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Jewgrass
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| Posted 12/5/2001 9:39 AM (GMT -6) |   | Does God change his mind?
-He granted Hezekiah mercy when he added 15 years to his life.
-He granted the Israelites mercy when Moses pleaded for their lives.
-He grants every Christian mercy when they put their faith in Christ's blood.
-God said through Jeremiah that he would grant mercy to any city that would repents from wickedness or destroy any city that turns from him.
-God granted mercy on the city of Nineveh in the book of Jonah.
MY QUESTION:
Are there any instances of God "changing his mind" that do not relate to mercy/wrath? In my opinion, the answer to this question could have some profound impacts on the open-view.
Thanks.
--Jewgrass
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Questioning
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| Posted 12/10/2001 1:18 PM (GMT -6) | | Exo 13:17 Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, “Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.”
Does this count as God changing His mind? Where are you heading with this line of reasoning?
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 12/10/2001 4:33 PM (GMT -6) | | I think minor examples of God changing his mind where its not about mercy and wrath happen quite a bit, though we usually don't recognize it. Here's one example. Ez. 4:12-15. The Lord tells Ezekiel to bake some "barely-cake" in human dung in front of the Israelites. “Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread, unclean, among the nations to which I will drive them,” the Lord says. Ezekiel is grossed out! He cried out, “Ah Lord GOD! I have never defiled myself; from my youth up until now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by animals, nor has carrion flesh come into my mouth.” So the Lord changes his mind and says, “See, I will let you have cow’s dung instead of human dung, on which you may prepare your bread.”
I think that is tender.
Doc
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Jewgrass
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| Posted 12/13/2001 2:07 PM (GMT -6) | | Good example... Nevermind, my open-view shattering idea is gone.
:)
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n/a
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| Posted 12/13/2001 4:13 PM (GMT -6) | | Horray for Jesus! Horray for the Open View! Eat your heart out hyper-calvanists.
Blessings            
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