What's the difference between saying God is omnipotent, and saying God is magic?

The bible asks, "Is there anything to hard for God?" I don't believe there is...but I believe order, rationality, and logic are also part of who God is, and the largest part of how we see his "hand" in our universe. He does not contradict himself, or break his own laws.

Not a Harry Potter fan, so I can't answer that, sorry!

If he made something with 4 corners, wouldn't it just be semantics to call it a triangle?

I believe God limits himself to working within the laws he's set. This is why I don't believe in miracles...we may not understand what happened, but it happened due to natural processes (which were, however, ordained by God 'in the beginning').

Late entry:

Properly understood Magick (spelled with a K to distinguish it from stage magic) is "the science of causing change to occur in conformity with Will". Needless to say that based upon the presentations of God in religious texts and traditions he could be viewed as the Magickian par excellence who not only causes change to occur but is the actual author of the substance that allows change to occur.

What distinguishes God though as Omnipotent rather than a Magickian is the concept of being able to defy the laws of nature (and thus logic), which Magick claims cannot be done (speeding up nature, distorting nature, etc, can be done but defying nature is Magickally impossible. See Crowley's "Magick without Tears").

Thus due to Magick having limitations, God cannot be considered Magickal but Omnipotent which implies that there is nothing which he cannot do, including defying the laws of his own creation.

Saying that God is magic is not the same as saying God is omnipotent. Real magick is the art of manipulating energies to bring about a desired result. Illusionary magic (without the 'k') is slight of hand, fooling people into believing you have done something amazing but it is all an illusion.

While real magick is made possible by the higher power, it is not an all encompassing description for it.

*Can/does God defy logic?*

Yes and so does magick but on the flip side, at one point fire was considered magick too.

Magic although not all the time implies dark side (yes I've heard of "white magic") and God is nothing bad. Magic doesn't mean knows everything like omnipotent, it means the ability to cast spells.

I'm not sure that magic means "can do anything."

Magic means special power to do things beyond the norm--beyond what we see in our everyday lives. But, illusions are often labeled as magic, too.

Being omnipotent would include magical abilities, but it would go beyond that, too. If God is omnipotent, then he can defy logic, laws of nature, etc.

Dumbledor's 'magicalness' would have some limits to it, I imagine. If God is omnipotent, he would have no limits.

CS Lewis suggested that God can do all things intrinsically possible... Basically he can't do anything against his own nature nor can he create an object with conflicting attributes. The problem I see with this definition is how a woman turning into a pillar of salt or poison being harmless are considered "intrinsically possible" by Christians. (It also means God is megapotent rather than omnipotent.)

I've also heard the claim that magic is basically the same in its appearance, but the ungodly source is what makes it... well, ungodly.

Any life form with sufficiently advanced technology could be considered both magical and/or omnipotent. Imagine an entity that could appear out of thin air (teleport). That would appear magical to most people.

Omnipotence would be how that lifeform used their 'magic.' If it was used to intervene with our phsysical world and control our destiny, the lifeform is omnipotent. If they just put on a show, it's magic.

Because you don't understand the principles being used doesn't mean it is magic. Although those not knowing the laws might draw those assumptions. And omnipotent generally means all powerful. Omni = All potent the root word from where we get potential = powerful

Two totally different words....

Magic has to do with spells and tricks and incantations....exp. illusions that trick the eye......

You can't do everything with magic...magic is VERY LIMITED. It's trickery, and trickery is limited......

Ominpotent...from the latin root omni potens meaning "all power" . Generally attributes omnipotence only to God. God is able do to anything that he chooses to do of his own nature that is of of logical consequence. God speaks the truth and does not lie. It is God's nature to be consistent, it is inconsistent for God to go against his own laws unless there was an overwhelming reason to do so.

And who doesn't love Sarah Silverman?

Being Atheist it is hard for me to answer this question. There is a difference between being magic and practicing magick

I would have to think on this a while but to me the concept of Gods defies all logic thus my lack of belief