Video has about 7 seconds of blank screen...but don't worry it will start up!
This past Sunday I have invited our congregation to ask questions, even during the sermon, by texting questions to me as they come up about the sermon. This is one of the questions I received. I will post new questions I receive them!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Questions: Does God Repent
Posted by Pastor Dan at 8:14 AM
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Hey Dan, I guess I'm a little confused by this one. You start out by saying that God repents or changes his mind towards something (ie: creating man). You then ended by saying that God doesn't change his mind (ie: He was always going to give Hezekiah the extra 15 years). Can you shed a little more light on this topic or point me to a good write up on it? Thanks!
Hey Andy,
I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little confused as well. This is one of those subjects in which the Bible makes two statements that seem to oppose each other. So what we have to do is interpret the harder passages within the context of passages that are easier to understand. There are clear passages that say that God does not change. Then there are passages that say God has "repented" about something which would seem to indicate change. The passages in which God seems to repent do not signify a change but describe God in action. God is alive and yet does not change. I admit, the video is a little confusing but so is the subject. What I mean to get across is that God is immutable in his traits--his essence if you will. For instance, the Son of God is the same yesterday, today and forever. However, God is not static. He is always moving. So this does not mean that God never changes his mind. Somehow, his "change of mind" is always within his sovereign decree. I hope this helps a bit. It may contradict some of the words I used in the video but is more along the intent of the video. Thanks brother!
That does clear up what you were saying in the video. It is certainly a difficult thing to wrap your head around and I don't know that I necessarily understand it any better now, but at least I know what you were trying to communicate.
Thanks!
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