July 29, 2019
READING TIME: 1 MINUTE
Dave, does God change His mind (Exodus 32:12-14)?
Many of His promises and judgments have either an expressed or implied condition.
Genesis 18:16-33 — because of Abraham, God would have changed His mind if He could have found ten righteous people in the city. It seems clear that God’s judgment was conditional.
Jeremiah 18:7-10 — God changes His response to people and nations conditioned upon their response to Him. His response to sin is consistent with His immutability and righteous nature.
God changing His position isn’t a sign of indecisiveness, as it is with us. Rather God often changes how He responds to us based on our response to Him.
God’s response may change based on how individuals respond while at the same time He will always remain true to His holiness, justice, and mercy.
Source Used
McDowell, Josh; McDowell, Sean. The Bible Handbook of Difficult Verses (The McDowell Apologetics Library). Harvest House Publishers.