Comments for Ryan Thomas Jones

Comment on Can God Make a Rock So Big He Can’t Move It? by carl sweatman

carl sweatman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:36 +0000

Another possibility would be to consider the nature of the question itself. It’s intentionally loaded. It would be similar to asking a husband who is greatly respected in a community, “Hey, do you still beat your wife?” Either way he answers, his respectability is immediately called into question (if not rejected). Same sort of thing with the question about God and the rock.

Comment on Can God Make a Rock So Big He Can’t Move It? by A,K.

A,K. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:39:15 +0000

I once said to my Uncle (a confirmed Atheist) that there is nothing God cannot do except look directly upon sin as it is repugnant to him. Now, how biblically based that is, I couldn’t say as I’m only a layman and haven’t studied to the point in which you have. Couldn’t even tell you where you could find reference to it in scripture.

My Uncle said that God’s limitation was his flaw. I was very young and didn’t know what to say. Nowadays, I would tell him that Christ is the way God looks at sin. That He is the bridge. But I would like to know how you would answer.

Comment on Can God Make a Rock So Big He Can’t Move It? by rtjones

rtjones — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:14:56 +0000

Thanks J.K. Perhaps what I mean is that it’s not as helpful to start with God’s omnipotence as it is with other aspects of his character. You can easily end up with the god of the philosophers instead of the God of the Bible.