Omnipotent God

One of the distinguishing aspect about Christianity is that we are encouraged to challenge what we are taught in church by pastors and teachers with what the Word says. Questioning your own pastor's teaching is not generally tolerated in other religions. however, Scripture encourages us to test teaching because there is great value in knowing what the word of God says.

Many pastors teach us (among many things) that God is omnipotent. So- as we have been commanded to test teachings with the Bible - does the Bible actually say that God is omnipotent? Revelation 19:6 does refer to God as omnipotent in the King James Version and New King James Version, but God is referred to as "Almighty" in different translations. Why the difference? Wallance Smith writes, "The Greek word translated as 'Omnipotent' here is pantokrator, meaning 'All-ruling' or as it is more frequently translated 'Almight.' When we say God is 'Almighty,' we are stating our belief in His authority and rulership over all creation, and the Bible is firm in declaring this fact."

While the Bible may not often expressly say that God is omnipotent, it does frequently say that God is Almighty. Genesis 17:1, Job 11:7, Psalm 91:1, and Isaiah 6:3 are just a few of many examples found in the Bible of God declaring Himself to be the Almighty One. Because God does so often declare in His Scripture that He is God Almighty, we, as His followers, need to pay attention to it. When God repeats something in the Bible, it is usually because He wants us to focus on it.

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