6:7 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.
websters defines repent as:
re·pent1 /rɪˈpɛnt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-pent] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used without object) 1. to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often fol. by of): He repented after his thoughtless act.
2. to feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better; be penitent.
–verb (used with object) 3. to remember or regard with self-reproach or contrition: to repent one's injustice to another.
4. to feel sorry for; regret: to repent an imprudent act.
wouldnt regret mean that god made a MISTAKE?
2007-12-12 01:51:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sorry bookish
2007-12-12 02:00:01 · update #1
god never sinned???
do you actually believe that?
lol...
what a joke.
2007-12-12 02:00:48 · update #2
6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually
6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. "Noah was a just man and perfect."
He didn't seem so just and perfect when he was drunk and naked in front of his sons (9:20-21).
6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
2007-12-12 02:03:21 · update #3
Why would he need to?
2007-12-12 01:54:09 · answer #1 · answered by clint 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
You are confusing the language somewhat. You are trying to hold God accountable to the English translation and modern application to the word originally given in another language with a different intent.
Aside from the translation issues, you still need to be mindful of the intent of the Scriptures. They are God's means through which He communicates to US. We are the ones with limited understanding and this was the best way that He could convey His meaning to us.
Did God really decide that He had made an error in creating man when He knew the outcome? No.
Is God disappointed in how we have followed the path that He knew that we would anyway? Yes.
That is the point of freewill. We have the opportunity to live up to God's expectations even though He knew in advance that we would fail. In our limited understanding, we would expect that He would have avoided the failure by creating us without freewill to disappoint Him but that defeats the purpose of worship from a freely choosing individual if there was never a real choice involved.
Hope that helps.
Also, you mangled the "clip". Noah was perfect IN HIS GENERATIONS. That refers to Noah's geneology and not to his conduct as being perfect.
2007-12-12 02:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by gilliamichael 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Salam 3 creations, Angles, Jinn and Nass, it relatively is the place Genesis overlook to describe the 2d introduction the devil isn't an angel of the Lord for all the angels of the Lord do is his paintings he's on the throne so there is not any desire for his imperfection as he's absolute able of no time. you are the single granted the time to decide what you may understand approximately your self and what's around you, until eventually now you may start to understand what has created you. That starts returned with you and a call you made to maintain seals upon you or get rid of them so which you will discover or allowed to be certain.
2016-12-10 20:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't understand God to well do you? Since God is perfect He don't have to repent. That part you showed from the Bible saying that God is sorry he ever made man for He can see man is so full of sin and He don't know if man can ever be 100% good. The "repent" here is more of a being sorry for having made something. God made man with his own will and was hoping that man would turn out good but when He saw that man was not so good then He was sorry he ever made man. Have you ever felt sorry you did something you know turned out bad? It is sort of like that. Of course we humans are still imperfect right? So it is different when we imperfect ones say "we are sorry for doing something" than when God says it. When God says it then it is has much more meaning because God did not make the mistake, God gave man a chance, and man spit into God's face. It is like that. As for me, I do my best to become one of God's children by prayer and study of the Bible. I want to make it up to God for all the others who have disappointed Him!!
2007-12-12 02:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Marina C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God repented that He ever made man. He was sorry or regretful that He made man considering the tragic sin of the human race. What this Scripture verse tells us is that the Lord, our Creator, is capable of emotion, disappointment. This verse proves anyone a liar who says that God can't be known in a personal way if one so desires.
2007-12-12 02:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by HeVn Bd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To repent means to think differently.
Sounds like God got to thinking that maybe this creation of man wasn't such a good idea after all.
God had hope that man would choose the way of life, but instead he choose the way of death... just look around!
To be perfect is to be pure in motivation.
God's motivation was perfect/pure.
If you sometimes regret having children, would you refer to your children as a mistake?
2007-12-12 02:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by Sandra L. Butler 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Repent does NOT mean that God (not "god") made a mistake. It means that YOU and all your kin and ancestors made a BIG mistake - they rejected God out of hand, and every imagination of the heart was totally wicked (Gen 6:5: "And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.").
It GRIEVED God that man had become so wicked.
The Hebrew word that is translated to the english word "repent" is "nacham" (pronounced "naw-khan"). It means, literally, to breath strongly, as a heavy sigh. By implication, it means to be sorry, to pity, to avenge oneself, to comfort oneself and to repent.
Nowhere in the Hebrew definition is there any indication whatsoever that He had to repent of something He did wrong. That is something YOU need to do, because you have rebelled against God and you continue to commit high treason against Him which is punishable by death in ANY society or civilization. So, what makes YOU exempt from judgement? And what will you DO about it? Jesus offers you an unmerited pardon by His own grace and mercy. Will you continue to reject it? "How can we be saved if we neglect so great a salvation?"
2007-12-12 02:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jesus never sinned, when he was on the cross he "became Sin" or in other words, he became and bore all of the sins that mankind had and would ever commit. Thus, although not having sinned he had sin on him, God turned away from him and he died, BUT since HE had not sinned the hell could not hold him, he arose on the third day and is now seated at the right hand of the Father.
2007-12-12 02:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ha, ha...trying to figure out God by using the Webster's dictionary is like trying to measure the oceans with a tea spoon.
2007-12-12 02:01:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just as we have feelings, so does God. When he saw what was becoming of the earth he felt bad for the choice he made with the devil about allowing the devil to reign.
2007-12-12 01:56:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
He just felt sorry that man had sinned against Him, He did'nt repent, He just regretted what man had done agianst Him
2007-12-12 01:58:01 · answer #11 · answered by Jesus Freak 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋