The Death of Omnipotence and The Birth of Amipotence

“Omnipotence is dead."
"At least it should be. It has no biblical support. And it dies a death of a thousand qualifications in philosophy." Thomas Jay Oord

Introduction: Can God Decide to Stop Giving Life? At the conclusion of The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence, I, Thomas Jay Oord, address the question. It comes when I discuss amipotence, which is the power of God's uncontrolling love.Amipotence says that life is a divine gift, but it’s a gift God necessarily gives. An amipotent God, among whose attributes love comes first, must give freedom, agency, self-organization, and integrity to all creation, depending on their complexity. God cannot fail to provide, withdraw, or override the gifts given. God loves necessarily.

    The Spirit gives gifts not because some outside force, law, or factor forces this giving. God gives gifts because love gives gifts. Because God’s eternal and immutable nature is self-giving and others-empowering love, the Spirit must give integrity, self-organization, agency, and freedom to creatures and creation.

     This drastically changes how believers think about divine power. 

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