If God is so powerful, can he become a man?
This question highlights a core philosophical divide between Christian and Islamic theology.
In mainstream Christianity, God's omnipotence means He has the power to manifest Himself in the material world, and the Incarnation: God taking on human flesh in the person of Jesus is viewed as the ultimate expression of His love and willingness to humble Himself for human salvation. In Islamic theology, this concept is rejected as an absolute logical contradiction; Islam teaches that God's nature is completely perfect, unchangeable (immutable), and transcendent, meaning the infinite, eternal Creator cannot simultaneously possess the weak, limited, and mortal attributes of a human being. Explore More
Who is GOD?In monotheism and henotheism, God is conceived as the Supreme Being and principal object of faith. The concept of God as described by theologians commonly includes the attributes of omniscience (infinite knowledge), omnipotence (unlimited power), omnipresence (present everywhere), omnibenevolence
(perfect goodness), divine simplicity, and eternal and necessary existence.
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<li>In theism, God is the creator and sustainer of the universe</li>
<li>In deism, God is the creator, but not the sustainer, of the universe</li>
<li>Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God or in the oneness of God</li>
<li>In pantheism, God is the universe itself</li>
<li>In atheism, God is purported not to exist, while deemed unknown or unknowable within the context of agnosticism. </li>
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