Omnipotence is the divine attribute by which God possesses all power and is able to do all that He wills to do. He is constrained only by His own perfect nature — He cannot lie (Titus 1:2), cannot deny Himself (2 Tim. 2:13), and cannot will contradictions. But within the scope of His holy will, nothing is impossible for Him (Luke 1:37). God's omnipotence is not brute force but purposeful, sovereign power exercised in perfect wisdom and goodness. It is the guarantee that His promises will be kept and His purposes will stand.
OMNIPOTENCE, n. Unlimited or infinite power; almightiness; the power of God, which is the power to do all things. Omnipotence is one of the attributes of God. The quality of being omnipotent or almighty; that attribute of God, by which he is able to effect whatever he pleases, nothing being too hard for the Almighty.
Open theism and process theology have attacked divine omnipotence by arguing that God "limits" Himself in response to human freedom — making His power fundamentally reactive and contingent. This redefines God more as a cosmic resource manager than the sovereign Creator. On the other end, popular theology reduces omnipotence to a vending machine — "God can do anything, so He can give me whatever I want." Both distortions miss the biblical picture: God's power is always exercised in accord with His will, His wisdom, and His covenant promises.
• Genesis 18:14 — "Is anything too hard for the LORD?"
• Jeremiah 32:17 — "Ah, Lord GOD! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power...Nothing is too hard for you."
• Matthew 19:26 — "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
• Revelation 19:6 — "For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns."
• Ephesians 1:19–20 — "The immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might."
G3841 — pantokratōr — the Almighty, Ruler of all; used 10x in Revelation for the sovereign God
G1411 — dynamis — power, might, ability; the active exercise of divine strength
H7706 — Shaddai — the Almighty; divine name of God's all-sufficient power (El Shaddai)
• "The omnipotence of God is not frightening to His children — it is the foundation of their courage."
• "No enemy of the church is a match for the Almighty; every supposed obstacle is under His sovereign control."
• "God's power is never exercised apart from His wisdom and love — the three are inseparable in His character."