(October 1, 2012 at 12:36 pm)Fitzwilly Wrote:(September 23, 2012 at 10:53 pm)teaearlgreyhot Wrote:
I remember reading these passages in an Old Testament class back in Bible College. I was perplexed, then horrified as an 18yr old kid thinking that I could not believe in a never-changing, consistent god. As a PK (preacher's kid) growing up in the Christian faith, I was very aware of what it says in the Book of Malachi 3:6: "I am the Lord, and I do not change".
The Professor was a bit liberal with Biblical interpretation and agreed, god did change. So what does this really say about the Good Book? There's really no other way to interpret this. The Bible contradicts itself - over and over again. And I find it so amazing that highly intelligent people give these contradictions a pass, all in the name of "God's Mysterious Ways".
The professor changed not God, why would a mere mortal be able to determine what God is or is not.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.