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God's Regret and the Issue of Foreknowledge


God's Regret and the Issue of Foreknowledge

The regret that God felt over Saul's actions or the sinfulness of world before the flood was not the result of ignorance or surprise.

Why Does God Regret and Repent in the Bible?

My question is about God 'regretting' his decisions. Two times the ... God's foreknowledge. “God's way of repenting is unique to God ...

God's Regrets and Divine Foreknowledge - Greg Boyd - ReKnew

Wouldn't God be admitting to making a mistake? Two considerations lead me to answer this question in the negative. First, it is better to allow ...

Why are there times in the Bible where it seems like God seems to ...

Joe submits a question essentially like this: "There are times in the Bible when God regretted things. For example, the Bible says that God ...

IF GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING THEN WHY DID HE REGRET ...

Whooooaaa!!! That's a huge question! God regretted making us!!!??? Where does this one come from!? The challenge is this: “You ...

God's Regrets and Man's Free Will - David Servant

These examples do not contradict God's foreknowledge, but simply underscore the fact that He cannot foreknow decisions of free-willed people ...

How can we make sense of God's repentance and grief (Genesis 6:6 ...

For this question, I'm taking it as an axiom that God has perfect foreknowledge of future events (nothing extraordinary to be honest -- most ...

How does God Regret? (1 Sam 15:11, 29) - Life in Christ Ministries

The Bible as a whole asserts the perfect foreknowledge of God. Back ... matter of wishing He had better information with which He could ...

The Foreknowledge of God - Critical Issues Commentary

We shall look at two passages where God expresses regret and determine if God's regret is due to a lack of knowledge about the future. The first is Genesis 6:6: ...

God Does Not Repent Like a Man - Desiring God

... repent or regret, if he knew in advance the consequence of his decision? However, this is not a compelling argument against God's foreknowledge.

Does God Have Regret? - The Gospel Coalition

And the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel. Strong words. And surprising too. What does it mean for God to say “I regret”?

The God of Regret versus the God of the Bible - Eclectic Orthodoxy

I just read Greg Boyd's blog piece “God's Regrets and Divine Foreknowledge. ... My question is what truth is communicated if we say that God ...

How can God regret making mankind when he knew before creation ...

So God has declared that we are to compare spiritual with spiritual to interpret his word, so then the important question would be, what then is ...

Why the Glory of God Is at Stake in the "Foreknowledge" Debate

" The issue of God's foreknowledge is the issue of God's glory. And if ... The implication for Boyd is that God could not regret or repent of what he foreknew.

God's Regret - Olsen Park church of Christ

Nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel” (1 Sam. 15:35). This reveals a challenging issue concerning ...

God's Foreknowledge of Man's Sin - The Spurgeon Library

... question whether it will produce the same effect upon our minds when it is ... In addition to this, this morning, you have a deep 'regret for your long ...

God's Foreknowledge in the Bible | Jack Cottrell

QUESTION: Does the Bible teach that God knows the future? ANSWER: This is the question of divine foreknowledge. One of the main attributes ...

The Foreknowledge of God | Christian Library

And, more importantly, what's the Biblical content of this idea? Misunderstanding⤒ . The reasoning that causes problems runs something like this. God is ...

Ask Father Paul: Does God ever have regrets? - The Citizen

The answer to your first question is yes, indeed, God does have regrets ... God's perfect foreknowledge. How? Because he is God and that is ...

Does God "Regret"? - Israel Bible Weekly

When the text states that God renounces regret, this word pertains to the matter at hand. In other words, God's refusal to reconsider is not ...