62-479: Omnipotence is the quality of having unlimited power . Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence only to the deity of their faith. In the monotheistic religious philosophy of Abrahamic religions , omnipotence is often listed as one of God 's characteristics, along with omniscience , omnipresence , and omnibenevolence . The presence of all these properties in a single entity has given rise to considerable theological debate, prominently including
124-1464: A 1962 novel by Howard Fast Power (play) , a 2003 play by Nick Dear Power: A New Social Analysis , a 1938 sociology book by Bertrand Russell Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Power (Alex Newell EP) , 2016 Power (Barrabás album) , 1973 Power (Boys Noize album) , 2009 Power (Ice-T album) , 1988 Power (Kansas album) , 1986 Power (Nekrogoblikon EP) , 2013 Power (Q and Not U album) , 2004 Power (Tower of Power album) , 1987 Power (B.A.P single album) , 2012 Power , by Group 1 Crew Power , by Lakeside Power , by SSD Power , by The Temptations Power , by Z-Ro Songs [ edit ] "Power" (Diljá song) , 2023 "Power" (Ellie Goulding song) , 2020 "Power" (Exo song) , 2017 "Power" (G-Dragon song) , 2024 "Power" (Little Mix song) , 2016 "Power" (Kanye West song) , 2010 "Power" (Helloween song) , 1996 "Power" (KMFDM song) , 1996 "Power" (Sharon O'Neill song) , 1984 "Power", by Hardwell and Kshmr "Power", by Bastille from Wild World "Power", by Gaurav Dasgupta and Dibyendu Mukharjee from Aa Dekhen Zara , 2009 Indian film "Power", by John and Johanna Hall "Power", by Kansas from Power "Power", by Katy Perry from Witness "Power", by Leona Lewis from I Am "Power", by Lipps Inc. from Mouth to Mouth "Power", by Rainbow from Straight Between
186-431: A 2014 drama series on Starz about a New York City illegal drug network Power Universe , an American media franchise comprising Power and its spin-offs "Power" ( Batwoman ) , an episode of Batwoman "Power" ( Smallville ) , an episode of Smallville Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Girl Got Game , originally Power!! , a manga series 1999–2002 Power Magazine ,
248-446: A Cartesian sense, would mean the omnipotent being is above logic, a view supported by René Descartes . He issues this idea in his Meditations on First Philosophy . This view is called universal possibilism. According to Hindu philosophy the essence of Brahman can never be understood or known since Brahman is beyond both existence and non-existence, transcending and including time, causation and space, and thus can never be known in
310-458: A Swedish automobile magazine Power! , a 1985 video game People [ edit ] Power (name) , including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname Phil Taylor (darts player) (born 1960), English darts champion nicknamed "The Power" Oliver "Power" Grant , American producer, streetwear clothing mogul and actor Power Twins (disambiguation) , several uses Places [ edit ] Power (UTA station) ,
372-572: A comedy film starring William Boyd, Alan Hale and Jacqueline Logan Power (1986 film) , an American drama film Power (2013 film) , an unreleased Indian film by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt Power (2014 Telugu film) , an Indian Telugu-language film starring Ravi Teja and Hansika Motwani Power (2014 Kannada film) , an Indian Kannada-language film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Trisha Power (2016 film) , an Indian Bengali-language action comedy film Literature [ edit ] Power (Fast novel) ,
434-537: A few differing Buddhist views on sin. American Zen author Brad Warner states that in Buddhism there is no concept of sin at all. The Buddha Dharma Education Association also expressly states "The idea of sin or original sin has no place in Buddhism." Ethnologist Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf explained, "In Buddhist thinking the whole universe, men as well as gods, are subject to a reign of law. Every action, good or bad, has an inevitable and automatic effect in
496-401: A global marketing information services firm POW-R , a set of commercial dithering and noise shaping algorithms Powers (disambiguation) Powerful (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Power . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
558-553: A law of the deities . Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, shameful, harmful, or alienating might be termed "sinful". From Middle English sinne , synne , sunne , zen , from Old English synn ("sin"), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō ('truth', 'excuse') and *sundī, *sundijō ("sin"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from *h₁sónts ("being, true", implying
620-646: A light rail station in Salt Lake City, United States Power, Montana , a census-designated place in the U.S. Power, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in the U.S. Power County, Idaho , also in the U.S. Sports [ edit ] Power (basketball) , the 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3 Power (horse) , a British thoroughbred Pittsburgh Power , an Arena Football League Port Adelaide Football Club , nicknamed "Power", an Australian rules football club Power F.C. ,
682-611: A long chain of causes, an effect that is independent of the will of any deity. Even though this may leave no room for the concept of 'sin' in the sense of an act of defiance against the authority of a personal god, Buddhists speak of 'sin' when referring to transgressions against the universal moral code." However, there are five heinous crimes in Buddhism that bring immediate disaster through karmic process . These five crimes are collectively referred to as Anantarika-karma in Theravada Buddhism and pañcānantarya (Pāli) in
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#1732780752579744-504: A modified view of omnipotence was also articulated by Alfred North Whitehead in the early 20th century and expanded upon by Charles Hartshorne. Hartshorne proceeded within the context of the theological system known as process theology. Thomas Jay Oord argues that omnipotence dies a death of a thousand philosophical qualifications. To make any sense, the word must undergo various logical, ontological, mathematical, theological, and existential qualifications so that it loses specificity. In
806-422: A number of different positions. These positions include, but are not limited to, the following: Thomas Aquinas acknowledged difficulty in comprehending the deity's power: "All confess that God is omnipotent; but it seems difficult to explain in what His omnipotence precisely consists: for there may be doubt as to the precise meaning of the word 'all' when we say that God can do all things. If, however, we consider
868-405: A part of normal development. D. W. Winnicott took a more positive view of a belief in early omnipotence, seeing it as essential to the child's well-being; and "good-enough" mothering as essential to enable the child to "cope with the immense shock of loss of omnipotence"—as opposed to whatever "prematurely forces it out of its narcissistic universe". Some monotheists reject the view that a deity
930-595: A predecessor to the OpenPOWER Foundation Mathematics [ edit ] Exponentiation , " x to the power of y " Power function Power of a point Statistical power Physics [ edit ] Magnification , the factor by which an optical system enlarges an image Optical power , the degree to which a lens converges or diverges light Social sciences and politics [ edit ] Economic power , encompassing several concepts that economists use, featuring
992-652: A professional football club based in Koforidua, Ghana West Virginia Power , a minor league baseball team Other uses [ edit ] Power (angel) , a rank in the Christian angelic hierarchy Power, an alternative name for the psychedelic drug 2C-P See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikiquote has quotations related to Power . All pages with titles beginning with Power All pages with titles containing Power The Power (disambiguation) J.D. Power and Associates ,
1054-497: A type of energy Power (social and political) , the ability to influence people or events Mathematics, science and technology [ edit ] Computing [ edit ] IBM POWER (software) , an IBM operating system enhancement package IBM POWER architecture , a RISC instruction set architecture Power ISA , a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC IBM Power microprocessors , made by IBM, which implement those RISC architectures Power.org ,
1116-449: A verdict of "truly guilty" against an accusation or charge), from *h₁es- ("to be"); compare Old English sōþ ("true"; see sooth). Doublet of suttee. Baháʼís consider humans to be naturally good, fundamentally spiritual beings. Human beings were created because of God's immeasurable love for us. However, the Baháʼí teachings compare the human heart to a mirror, which, if turned away from
1178-504: A world so constituted rather than by another. Indeed, the production of secondary causes, capable of accomplishing certain effects, requires greater power than the direct accomplishment of these same effects. On the other hand, even though no creature existed, God's power would not be barren, for "creatures are not an end to God." Regarding the deity's power, medieval theologians contended that there are certain things that even an omnipotent deity cannot do. The statement "a deity can do anything"
1240-418: Is a frank acknowledgement of a relic of the old megalomania of infancy". Similarly Freud concluded that "we can detect an element of megalomania in most other forms of paranoic disorder. We are justified in assuming that this megalomania is essentially of an infantile nature and that, as development proceeds, it is sacrificed to social considerations". Freud saw megalomania as an obstacle to psychoanalysis . In
1302-422: Is a matter of necessity—creatures have inherent powers that a deity cannot, even in principle, override). Deities are manifested in the world through inspiration and the creation of possibility, not necessarily by miracles or violations of the laws of nature. Process theology rejects unlimited omnipotence on a philosophical basis, arguing that omnipotence as classically understood would be less than perfect, and
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#17327807525791364-459: Is able to accomplish, His power must not be understood as passing through successive stages before its effect is accomplished. The activity of God is simple and eternal, without evolution or change. The transition from possibility to actuality or from act to potentiality, occurs only in creatures. When it is said that God can or could do a thing, the terms are not to be understood in the sense in which they are applied to created causes, but as conveying
1426-404: Is an evil human act, which violates the rational nature of man as well as God's nature and his eternal law . According to the classical definition of St. Augustine of Hippo sin is "a word, deed, or desire in opposition to the eternal law of God." Thus, sin requires redemption, a metaphor alluding to atonement, in which the death of Jesus is the price that is paid to release the faithful from
1488-652: Is eradicted through entire sanctification . Sin (khiṭʾ) is an important concept in Islamic ethics . Muslims see sin as anything that goes against the commands of God ( Allah ), a breach of the laws and norms laid down by religion. Islam teaches that sin is an act and not a state of being. It is believed that God weighs an individual's good deeds against his or her sins on the Day of Judgement and punishes those individuals whose evil deeds outweigh their good deeds. These individuals are thought to be sentenced to an afterlife in
1550-412: Is intrinsically possible, not to do the intrinsically impossible. You may attribute miracles to him, but not nonsense. This is no limit to his power. If you choose to say 'God can give a creature free will and at the same time withhold free will from it,' you have not succeeded in saying anything about God: meaningless combinations of words do not suddenly acquire meaning simply because we prefix to them
1612-423: Is itself partly active, then there must be some resistance, however slight, to the "absolute" power, and how can power which is resisted be absolute? The argument can be stated as follows: For example, although someone might control a lump of jelly-pudding almost completely, the inability of that pudding to stage any resistance renders that person's power rather unimpressive. Power can only be said to be great if it
1674-414: Is not a power but a defect or infirmity. In response to questions of a deity performing impossibilities, e.g. making square circles, Aquinas says that "everything that does not imply a contradiction in terms, is numbered amongst those possible things, in respect of which God is called omnipotent: whereas whatever implies contradiction does not come within the scope of divine omnipotence, because it cannot have
1736-402: Is only sensible with an assumed suppressed clause, "that implies the perfection of true power". This standard scholastic answer allows that acts of creatures such as walking can be performed by humans but not by a deity. Rather than an advantage in power, human acts such as walking, sitting, or giving birth were possible only because of a defect in human power. The capacity to sin , for example,
1798-537: Is or could be omnipotent, or take the view that, by choosing to create creatures with free will , a deity has chosen to limit divine omnipotence. In Conservative and Reform Judaism , and some movements within Protestant Christianity , including open theism , deities are said to act in the world through persuasion, and not by coercion (this is a matter of choice—a deity could act miraculously, and perhaps on occasion does so—while for process theism it
1860-532: Is over something that has defenses and its own agenda. If a deity's power is to be great, it must therefore be over beings that have at least some of their own defenses and agenda. Thus, if a deity does not have absolute power, it must therefore embody some of the characteristics of power, and some of the characteristics of persuasion. This view is known as dipolar theism . The most popular works espousing this point are from Harold Kushner (in Judaism). The need for
1922-453: Is self-contradictory. It is sometimes objected that this aspect of omnipotence involves the contradiction that God cannot do all that He can do; but the argument is sophistical; it is no contradiction to assert that God can realize whatever is possible, but that no number of actualized possibilities exhausts His power. Omnipotence is perfect power, free from all mere potentiality. Hence, although God does not bring into external being all that He
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1984-405: Is simply power. From this premise, Charles Hartshorne argues further that: Power is influence, and perfect power is perfect influence ... power must be exercised upon something, at least if by power we mean influence, control; but the something controlled cannot be absolutely inert, since the merely passive, that which has no active tendency of its own, is nothing; yet if the something acted upon
2046-457: Is therefore incompatible with the idea of a perfect deity. The idea is grounded in Plato's oft-overlooked statement that "being is power". My notion would be, that anything which possesses any sort of power to affect another, or to be affected by another, if only for a single moment, however trifling the cause and however slight the effect, has real existence; and I hold that the definition of being
2108-773: The Authorized King James Version of the Bible , as well as several other versions, in Revelation 19:6 it is stated "the Lord God omnipotent reigneth" ( Ancient Greek : παντοκράτωρ , romanized : pantokrator , "all-mighty"). Thomas Jay Oord argues that omnipotence is not found in the Hebrew and Greek scriptures. The Hebrew words Shaddai (breasts) and Sabaoth (hosts) are wrongly translated as "God almighty" or "divine omnipotence". Pantokrator,
2170-538: The Christian God and an elevation of self-love ("concupiscence", in this sense), as was later propounded by Augustine in his debate with the Pelagians . As with the legal definition of sin, this definition also affects the understanding of Christian grace and salvation, which are thus viewed in relational terms. This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as insignificant as
2232-705: The Mahayana Sutra Preached by the Buddha on the Total Extinction of the Dharma , The five crimes or sins are: The doctrine of sin is central to Christianity, since its basic message is about redemption in Christ . Christian hamartiology describes sin as an act of offense against God by despising his persons and Christian biblical law , and by injuring others. In Christian views it
2294-521: The Temple yet stood in Jerusalem, people would offer Korbanot (sacrifices) for their misdeeds. The atoning aspect of korbanot is carefully circumscribed. For the most part, korbanot only expiates unintentional sins, that is, sins committed because a person forgot that this thing was a sin or by mistake. No atonement is needed for violations committed under duress or through lack of knowledge, and for
2356-459: The problem of evil , the question of why such a deity would permit the existence of evil. It is accepted in philosophy and science that omnipotence can never be effectively understood. The word omnipotence derives from the Latin prefix omni -, meaning "all", and the word potens , meaning "potent" or "powerful". Thus the term means "all-powerful". The term omnipotent has been used to connote
2418-942: The Eyes "Power", by Ufo361 and Capital Bra from 808 , 2018 "Power", by Tears For Fears from Elemental Radio [ edit ] Power 98 (radio station) , an English-language radio station in Singapore The Power (XM) , an XM satellite radio channel Power 105.1 , a radio station in New York City Power 89.1 in Cebu City, Philippines 94.1 Power Radio in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines DXLL-FM in Davao City, Philippines (previously known as Power Radio from 2021 to 2024) Television [ edit ] Power (TV series) ,
2480-590: The Greek word in the New Testament and Septuagint often translated in English as "almighty", actually means "all-holding" rather than almighty or omnipotent. Oord offers an alternative view of divine power he calls "amipotence," which is the maximal power of God's uncontrolling love. Trying to develop a theory to explain, assign or reject omnipotence on grounds of logic has little merit, since being omnipotent, in
2542-515: The aspect of possibility. Hence it is better to say that such things cannot be done, than that God cannot do them. Nor is this contrary to the word of the angel, saying: 'No word shall be impossible with God.' For whatever implies a contradiction cannot be a word, because no intellect can possibly conceive such a thing." C. S. Lewis has adopted a scholastic position in the course of his work The Problem of Pain . Lewis follows Aquinas' view on contradiction: His Omnipotence means power to do all that
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2604-414: The bondage of sin. In some forms of Christianity , it also requires reparation (see penance ). Among some scholars, sin is understood mostly as a legal infraction or contract violation of non-binding philosophical frameworks and perspectives of Christian ethics , and so salvation tends to be viewed in legal terms. Other Christian scholars understand sin to be fundamentally relational—a loss of love for
2666-472: The child lives in a sort of megalomania for a long period; he knows only one yardstick, and that is his own over-inflated ego ... megalomania, it must be understood, is normal in the very young child". Bergler was of the opinion that in later life "the activity of gambling in itself unconsciously activates the megalomania and grandiosity of childhood, reverting to the "fiction of omnipotence"". Heinz Kohut regarded "the narcissistic patient's "megalomania" as
2728-959: The doctrine, seeing it as based on the New Testament teaching of Paul the Apostle ( Romans 5:12–21 and 1 Corinthians 15:21–22 ) and the Old Testament verse of Psalms 51:5 . Tertullian , Cyprian , Ambrose and Ambrosiaster considered that humanity shares in Adam's sin, transmitted by human generation. Augustine's formulation of original sin after 412 CE was popular among Protestant reformers , such as Martin Luther and John Calvin , who equated original sin with concupiscence (or "hurtful desire"), affirming that it persisted even after baptism and completely destroyed freedom to do good. Before 412 CE, Augustine said that free will
2790-457: The fires of jahannam (Hell). Islamic terms for sin include dhanb and khaṭīʾa , which are synonymous and refer to intentional sins; khiṭʾ , which means simply a sin; and ithm , which is used for grave sins. Judaism regards the violation of any of the 613 commandments as a sin. Judaism teaches that sin is a part of life, since there is no perfect man and everyone has an inclination to do evil. Sin has many classifications and degrees, but
2852-472: The idea of a Being, the range of Whose activity is limited only by His sovereign Will. Aquinas says that: Power is predicated of God not as something really distinct from His knowledge and will, but as differing from them logically; inasmuch as power implies a notion of a principle putting into execution what the will commands, and what knowledge directs, which three things in God are identified. Or we may say, that
2914-476: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Power&oldid=1259854860 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sin In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or
2976-459: The knowledge or will of God, according as it is the effective principle, has the notion of power contained in it. Hence the consideration of the knowledge and will of God precedes the consideration of His power, as the cause precedes the operation and effect. The adaptation of means to ends in the universe does not argue, as John Stuart Mill would have it, that the power of the designer is limited, but only that God has willed to manifest his glory by
3038-454: The light of the sun (i.e. God), is incapable of receiving God's love. It is only by turning unto God that spiritual advancement can be made. In this sense, "sinning" is to follow the inclinations of one's own lower nature, to turn the mirror of one's heart away from God. One of the main hindrances to spiritual development is the Baháʼí concept of the "insistent self" which is a self-serving inclination within all people. Baháʼís interpret this to be
3100-413: The matter aright, since power is said in reference to possible things, this phrase, 'God can do all things,' is rightly understood to mean that God can do all things that are possible; and for this reason He is said to be omnipotent." In Scholasticism , omnipotence is generally understood to be compatible with certain limitations or restrictions. A proposition that is necessarily true is one whose negation
3162-505: The most part, korbanot cannot atone for a malicious, deliberate sin. In addition, korbanot have no expiating effect unless the person making the offering sincerely repents of his or her actions before making the offering, and makes restitution to any person who was harmed by the violation. Judaism teaches that all willful sin has consequences. The completely righteous suffer for their sins (by humiliation, poverty, and suffering that God sends them) in this world and receive their reward in
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#17327807525793224-472: The principal classification is that of "missing the mark" (cheit in Hebrew). Some sins are punishable with death by the court, others with death by heaven, others with lashes, and others without such punishment, but no sins committed with willful intentions go without consequence. Sins committed out of lack of knowledge are not considered sins, since sin cannot be a sin if the one who committed it did not know it
3286-448: The righteous suffer, while the wicked prosper. Many great thinkers have contemplated this. The Shinto concept of sin is inexorably linked to concepts of purity and pollution. Shinto does not have a concept of original sin and instead believes that all human beings are born pure. Sin, also called Tsumi , is anything that makes people impure (i.e. anything that separates them from the kami ). However, Shinto does not believe this impurity
3348-463: The same material sense as one traditionally "understands" a given concept or object. power [REDACTED] Look up power in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Power may refer to: Common meanings [ edit ] Power (physics) , meaning "rate of doing work" Engine power , the power put out by an engine Electric power ,
3410-479: The second half of the 20th century object relations theory , both in the States and among British Kleinians , set about "rethinking megalomania... intent on transforming an obstacle... into a complex organization that linked object relations and defence mechanisms " in such a way as to offer new "prospects for therapy". Edmund Bergler , one of his early followers, considered that "as Freud and Ferenczi have shown,
3472-415: The tendency toward sin, referred to as a "sin nature", to something as drastic as total depravity , the teaching that humans, apart from God's grace, are incapable of choosing to do good. The concept of original sin was first alluded to in the 2nd century by Irenaeus , Bishop of Lyon in his controversy with certain dualist Gnostics . Other church fathers such as Augustine also shaped and developed
3534-653: The true meaning of Satan, often referred to in the Baháʼí Writings as "the Evil One". Watch over yourselves, for the Evil One is lying in wait, ready to entrap you. Gird yourselves against his wicked devices, and, led by the light of the name of the All-Seeing God, make your escape from the darkness that surroundeth you. — Baháʼu'lláh This lower nature in humans is symbolized as Satan—the evil ego within us, not an evil personality outside.— ʻAbdu'l-Bahá There are
3596-483: The two other words 'God can.'... It is no more possible for God than for the weakest of his creatures to carry out both of two mutually exclusive alternatives; not because his power meets an obstacle, but because nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God. Sigmund Freud freely used the same term in a comparable way. Referring with respect to an adult neurotic to "the omnipotence which he ascribed to his thoughts and feelings", Freud reckoned that "this belief
3658-549: The word "power" Power (international relations) , the ability to influence states Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] Fictional entities [ edit ] Power ( Chainsaw Man ) , a fictional character from the anime and manga series Chainsaw Man Power Girl , a fictional character in the DC Comics universe Power Pack , a fictional Marvel Comics superhero-team consisting of four young siblings Films [ edit ] Power (1928 film) ,
3720-438: The world to come. The in-between (not completely righteous or completely wicked), suffer for and repent their sins after death and thereafter join the righteous. The very evil do not repent even at the gates of hell. Such people prosper in this world to receive their reward for any good deed, but cannot be cleansed by and hence cannot leave gehinnom , because they do not or cannot repent. This world can therefore seem unjust where
3782-500: Was weakened but not destroyed by original sin. But after 412 CE this changed to a loss of free will except to sin. Calvinism holds the later Augustinian soteriology view. The Jansenist movement, which the Catholic Church declared to be heretical, also maintained that original sin destroyed freedom of will . Instead the Catholic Church declares that Baptism erases original sin. Methodist theology teaches that original sin
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#17327807525793844-687: Was wrong. Unintentional sins are considered less severe sins. Sins between people are considered much more serious in Judaism than sins between man and God. Yom Kippur , the main day of repentance in Judaism, can atone for sins between man and God, but not for sins between man and his fellow, that is until he has appeased his friend. Eleazar ben Azariah derived [this from the verse]: "From all your sins before God you shall be cleansed" ( Book of Leviticus , 16:30) – for sins between man and God Yom Kippur atones, but for sins between man and his fellow Yom Kippur does not atone until he appeases his fellow. When
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