Mal. 3:6. For I am the Lord; I change not. Num. 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent. (Ezek. 24:14; James 1:17)
Ex. 32:14. And the Lord repented of the evil which he had thought to do unto his people. (Gen. 6:6; Jonah 3:10; Sam. 2:30-31; II Kings 20:1-6; Num. 16:20-35)
2006-06-29 14:48:27 · 12 answers · asked by Demopublican 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh, the cry of the Christian. "YOU'RE TAKING IT OUT OF CONTEXT!" I love it when they say that, because Gen. 6:6 clearly says that God repented of having created mankind. If you "repent" of something, it is because you regret having done it--otherwise, you would not feel the need to repent. In other words, God changed his mind. Poor, sad Christians, who are stuck with explaining why God says, in some places that he never changes, repents, or lies; while in other places, he repents of having done something, or changes his mind about doing something (as in Jonah 3:10).
You can't have it both ways. Either God NEVER changes at all, for any reason, or he sometimes does. How can an all-knowing God change his mind?? He already knows what's going to happen in the future--if he knew he were going to change his mind about a decision, he would never bother to make the decision in the first place!
2006-06-29 15:02:18 · answer #1 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, he does change his mind, in the sense that he changes his attitude when people change their behavior. For example, when God sent a judgment message to the people of ancient Israel, he said: “Perhaps they will listen and each one will turn back from his evil way, and I will change my mind concerning the calamity that I intend to bring on them because of their evil deeds.”—Jeremiah 26:3. Bible records God as saying: “I am Jehovah; I do not change.” (Malachi 3:6) Similarly, the Bible says that God “does not vary or change like the shifting shadows.” (James 1:17) This, however, does not contradict what the Bible says about God changing his mind. God is unchangeable in that his personality and standards of love and justice never alter. (Deuteronomy 32:4; 1 John 4:8) Still, he can give different instructions to people at different times. For instance, God gave opposite instructions to King David for fighting two consecutive battles, yet both methods succeeded.—2 Samuel 5:18-25.
2016-08-01 04:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Exodus 32:14, it isn't "repented," it is "relented." God doesn't need to repent, He defined sin and repentance Himself. God indeed changed His mind. He is moved by the sincerity and humility of His people. God is an almighty God who can do anything.
What the Bible means by saying that the Lord does not change is that He has the same nature that He did thousands of years ago. Just as He cared for His people back then, He does now aswell.
2006-06-29 15:04:40 · answer #3 · answered by joecoolug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow. I commend you for doing your research. And I really must thank people like you who challenge my faith.
You definitely have a good argument here. Let me try and clear some things up for you.
I'm a kind, compassionate, Christian blond girl who loves to listen to the music of J.S. Bach.
Last night I decided I wanted to wake up at 6:00 this morning and practice my violin. I woke up at 6:00 this morning and changed my mind about practicing my violin. I decided to sleep in for another hour and a half.
When I changed my mind about what I wanted to do this morning, it didn't change me personally. I'm still a kind, compassionate, Christian, blonde girl who likes to listen to the music of J.S. Bach.
When you look all throughout the Old Testament, you see many places where God changes his mind. But you never see God changing in character.
So I'll answer your original question: Yes. God changes his mind.
2006-06-29 17:36:41 · answer #4 · answered by bachlava_9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is it that whenever people talk of and about God, they automatically narrow it down to the christian concept ? What this does is it eliminates all other concepts which are very relevant in this discourse. The christian concept of what god is is only valid when one is talking about Christianity or using it as a reference in the scheme of things; otherwise using the christian god concept as though it were the only one there is only goes to illustrate how myopic and shallow the questioner is. Look deep before you leap!
2006-06-29 15:20:09 · answer #5 · answered by manisthemeasure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really i think you got the whole thing wrong. Did you just look at the verse?
You really need to read the whole chapter to see what God it talking about.
2006-06-29 14:52:23 · answer #6 · answered by khstennis01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"repent" in the way that we think of it..is not the same as when it was written in Greek or Hebrew...get the context right and you will see that the word games end quickly..
2006-06-29 15:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by juanes addicion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people have minds but do gods? I'm not sure they do!
2006-06-29 15:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
god dont never change his mind. my opion?
2006-06-29 14:54:29 · answer #9 · answered by the_silverfoxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god does not . his interpretors do
2006-06-29 14:50:57 · answer #10 · answered by RAVI 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋