Does God change His mind? Some Bible passages point explicitly to “no”, while others seem to indicate a change. How can we navigate these seemingly contradictory passages? We discuss on this episode of Thinking Theologically.

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“Kid Kodi”
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Show Notes

Episode #49 – Does God Change?

The Survey

• “God learns and adapts to different circumstances.”
  • U.S. Adults
    • 32% Agree
    • 20% Somewhat Agree
    • 17% Not Sure
    • 8% Somewhat Disagree
    • 23% Disagree
  • Evangelical
    • 31% Agree
    • 16% Somewhat Agree
    • 11% Not Sure
    • 7% Somewhat Disagree
    • 35% Strongly Disagree

Conflicting Biblical Evidence

• No
  • Malachi 3:6
    • “For I the LORD do not change”
  • Hebrews 13:8
    • “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” 
  • James 1:17
    • “Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” 
• Yes
  • Abraham bargains with God for Sodom (Gen 18:16–33)
  • Moses changes God’s mind (Exod 32; see especially 32:14)

Open Theism