My question is premised on the notion that God is unchanging. It is stated throughout the Bible.
Then I present the following two passages:
(1)For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth on him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
(2) And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
(This second passage leads me to wonder: perhaps there was a time when he didn't know that he was going to send his only begotten son?)
As for the unchanging nature of God, how do church people reconcile these two passages?
2007-01-12 06:58:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Which God? You know everytime a Christian says do you think God ... you are insulting Pagans?
2007-01-12 07:04:20 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you did those verses backwards. The second verse in the context of the Flood. If you remember God promised he would never destroy the world by water again.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
John 15:18 [Jesus speaking to the Disciples ] "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
Malachi 3:6 I the LORD do not change.
2007-01-12 07:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by cnm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God has never changed his nature of love. But sometimes love is "tough". It has to do things that do not always seem "loving".
In the specific case you mentioned (the Genesis account of the Flood), the answer is in the first 5 verse of chapter 6. It tells about how fallen angels (the "sons of God") where intermarrying with human women (the "daughters of men"). Results were the "giants" of that day. They were introducing genetic distortions into the gene pool that threated to destroy all human life.
So God, because of his love for man, ended that defected gene line with the flood. He saved those who were still both morally and genetically "pure", which was the eight persons of Noah's family. Because of that, the human race still exist today.
Sounds like "tough love" to me.
When you read all of the book, it is easy to find all of the answers.
2007-01-12 07:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God is unchanging, for the Bible tells me so.
Yes, God loves the world.
Yes, God hates the world (including the birds).
Yes, the idea of sending his only begotten son came much later, which is not to say that he's not unchanging.
Yes, church people got of way of reconciling all this stuff.
You get a prize for asking a question with five (5) yes answers, and I shall pray for your sorry soul.
2007-01-12 07:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God WILLS that all can spend eternity with Him in perfect joy.
He also WILLS that all people live in peace while still on earth.
These are part of His "Permisive Will". That is, He "wants" them to be done, but doesn not force people to do them.
In the end, as in the Flood, those who hate Him and have no love for their neighbors will face His judgements against them.
Only the righteous were saved from the Flood. Only the righteous will be saved from hell.
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THIS, EVER.
Heb 11:6-7
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
(from New International Version)
2007-01-12 07:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second passage is the voice of truth dictating terms to all lies and liars. In other words, the man that tills the ground was not created by God, so the illusion must be destroyed, of course.
2007-01-12 07:13:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time just before the flood was very bad for mankind. The earth was full of violence and everyone was continually thinking of evil things to do. Would you like to raise children in that environment? It was a new beginning for mankind.
Also, Noah told people for over one hundred years that flood was coming but his message was ignored or ridiculed. This showed God's patience. He waited quite a while for change before the flood.
2007-01-12 07:11:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the Old testament (or covenant). That one was sealed with the blood sacrifice of animals.
In the NT, Jesus paid the final sacrifice. God still loved everyone the same, but something had to pay the price for thier faults. In the ...
OT: It was death for the person that did it.
NT: It was Jesus.
2007-01-12 07:06:18 · answer #8 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you should know God is the Father. As our Father he loves us to no end no matter what. He does want us to be the best and follow his rules but as defiant children we don't always, right? Now I know u heard parents say 'I brought you in to this world and I will take you out'. Does that mean my mom loved me less? No! That just means got better! : ) Hope this helps
2007-01-12 07:17:34 · answer #9 · answered by Mary Jane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interior the tip it is so basic as this, and that i observed the ineffective, small and massive, stand till now God; and the books have been opened: and yet another e book replaced into opened, that's the e book of existence: and the ineffective have been judged out of those issues that have been written interior the books, in accordance to their works. we are in a position to easily ever be that residing occasion. something is as much as God.
2016-10-07 01:40:14 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋