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This leads to the second usage of the word divine (and less common usage of divinity): to refer to the operation of transcendent power in the world. In its most direct form, the operation of transcendent power implies some form of divine intervention. For monotheistic and polytheistic faiths this usually implies the direct action of one god or ...
According to these definitions, God's sovereignty in Christianity can be defined as the right of God to exercise his ruling power over his creation. The way in which God exercises his power is subject to differing views. Calvinists typically view this exercise as an inherent aspect of the broader concept of sovereignty. [4]
God or the Divine is" without being able to attribute qualities about "what He is" would be the prerequisite of positive theology in negative theology that distinguishes theism from atheism. "Negative theology is a complement to, not the enemy of, positive theology". [135]
This dualistic nature of the goddesses emphasize the contradictory nature of divine power or any power or energy. Evidently, the power of fire, needed to sustain life, can and does decimate it. Likewise, the power responsible for creation is the same power that will destroy it regularly, or more accurately dematerialize life , transmuting it ...
Cataphatic theology or kataphatic theology is theology that uses "positive" terminology to describe or refer to the divine – specifically, God – i.e. terminology that describes or refers to what the divine is believed to be, in contrast to the "negative" terminology used in apophatic theology to indicate what it is believed the divine is not.
There is no power but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God". [2] In the 1611 King James Version it became, "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: The powers that be are ordained of God." , [3] whence it eventually passed into popular language. [4] [5]
Divine authority may refer to: God, or God's power. Divine right of kings - claims of divinity or authority such as in the titular "king of kings". Mandate of Heaven - the Chinese version of the divine right of kings. God Emperor (disambiguation) - various rulers who claim a divine relationship. Scripture - the authority of religious texts.
Omnipotence is the quality of having unlimited power. Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence only to the deity of their faith. In the monotheistic religious philosophy of Abrahamic religions, omnipotence is often listed as one of God's characteristics, along with omniscience, omnipresence, and omnibenevolence.