OK, so could God even today change His mind? About anything? Or would you say He can't change His mind about certain things?
God is a God of order. For example God is a God of justice, on the other hand HE is a God of Mercy. His justice sent Jonah to give a word of judgment. His mercy in response to their action, brought a stay of that judgment.
So his decisions are not random incoherent acts of a capricious god
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God is a God of order. For example God is a God of justice, on the other hand HE is a God of Mercy. His justice sent Jonah to give a word of judgment. His mercy in response to their action, brought a stay of that judgment.
So his decisions are not random incoherent acts of a capricious god
OK. But if they were, how could you tell?
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Didn't he change his mind about destroying the Israelites after the whole Golden Calf incident, when Moses talked him out of it?
Yes.
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Are we created in his image or not? Yes, God can and does change his mind, but I like Miss B's explanation, that rather He leaves room for human input and wants to be influenced by humans about the out come of many things.
He changed his mind about Israel when they rebelled, to destroy them, then He changed again when Moses intervened, and did not destroy them.
__________________ For it is written, "As I live, says the Lord every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God. (Romans 14:11- NASB)
Are we created in his image or not? Yes, God can and does change his mind, but I like Miss B's explanation, that rather He leaves room for human input and wants to be influenced by humans about the out come of many things.
He changed his mind about Israel when they rebelled, to destroy them, then He changed again when Moses intervened, and did not destroy them.
I suppose every answered prayer (except when the answer is "no" ) is a case of God changing His mind.
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Difficult concept. God, who knows everything, sees everything, the end from the beginning, lives eternally, ...why just the "environment" God resides in is so far past our understanding, yet He does change His mind.
Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Rom 11:34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
Yea, I have heard the arguments of men before, why God can't do this or that and here is their reasoning, and I am not to much impressed with the reasoning of men.
They reasoned at Nice in 325AD, look what that got us.
If God says He repents, I take Him at His word, whether I understand how He does that, or not.
Yea, I have heard the arguments of men before, why God can't do this or that and here is their reasoning, and I am not to much impressed with the reasoning of men.
They reasoned at Nice in 325AD, look what that got us.
If God says He repents, I take Him at His word, whether I understand how He does that, or not.
Nicea gave us some pretty valuable contributions. Perhaps you've never read the Creed?
Reasoning of man? What exactly are you using to reason right now? The Holy Spirit?
) is a case of God changing His mind. 
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