Tom Oord The Death of Omnipotence and the Birth of Amipotence
Jan 25, 2026
Tom Oord rejects the longhand assertion that God is omnipotent or almighty from a careful study of the Bible's original language. As an alternative, he proposes his belief in Amipotence - God's essential nature of love - which requires that God cannot be coercive yet is surely influential more than any other agent. This was the final presentation of CrossWalk's conference, Fresh Faith: The Problem of Pain.
The attached document is meant to prepare your mind and perspective, to open us up to possibilities we had not yet considered. You'll benefit if you read it first!
