God. Character of God Omnipotence Omnipotence Character of God Omnipotence Omnipotence God can do anything.

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God

Character of God

Omnipotence Omnipotence

Character of God Omnipotence Omnipotence God can do anything

Character of God Omnipotence Omnipotence God can do anything Can God make 2+2=5? Can God make 2+2=5?

Character of God Omnipotence Omnipotence God can do anything Can God make 2+2=5? Can God make 2+2=5? Can God make a boulder too heavy for Him to lift? Can God make a boulder too heavy for Him to lift?

Character of God Omnipotence Omnipotence God can do anything Can God make 2+2=5? Can God make 2+2=5? Can God make a boulder too heavy for Him to lift? Can God make a boulder too heavy for Him to lift? God can do anything it is logically possible to do

Character of God Omniscience Omniscience

Character of God Omniscience Omniscience God knows everything

Character of God Omniscience Omniscience God knows everything God knows everything it is logically possible to know

Character of God Omniscience Omniscience God knows everything God knows everything it is logically possible to know Can God make a decision? Can God make a decision?

Character of God Omniscience Omniscience God knows everything God knows everything it is logically possible to know Can God make a decision? Can God make a decision? Does God know the future? And if he does do we have free will Does God know the future? And if he does do we have free will

Character of God Omnibenevolence Omnibenevolence What God does or intends or wills is always good

Character of God Omnibenevolence Omnibenevolence What God does or intends or wills is always good Is what is good good because Go wills it? Is what is good good because Go wills it?

Character of God Omnibenevolence Omnibenevolence What God does or intends or wills is always good Is what is good good because God wills it? Is what is good good because God wills it? Can we judge God’s conduct? Can we judge God’s conduct?

Belief in God

Mystical Experience Mystical Experience

Belief in God Mystical Experience Mystical Experience

Belief in God Mystical Experience Mystical Experience

Belief in God Mystical Experience Mystical Experience Angela of Folino Angela of Folino ‘This whole world is full of God’

Belief in God Miracles Miracles

Belief in God Miracles Miracles

Belief in God Miracles Miracles

Belief in God Miracles Miracles David Hume (again) David Hume (again) I weigh the one miracle against the other; and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates, then, and not till then, can he pretend to command my belief or opinion