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1 | How can God change his mind? | Jer 18:10 | kgal | 73053 | ||
Why is it that God, as an omniscient being will sometimes say "This will happen" but then allow that to be reversed by people's dumb (or smart) decisions?? I am not trying to be a smart alec here, just dont know what to think. Did this change with the new covenant?? I struggle with this | ||||||
2 | How can God change his mind? | Jer 18:10 | Lionstrong | 73085 | ||
Mal 3:6 "For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed. Num. 23:19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Ex 32:14 So the LORD changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people. Jer. 26:13 "Now therefore amend your ways and your deeds and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will change His mind about the misfortune which He has pronounced against you. Above we have two verses that state that God does not change his mind, i.e. repent. We also have a sample of verses that say that God has or will change his mind, i.e. repent. How do we understand these verses or does the Bible contradict itself? No, God's word does not contradict itself. And God does not change his mind. God is immutable. He does not change; he is eternally the same. Then how do we understand the verses that say he has or will change his mind? We understand such verses as anthropomorphisms, describing God's actions as if he were a man. But God is not a man that he should repent. What he has done, is doing, will do, he has had a mind to do from eternity. And he has not changed his mind about it. When Ninevah repented at the preaching of Jonah, God knew that they would and had planned that they would from eternity. Heb. 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Peace, |
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3 | what about (reliable) modern prophecy? | Jer 18:10 | kgal | 73104 | ||
Thanks to all of you who've written back to this. I see all your points. The practical application I struggle with is that I have heard it preached that that is why some prophecies of God dont come to pass - I mean sometimes people are plain wrong, either accidentally or wilfully and the "word from God' wasnt God at all. But is there a case in which God could speak, it could be confirmed independently several times by reliable people, and that the thing he promised could still not come to pass because of a person's decision? It seems to me that an all knowing God wouldnt say "this will happen" then say later "oh but they did this, that stuffed the whole thing"...as I say, i love God and am not trying to be smart. Like say if a whole bunch of people who didnt know me said "the Lord has shown me you're going to have a baby boy", confirming my own impression, then I contracted an illness that made me sterile because of a poor decision my husband made, does that render Gods word invalid, because of my husbands decision? I am just struggling with this because I want to trust and serve God fully and I want to know how much stock to place in his revealed will, when it is clear. | ||||||
4 | what about (reliable) modern prophecy? | Jer 18:10 | demoore | 73106 | ||
We know from scripture that God is omniscient which means He's knows everything past, present and future. He's never without knowledge and He's faithful. Here are a few scriptures that attest to that(Deuteronomy 7:9;Num.23:19; Heb 10:23). So God never falls short of His promises, but as in Jer.18 His promise is conditional as seen by the word "if". The promise of eternal life to those who put their faith in Jesus is unconditional. In these days alot of folks will say God said this or that, this is why its so important for us to daily abide in Him and His words in us. The Holy spirit will bare witness to the truth( John 14:17; 16:13-God bless. | ||||||