The question for me is this: if we have free will how can G-d be omnipotent? Free will suggests that I can be free of, independent of, G-d in terms of my actions; but if G-d is omnipotent then I cannot be independent of G-d. How can I do any action in my own power independent of G-d if he has all (omni) power (potent)?
@bayreuth79 Having the power to do something, doesn't oblige you to it. As R. Sacks says in :39, it is a gift of freedom. You can't give a gift you don't first own. He has the power, and that never goes away, He just holds back His Hand most times, and relinquishes the power of choice to us.
The question for me is this: if we have free will how can G-d be omnipotent? Free will suggests that I can be free of, independent of, G-d in terms of my actions; but if G-d is omnipotent then I cannot be independent of G-d. How can I do any action in my own power independent of G-d if he has all (omni) power (potent)?
bayreuth79 5 months ago
@bayreuth79 It's like choosing to face reality or live a lie; you're still in reality either way, but your mind has the power to ignore it.
Willamerri 5 months ago
@bayreuth79 Having the power to do something, doesn't oblige you to it. As R. Sacks says in :39, it is a gift of freedom. You can't give a gift you don't first own. He has the power, and that never goes away, He just holds back His Hand most times, and relinquishes the power of choice to us.
TheHelloNY 1 month ago in playlist Judaism