Can God Create a Rock So Heavy He Can Not Move it?

While it is true God can do anything that is consistent with His nature, it is absurd to suggest that He can do EVERYTHING……
He can not Lie, (Heb. 6:18)
He can not be tempted (James 1:13)
He can not cease to exist (Ps. 102:25-27)

At best, this question challenges God’s Omnipotence….at worst it undermines His existence.

The Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary defines "omnipotence" as "an agency of force of unlimited power."
So-called skeptics have played all kinds of games over this issue. One common challenge against the existence of God is an argument like the following:
"Christians say that God is omnipotent. So answer me this: can God create a rock so heavy that even He can't lift it? If He can, then He is not omnipotent because He can't lift it. If He can't, then He isn't omnipotent because He is unable to create such a rock. Either way we have a paradox, therefore an omnipotent being (God) cannot......

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