{"id":7926,"date":"2020-07-30T19:42:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T19:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=7926"},"modified":"2023-06-19T22:59:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T22:59:33","slug":"god-cannot-do-some-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=7926","title":{"rendered":"God Cannot Do Some Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 4<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">\u00a0[<strong>Note:\u00a0 <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our <strong>Brief Articles 1<\/strong>\u00a0 page.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is nothing too hard for thee,\u201d Jeremiah wrote of God (32: 17). Paul wrote of \u201c&#8230;the exceeding greatness of his power\u201d (Eph. 1:19). The Bible abounds with claims of God\u2019s omnipotence, yet because of His very nature, there are some things God <strong>cannot do and still be God<\/strong>. The accurate statement of His omnipotence is that God is all powerful to accomplish all things that are consistent with His will and nature. What are some things God cannot do?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>God cannot sin. <\/strong>He cannot even be tempted to sin: \u201cfor God cannot be tempted with evil&#8230;\u201d (Jam. 1:13). He varies not in sinless purity as \u201cthe Father of lights, with whom can be no variation\u201d (v. 17b). In this trait lies the security of the universe. God loves even the most sinful and debauched, and He wants them to be saved.<\/li>\n<li><strong>God cannot smile upon sin. <\/strong>Sin is the violation of God\u2019s law (1 John 3:4). Sin is antagonistic to His nature, and He cannot abide its presence. Sin causes God to hide His face from us (Isa. 59:1) and not hear us (John 9:31). Calvary reveals at the same time God\u2019s love for the sinner and His hatred of sin. Yet men continue in sin as if God is not concerned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>God cannot save men apart from Christ. <\/strong>If He <strong>could <\/strong>have, He certainly <strong>would <\/strong>have done so. Those who glibly announce that God could have saved mankind by some other means, but He simply chose this way, make Him to be a cruel and heartless ogre. When the Lord prayed concerning the ordeal of Calvary, \u201c<strong>If it be possible<\/strong>, let this cup pass away from me\u2026\u201d (Mat. 26:39, emph. DM) the certainty that there was no other way is forever settled. The principle of atonement requires the sacrifice of the perfect for the imperfect. Jesus was \u201c&#8230;in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin\u201d (Heb. 4:15b). He alone is thereby able to redeem sinners with His precious, sinless blood (1 Pet. 1:18\u201319). \u201cHow shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation?\u201d (Heb. 2:3a). There is no escape from condemnation to Hell because of our sins if we reject the Christ, the only Savior (Heb. 10:26).<\/li>\n<li><strong>God cannot force men to serve Him. <\/strong>He has imposed this limitation upon Himself. \u201cIrresistible grace\u201d is a fraud and a fiction. From the beginning God has given men the ability to <strong>choose<\/strong>. God allowed Adam and Eve to <strong>choose <\/strong>to obey or disobey Him (Gen. 2:17). Joshua exhorted Israel to <strong>choose <\/strong>whom they would serve (Jos. 24:15). Moses <strong>chose <\/strong>to suffer affliction with God\u2019s people (Heb. 11:25). What glory would redound to God were we all robots with no ability to <strong>choose <\/strong>to serve Him? He is glorified when we <strong>choose <\/strong>to obey Him.<\/li>\n<li><strong>God cannot lie. <\/strong>Though all men should be liars, God remains truthful (Rom. 3:4). It is impossible for Him to lie (Heb. 6:18a). This applies both to the Bible\u2019s promises of Heaven and to its warnings about Hell. It is folly to imagine that God\u2019s will concerning sin and judgment can be overturned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;\">[<strong>Note:<\/strong> I wrote this article for and it appeared in the <em>Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, September 5, 2008].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Attribution:<\/strong> From <em>thescripturecache.com<\/em>; Dub McClish, owner and administrator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 4\u00a0[Note:\u00a0 This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1\u00a0 page.] \u201cThere is nothing too hard for thee,\u201d Jeremiah wrote of God (32: 17). Paul wrote of \u201c&#8230;the exceeding greatness of his power\u201d (Eph. 1:19). 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