Repent meaning to turn away from doing "evil", in a Biblical sense.
2007-11-02 07:14:49 · 13 answers · asked by River 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yep:
Exodus 32:11-14
11 Then Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 "Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, `With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people. 13 "Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, `I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.' " 14 So the LORD changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.
In verse 14 the word is Nacham that is translated as changed but it means repent, regret, etc..
2007-11-02 08:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Repent yes, of 'evil' no. The Scriptures say God has repented of some actions concerning man. It's there, no denying it. Not of doing 'evil' per se but meaning He had a change of heart towards man in decisions He'd made, though changing His mind does not change His character or nature.
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Psa 106:45 And for their sake He remembered His covenant and repented according to the multitude of His mercies.
Jer 15:6 You have forsaken Me, says the Lord, You have gone backward. Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you; I am weary of repenting!
1 Sa 15:11-29,35 I repent that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.
Judges 2:18-21 And when the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord repented because of their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them.
.....there are more.
2007-11-02 07:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by urallnutballs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean the Biblical God, I think he does repent somewhere in that book.
2007-11-02 09:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by Der weiße Hexenmeister 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God would not repent interior the experience that human beings repent from doing something incorrect. The be conscious is used of him in Gen. 6, working example, as an anthropomorphism. that is only like asserting God laughs, or God breathed, or in spite of. it particularly is employing human language and traits to handle our information.
2016-12-08 10:01:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
biblical god? what do you mean? you mean the only god? well that god has never had any need to repent!!!! there is no way that he has a need. All the other Gods, need to repent. thats my two cents.
2007-11-02 07:29:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perfection has no need or reason to repent for "evil" acts that were never committed. Good question, though.
2007-11-02 07:26:59 · answer #6 · answered by Catherine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
And to Swiss Guard...Matthew 7:1 - "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
No, I'm no Biblical scholar, but all she did was ask a simple question. Which required a yes or no answer. Are YOU without sin? Neither am I. Relax.
2007-11-02 07:23:28 · answer #7 · answered by Don 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God does not do anything evil. God is the Moral Law. His Laws does not apply to Him. He is all good. He does not have to repent because He is perfect.
2007-11-02 07:19:18 · answer #8 · answered by Nina, BaC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is perfect and has never sinned, therefore he has no need to repent
2007-11-02 07:25:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOD ALMIGHTY Has never Sinned!
So No need to Repent!
2007-11-02 07:17:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋