Does God can change His mind?

[conz]

Yes God can change His mind at times in a positive way like what He did in Nineveh Jonah 3 (NLT)

10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

In Exodus 32 (NLT)
14 So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

He really did change His mind at times because of His mercy and grace He LOVE us, but of course He HATED sin and He is true to His PROMISES.
He is the Lord that does not tolerate sin but He is a Loving Father to us His princes and princesses.

 

[ChapoNiBlest]

We also see Him changing His mind on Hezekiah's death, adding him 15 more years...[2 Kings 20]

 

[2Thewaters]

sure he can if you do

if you are bad he will pucish you and when you change your mnd he can change his mind
or his actions



20 So the LORD told Abraham, "I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are extremely evil, and that everything they do is wicked. 21 I am going down to see whether or not these reports are true. Then I will know." 22 The two other men went on toward Sodom, but the LORD remained with Abraham for a while. 23 Abraham approached him and said, "Will you destroy both innocent and guilty alike? 24 Suppose you find fifty innocent people there within the city -- will you still destroy it, and not spare it for their sakes? 25 Surely you wouldn't do such a thing, destroying the innocent with the guilty. Why, you would be treating the innocent and the guilty exactly the same! Surely you wouldn't do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?" 26 And the LORD replied, "If I find fifty innocent people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake." 27 Then Abraham spoke again. "Since I have begun, let me go on and speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes. 28 Suppose there are only forty-five? Will you destroy the city for lack of five?"And the LORD said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five." 29 Then Abraham pressed his request further. "Suppose there are only forty?"And the LORD replied, "I will not destroy it if there are forty." 30 "Please don't be angry, my Lord," Abraham pleaded. "Let me speak -- suppose only thirty are found?"And the LORD replied, "I will not destroy it if there are thirty." 31 Then Abraham said, "Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue -- suppose there are only twenty?"And the LORD said, "Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty." 32 Finally, Abraham said, "Lord, please do not get angry; I will speak but once more! Suppose only ten are found there?"And the LORD said, "Then, for the sake of the ten, I will not destroy it." 33 The LORD went on his way when he had finished his conversation with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his tent.

 

[2Thewaters]

Here is the best one yet

If God had a prophet today and he said the truth

you know

they would treat him the same way wouldnt they?

No one EVER listens to a true prophet!

The Sovereign LORD showed me a vision. I saw him preparing to send a vast swarm of locusts over the land. This was after the king's share had been harvested from the fields and as the main crop was coming up. 2 In my vision the locusts ate everything in sight that was green. Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, please forgive your people! Unless you relent, Israel will not survive, for we are only a small nation." 3 So the LORD relented and did not fulfill the vision. "I won't do it," he said. 4 Then the Sovereign LORD showed me another vision. I saw him preparing to punish his people with a great fire. The fire had burned up the depths of the sea and was devouring the entire land. 5 Then I said, "O Sovereign LORD, please don't do it. Unless you relent, Israel will not survive, for we are only a small nation." 6 Then the LORD turned from this plan, too. "I won't do that either," said the Sovereign LORD. 7 Then he showed me another vision. I saw the Lord standing beside a wall that had been built using a plumb line. He was checking it with a plumb line to see if it was straight. 8 And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?"I answered, "A plumb line."And the Lord replied, "I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins. 9 The pagan shrines of your ancestors and the temples of Israel will be destroyed, and I will bring the dynasty of King Jeroboam to a sudden end." 10 But when Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, heard what Amos was saying, he rushed a message to King Jeroboam: "Amos is hatching a plot against you right here on your very doorstep! What he is saying is intolerable. It will lead to rebellion all across the land. 11 He is saying, 'Jeroboam will soon be killed and the people of Israel will be sent away into exile.'" 12 Then Amaziah sent orders to Amos: "Get out of here, you seer! Go on back to the land of Judah and do your preaching there! 13 Don't bother us here in Bethel with your prophecies, especially not here where the royal sanctuary is!" 14 But Amos replied, "I'm not one of your professional prophets. I certainly never trained to be one. I'm just a shepherd, and I take care of fig trees. 15 But the LORD called me away from my flock and told me, 'Go and prophesy to my people in Israel.' 16 "Now then, listen to this message from the LORD! You say, 'Don't prophesy against Israel. Stop preaching against my people. ' 17 But this is what the LORD says: Because you have refused to listen, your wife will become a prostitute in this city, and your sons and daughters will be killed. Your land will be divided up, and you yourself will die in a foreign land. And the people of Israel will certainly become captives in exile, far from their homeland."

 

[2Thewaters]

So it depend how much you pray

see

praying changes YOUR MIND not Gods mind

when your mind changes and you finally behave, God changes his actions

its up to you// what happens to you...

 

[p_rehbein]

QUOTE:

Here is the best one yet

If God had a prophet today and he said the truth

you know

they would treat him the same way wouldnt they?

No one EVER listens to a true prophet!

END QUOTE:............................

........ah, uh, er, is this going somewhere?.........hmmmmmm

 

[Patnubay]

Actually, we are lucky God can change His mind, otherwise the elect would still be ONLY the Jews.

Romans 11:11

 

[SeaBass]

Yes God can change His mind at times in a positive way like what He did in Nineveh Jonah 3 (NLT)

10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

In Exodus 32 (NLT)
14 So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

He really did change His mind at times because of His mercy and grace He LOVE us, but of course He HATED sin and He is true to His PROMISES.
He is the Lord that does not tolerate sin but He is a Loving Father to us His princes and princesses.

God is omniscient, He knows the future therefore would have no reason to change His mind when He has foreknowledge. In Jonah 3 God changed His course of action, not His mind.

Nineveh was disobedient and God was to destroy them unless they repented. They did repent so God changed His course of action from destroying Nineveh to sparing Nineveh. [See Jer 18:8,10.] So God's course of action depended upon the behavior of Nineveh. Calvinism has it all wrong.

 

[DiscipleDave]

Yes God can change His mind at times in a positive way like what He did in Nineveh Jonah 3 (NLT)

10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

In Exodus 32 (NLT)
14 So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

He really did change His mind at times because of His mercy and grace He LOVE us, but of course He HATED sin and He is true to His PROMISES.
He is the Lord that does not tolerate sin but He is a Loving Father to us His princes and princesses.

He had a change of mind on several things, if you would like more information on those please click

Does God know Everything

 

[RedTent]

Actually, we are lucky God can change His mind, otherwise the elect would still be ONLY the Jews.

Romans 11:11

God created the Hebrews. No one used the name Jew until the Hebrews of Judah were exiled to Babylon, then the people from Judah were called Jews. All this is beside the fact that God has always accepted anyone who accepts Him. To the Hebrews, God called the people who lived among them "strangers among you", but Hebrews were always to accept anyone who came to Him. How to you think Ruth became the grandmother of our Savior?

 

[RedTent]

Yes God can change His mind at times in a positive way like what He did in Nineveh Jonah 3 (NLT)

10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

In Exodus 32 (NLT)
14 So the Lord changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people.

He really did change His mind at times because of His mercy and grace He LOVE us, but of course He HATED sin and He is true to His PROMISES.
He is the Lord that does not tolerate sin but He is a Loving Father to us His princes and princesses.

It is a paradox. It is true that God changes His mind, and it is also true that God is eternal and His eternal principles never change.

 

[Patnubay]

God created the Hebrews. No one used the name Jew until the Hebrews of Judah were exiled to Babylon, then the people from Judah were called Jews. All this is beside the fact that God has always accepted anyone who accepts Him. To the Hebrews, God called the people who lived among them "strangers among you", but Hebrews were always to accept anyone who came to Him. How to you think Ruth became the grandmother of our Savior?

Technically, Ruth was the ancestor of Joseph not our Saviour. And Joseph was a step-father.

And the non-Hebrews were always referred to like you said "strangers among you" until Romans 11:11 where these strangers became no longer "strangers" but also "the elect ".

 

[Patnubay]

It is a paradox. It is true that God changes His mind, and it is also true that God is eternal and His eternal principles never change.

Indeed a paradox. God who is Omniscient regretted His action of creating man. He also broke His eternal principle of justice ( promised never to do Noah's flood again). If He already knew He will regret it or wouldn't like it, why did it? Any idea?

 

[SeaBass]

I still see nothing in the bible that says God changes His mind. Why would He need to change His mind when He has foreknowledge of events? God is immutable.

When the bible says God 'repents' that is a figure of speech, applying human trait to God.



Apologetics Press - Why does God Sometimes Repent?
https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/627-genesis-6-6-did-god-repent
https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/559-does-god-change-his-mind

 

[Patnubay]

I still see nothing in the bible that says God changes His mind. Why would He need to change His mind when He has foreknowledge of events? God is immutable.

When the bible says God 'repents' that is a figure of speech, applying human trait to God.



Apologetics Press - Why does God Sometimes Repent?
https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/627-genesis-6-6-did-god-repent
https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/559-does-god-change-his-mind

[h=3]Genesis 6:6[/h]New King James Version (NKJV)

6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart

[h=3]1 Samuel 15:11[/h]New King James Version (NKJV)

11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night.

 

[SeaBass]

Genesis 6:6

New King James Version (NKJV)

6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart

1 Samuel 15:11

New King James Version (NKJV)

11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night.

After God created man, are you suggesting God never had any idea man would become corrupt/wicked?

After God set up Saul as King, God had no idea at all that Saul would disobey Him?

 

[RedTent]

Genesis 6:6

New King James Version (NKJV)

6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart

1 Samuel 15:11

New King James Version (NKJV)

11 “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” And it grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night.

When we assign the very same emotions we feel in our human form with the emotions God feels as our creator who does not think like we think, we must do it carefully. We are made in His image, so it is similar but not the same.

We know God has knowledge of what will happen, we know we have free will and what we think and do has effect on our world. People before the flood could have chosen to follow God so God would not feel He needed to start over with man. It is important for us to learn that sin has an inevitable effect. People who say Christ did away with this so the ten commandments are not in effect need to know this fact of God. God cares for us and protects us, but scripture says that His patience can come to an end.

It is comforting to me to remember that when God gave Elijah power enough to punish the people for the temples King Ahab had erected with a long drought so they were hungry, God let Elijah know he was being too severe.

The truly important thing for us to learn is that God is an eternal God, when we are told that this is a principle of God we can know that is so and will always stay. We can always depend on that God wants the best for us because God loves us. That is for eternity. Even when God sent the flood because man was only destroying himself, God, in love, picked Noah who loved him and was the best to choose for our ancestor. In the worst of circumstances, God is working to make good come for our benefit.

 

[RedTent]

After God created man, are you suggesting God never had any idea man would become corrupt/wicked?

After God set up Saul as King, God had no idea at all that Saul would disobey Him?

Yes, but still we have free will and Saul was given the opportunity to obey.

 

[SeaBass]

Yes, but still we have free will and Saul was given the opportunity to obey.

I agree. God foreknew those things would happen and when it says God repented or God regretted does not mean God did not know they were going to happen or He changed His mind about those things, but, as the link I provided earlier says:


God was grieved (Gen 6:6), not because He did not know that this series of events would happen, or because He somehow “regretted” having created man in the first place, but because, having given man the choice to serve Him or reject Him, man had chosen the latter with such unanimity. When we hear God described in terms such as “sad,” “joyful,” etc. that frequently are used to describe human emotions, we must remember that such descriptions are not intended to imply that God is emotionally vulnerable in the same way that humans are (cf. Acts 17:25). Rather, such descriptions are intended to show that God is compassionate and loving. Bert Thompson, Ph.Dhttp://www.apologeticspress.com/APContent.aspx?category=12&article=1166

 

[crossnote]

Whenever it appears God has changed His mind from our persective, He had that 'change' already predestined in His eternal wisdom.