Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: 3at@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Raphael Martelles) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jesus - Omni(potent/scient)? (was Re: Deity of Christ, H.S. etc.) Message-ID: Date: 5 Apr 91 08:55:43 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Purdue University Lines: 43 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article cadence!stevep@uunet.uu.net (Steve Peterson) writes: >In article c9037544@cc.newcastle.edu.au (David Williams) writes: > >> B. Proved by His characteristics. >> 1. Omnipotence (Matthew 28:18). >> 2. Omniscience (John 1:48). > {Stuff Deleted} >------------ >POINT: > > Jesus is neither Omnipotent or Omniscient. > What about omnipresent? Seems like Jesus can be in two places at the same time to me... "Where two or more are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst." (Matthew 18:20.) So, if I have a prayer meeting in my church, Jesus is there, right? And if someone has a prayer meeting in China, Jesus will be there as well. He has to, because He wouldn't lie to us... In John 3:13, Jesus is speaking to Nicodemus and He says, "And no man has ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man *which is in heaven*." (emphasis mine.) KJV So, it seems like Jesus _CAN_ be in two places at once. Now if Jesus can be in many places at once, and He knows the hearts and minds of men (Acts 1:24), how could He NOT know everything? Hmmm... > >With love, > >Steve Peterson With love, Raph -- Raphael Dominic Martelles <>< 3at@sage.cc.purdue.edu IX0YE "Christianity isn't a crutch, it's a stretcher. You can't even hobble into heaven!"