![]() Even little babies demonstrate that they know it. We know that good acts deserve a reward and evil acts deserve punishment. Justice occurs when someone gets exactly what they deserve. And since human beings are the pinnacle of that creation, God loves humanity in a way that we are incapable of comprehending. He is “the final standard of good and all that God is and does is worthy of approval.” Because he is good, God is willing and able to demonstrate love in all its forms through mercy, patience, and grace. But power does not allow God to do illogical, sinful, hateful, or unjust things. Being immeasurably powerful is what allows God to do miracles or create a universe as immense and complex as the one we see around us. It means he can do anything that power can do. But having supreme power doesn’t mean God can do anything. He can’t make a square circle, a married bachelor, or “a rock so big he can’t lift it.” This is an important point to understand as it relates to the rest of his character traits. And that means God cannot do illogical things. It means that logic is an extension of his character. If God made the universe that way, it means that he must also be logical. It’s the reason we can use science to understand how the world works. This is why we can communicate with one another. ![]() He built the laws of logic into our world and made it predictable. There are several elements to God’s nature but here are a few to consider. Before we can determine if God can do anything he wants to do, we have to first understand what that nature is. If you think that sounds sacrilegious, you first have to understand that God cannot do things that are contrary to his nature. And our failure to recognize that creates a false - and therefore dangerous - picture of God. Who would question that? I submit that every thinking Christian should question that … because it’s not true. After all, God can do anything He wants to do. “You can’t put God in a box.” It’s a popular saying within the Christian community.
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