Let’s move to the NT as we continue to think of God’s omnipotence.
Rom. 1:20 For
since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and
Godhead, so that they are without excuse.
Step out on a clear night and check out the stars. Either you say, “wow, the Creator must be
mega-powerful to have made what I see;” or you say, “nobody could make what I
see; there must have been an explosion.”
God’s omnipotence is one thing we learn from “general revelation.”
Eph. 1:19-21 …
and what is the exceeding greatness of His power (dunamis) toward us who
believe, according to the working (energeo, the energy that flows) of
His mighty (kratos) power (ischus) 20 which He worked in Christ
when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the
heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion
and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to
come. God’s omnipotence is seen
in what He did for His Son in fulfilling His promise (Ps. 2:6-9), but it is
also seen in the Son as well who is over all other powers.
Eph. 6:10: Finally,
my brethren, be strong (dunamis) in the Lord and in the power (kratos)
of His might (ischus). In terms of
the believer be strengthened by God’s power, Paul loves to use a variety of
terms. The Greek, of course, has a
certain precision which makes word studies of great value. Look at these words, remembering that they
are in the context of our fight against principalities and power and spiritual
forces. What we need is dunamis,
ability to fight. We need to be sure
that our ability is not from the flesh (the best we can do) but that it
is the Lord’s “kratos” which, in the NT, is primarily used of God. It is His manifested power or might (see it’s
use in Eph. 1:19 above), which shows up in His “ischus,” which refers to the
force of His ability. Thus, our ability,
which is not worth much, needs to be empowered by His ability which is very
powerful. Col. 1:11 says the same, that
we are strengthened (dunamis) with all might (dunamis),
according to His glorious power (kratos).
God’s omnipotence is available to believers. We have omnipotent ability to fight the
spiritual battle as we put on the whole armor of God (Eph. 6:11).
May I just note that the evolutionary approach
to earthly things depends on weakness. That is why it takes billions of years
to move along. Every time some new aspect
of humanity is discovered it adds millions of more years to the process because
there is no strength in evolution.
Furthermore, in evolution, you are what you are. If you are stronger than other men you might
achieve something the world considers valuable.
But it still leaves you incredibly weak when it comes to beating
death. At some point you will lose, and
evolution has nothing to offer beyond that moment.
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