"So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people," (Exodus 32:14, NASB). Different Bible's translate this verse differently. The NASB says, "the Lord changed His mind." The NIV and NKJV say "The Lord relented." The KJV, RSV, and...
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Open Theism
Deuteronomy 8:2, God tests people to know what is in their hearts
Open Theists often appeal to passages where God tests people as alleged proof of their position. Take a common example: "And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you,...
Deuteronomy 13:1-3, “…God is testing you to find out if you love the Lord…”
"If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,’ 3you shall not...
Open Theism: Category of verses listed by explanation
This is a list of different verses used by open theists, categorized by type of explanation; some of the verses appear in multiple categories: Anthropomorphic Expressions: God speaks in human terms in human ways often working through people conditioning His comments...
Anthropomorphism: God relates to us in human terms
Anthropomorphism comes from two Greek words: anthropos (man) and morphe (form). Therefore, an anthropomorphism is when God appears to us or manifests Himself to us in human form or even attributes to Himself human characteristics. We see this all over the Bible -...
Amos 7:1-6, “The Lord changed His mind about this”
"Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, He was forming a locust-swarm when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing. 2 And it came about, when it had finished eating the vegetation of the land, that I said, “Lord God,...
2 Kings 20:1-6, “You shall die and not live…I will add 15 years to your life.”
"In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’" 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying, 3...
2 Chronicles 32:31, God tested him to know what was in his heart.
"And even in the matter of the envoys of the rulers of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone only to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart," (2 Chron. 32:31) In 2 Chron. 32:31, Hezekiah was...
1 Samuel 2:29-30, “…I did indeed say…but now the Lord declares…”
"Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling, and honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 “Therefore the LORD God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say...
1 Samuel 15:10-11, “I regret that I have made Saul king…”
"Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 11 "I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not carried out My commands.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the Lord all night," (1 Samuel 15:10-11). This is an...