Omnipotence
There is historical religious history from Scripture, both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament that presents God directly and implied as eternal and infinite, existing prior to divine creation of matter in Genesis 1. God has sovereign, providential control. God repeatedly in Scripture claims to be holy as in Exodus 3, Leviticus 11. 1 Peter 1:16, ss examples. Infinite goodness.
Thiessen defines this as meaning the creator is able to accomplish whatever he wills, as long as it does not oppose his nature. Thiessen (1956: 126).
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I would add that God's infinite attributes, including omnipotence, cannot accomplish the illogical, the contradictory.
Matter, time (solar time) and space did not exist prior to Genesis 1:1. Theologically, the angelic realm as well, not being eternal, also being created within God's eternal plans. The spiritual realm, as only God has infinite knowledge, may contain a type of finite time, so finite entities can reason from point a to point b.
THIESSEN, HENRY C. (1956) Introductory Lectures in Systematic Theology, Grand Rapids, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
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2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter
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