Subject: Is God subject to change? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! That one is easy my friend! We have a set of about a dozen verses. Two of them say that God does not repent, while ten of them say that He does. We both agree that Scripture does not contradict itself, so there must be some difference between these two sets of Scriptures. As I looked at the verses, it jumped out at me immediately. The two verses which say that He does not repent both pair the phrase with the phrase 'that He should lie'. The context of both concerns our ability to trust God to keep His promises, that He won't change His covenant with us. So, Num. 23:19 is simply saying that God can be trusted to fulfill His promises. What I can't do though is simply throw out the 10 verses which say that He did repent, or to make the work mean something else in these verses! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |