited to logically possible, right?

I am wary of this belief that appears to be "Weakening God" , in disguise. It really feels like humans trying to limit God with false knowledge and limited understanding.

Thanks for answering.
Praise Jesus our Savior!

God is omnipotent. He can do anything He wants, whenever He wants and for how long He wants. Logical or not God does what He Wills to do.

 

[Free]

God is omnipotent. He can do anything He wants, whenever He wants and for how long He wants. Logical or not God does what He Wills to do.

If you read some of the previous posts, you’ll see why that is niether true nor biblical.

 

[Little Owl]

Can he sin? Can he lie? Can he be tempted by evil? Can he go against his nature?

Do you disagree God is sovereign?

Jesus was tempted by Satan. Being tempted isn't the same as succumbing to evil.
Sin is the result of disobeying God's law.
Where there is no law there is no sun. Paul tells us that.
God cannot deny himself.

 

[Little Owl]

He can't save everybody. So many multitudes do not want to be healed, He will not force them to change.

1 Corinthians 2:14

 

[Free]

Do you disagree God is sovereign?

No.

Jesus was tempted by Satan. Being tempted isn't the same as succumbing to evil.
Sin is the result of disobeying God's law.
Where there is no law there is no sun. Paul tells us that.
God cannot deny himself.

Of course, but how does this address what I said, the purpose of which was to show that there are things God absolutely cannot do, including that which is logically impossible?

 

[Little Owl]

No.


Of course, but how does this address what I said, the purpose of which was to show that there are things God absolutely cannot do, including that which is logically impossible?

Logically impossible?

Again the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He moved David against them to say, “Go, number Israel and Judah.” (2 Samuel 24:1)

Now Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. (1 Chronicles 21:1)

It's hard to imagine something God cannot do. So,I'll not go down that road with you.

God Bless.

 

[Fastfredy0]

It's hard to imagine something God cannot do

It's EASY to imagine things God cannot do. Anything that is not perfect God cannot do.
God cannot be "A" and not "A" ... examples: make a circle = a square, add 1 + 1 and not get 2

 

[Free]

Logically impossible?

Yes, that is what the discussion is about.

It's hard to imagine something God cannot do. So,I'll not go down that road with you.

God Bless.

Well, just think about it a bit at least.

In addition to square circles, can God cause a woman to be both pregnant and not pregnant at the same time? Can God make a rock so heavy he cannot lift it? Can God sin or do anything else that goes against his nature?

Some people think God can do anything, including the logically impossible. But, I think it’s pretty easy to see that he cannot do the logically impossible because such things are nonsense to begin with.