Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC. Question n. 40 – Part I.
(Youcat answer) “For God nothing is impossible” (see Lk
1:37). He is almighty.
A deepening through
CCC
(CCC 268) Of all the divine attributes, only God's
omnipotence is named in the Creed: to confess this power has great bearing on
our lives. We believe that his might is universal,
for God who created everything also rules everything and can do everything.
God's power is loving, for he is our
Father, and mysterious, for only
faith can discern it when it "is made perfect in weakness" (Cf. Gen
1:1; Jn 1:3; Mt 6:9; 2 Cor 12:9; cf. 1 Cor 1:18). (CCC 270) God is the Father Almighty, whose fatherhood and
power shed light on one another: God reveals his fatherly omnipotence by the
way he takes care of our needs; by the filial adoption that he gives us
("I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says
the Lord Almighty") (2 Cor 6:18; cf. Mt 6:32): finally by his infinite
mercy, for he displays his power at its height by freely forgiving sins.
Reflecting and
meditating
(Youcat comment)
Anyone who calls on God in need believes
that he is all-powerful. God created the world out of nothing. He is the Lord
of history. He guides all things and can do everything. How he uses his
omnipotence is of course a mystery.Not
infrequently people ask, Where was God then? Through the prophet Isaiah
he tells us, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways”
(Is 55:8). Often God’s omnipotence is displayed in a situation where men no
longer expect anything from it. The powerlessness of Good Friday was the
prerequisite for the Resurrection.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 318) No creature has the infinite power necessary to
"create" in the proper sense of the word, that is, to produce and
give being to that which had in no way possessed it (to call into existence
"out of nothing") (cf. DS
3624). (CCC 269) The Holy Scriptures
repeatedly confess the universal
power of God. He is called the "Mighty One of Jacob", the "LORD
of hosts", the "strong and mighty" one. If God is almighty
"in heaven and on earth", it is because he made them (Gen 49:24; Isa
1:24 etc.; Pss 24:8-10; 135 6). Nothing is impossible with God, who disposes
his works according to his will (Cf. Jer 27:5; 32:17; Lk 1:37). He is the Lord
of the universe, whose order he established and which remains wholly subject to
him and at his disposal. He is master of history, governing hearts and events
in keeping with his will: "It is always in your power to show great
strength, and who can withstand the strength of your arm? (Wis 11:21; cf. Esth
4:17b; Prov 21:1; Tob 13:2).
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