God’s Omnipotence Explained: What “All-Powerful” Really Means (Creation, Divine Will, and God’s Attributes)

• Omnipotence is presented as an attribute of God—His inherent ability, as God, to accomplish whatever He determines to do.

• The lesson distinguishes omnipotence from a shallow definition of “unlimited power,” arguing that common paradoxes (for example, “a rock so big God cannot move it”) misrepresent the doctrine by detaching it from God’s nature and reality.

• God’s omnipotence is framed as consistent with His other attributes; He does not act contrary to who He is.

• Several biblical examples are used to illustrate God’s ability to bring about what He declares:

  • God calls into existence what does not yet exist (illustrated through Abraham and God’s promises).

  • God made and formed the heavens and the earth, emphasizing creation as a demonstration of divine power.

  • God’s power is shown in humanly impossible circumstances, including conception beyond normal capability (for example, Sarah and Elizabeth) and the virgin conception of Mary.

• Genesis 1 is treated as emphasizing God’s effective command: when God speaks (“let there be light”), what He determines immediately comes to pass; the discussion also stresses that the “light” in Genesis 1:3 is explained in relation to the earth’s condition rather than implying light did not exist anywhere in the universe.

• The teaching connects God’s power in creation to divine will: God creates and governs by purposeful determination, not arbitrary displays of power.

• The roles of the Godhead in creation are discussed:

  • The Son is associated with speaking creation into existence (the “Word”).

  • The Holy Spirit is associated with ordering/arranging what was brought into existence.

• The conclusion reinforces that God “does whatever He pleases” because omnipotence means He has the inherent capability to carry out His determinate will.