“GOD is not a man to lie, nor a son of man to lament. Did he say it himself and won't he and he said it and he won't?
These divinely inspired words, inspired by Balaam, show that Jehovah God does not regret the way people do this. We can misjudge things or be wrong and feel sorry as a result. However, the Most High never makes mistakes. The Scriptures tell us: “His work is perfect because all His ways are right. A God of fidelity to whom there is no injustice; It is fair and correct. Consequently, Jehovah's purpose remains the same.
For example, you will never regret making your son the high priest of Melchizedek. The psalmist said: “Jehovah has sworn (and will not repent): 'You are an indefinite priest like Melchizedek! Since the Son will always be faithful, Jehovah will never have any reason to change his attitude towards him. Your purpose for the child is not a mistake.
Similarly, the Almighty will never regret having chosen the Israelites as his devoted ancestors. They have been proven to be unfaithful on several occasions and in the 1st century AD. most rejected the promised Messiah. However, a rest responded positively. The fact that their compatriots proved to be enemies of the "good news" did not affect the vision of God of the rest of the believers. The fact that the ancestors served Jehovah faithfully has not changed either. Thus, the apostle Paul can write: “Concerning God's choice, they are loved by their ancestors. Because the gifts and the calling of God are not things you regret. Yes, the faithful Jewish remains were loved by God, despite the disbelief of the majority.
However, there is a special sense in which Jehovah God can repent. In the Scriptures we read: "He would have repented that his great kindness of heart was abundant" (Psalm 106: 45). How is this to be understood?
Since Jehovah God does not make mistakes, apparently his repentance is related to a change in attitude towards people. What does this change do for you?
Look at the situation in the days of Noah. At that time, the land was full of violence. The Bible says: “Jehovah saw that man's wickedness abounded upon the earth and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was always evil. And Jehovah regretted having created people on earth and felt his heart ache.
We should not infer from this that God felt he made a mistake in creating man. It could not be, as all his creative work defined as "very good", up to his standard of perfection. Instead, Jehovah regretted that the people had chosen to walk the path of disobedience. He regretted that, with the exception of Noah and his close relatives, they had become so corrupt that he was forced to file a lawsuit against them.
The same conclusion can be drawn regarding Jehovah's election of Saul as the first king of Israel. First, Samuel 15:10, 11 says: “The word of Jehovah came to Samuel and he said: 'I'm sorry I let Saul reign as king. "Why?" Because he walked away from me and didn't keep my words. "Note that God's repentance was not motivated by the feeling that Saul's choice was wrong, but the result of his negligence, of his privilege in harmony with God. It was Saul who changed as a free moral agent, which required a change of God.
For choosing a course in disobedience, Saul received an unfavorable sentence. The Supreme Court will not regret a fair trial later. Jehovah's words through Samuel were: “Today Jehovah has cast out the royal government from Israel and will surely give it to someone better than you. Moreover, the Excellence of Israel will not be mistaken and you will not regret it. "(1 Sam. 15:28, 29.
However, there were times when Jehovah God expressed his condemnation and then repented. The people involved have changed again. This is illustrated in the case of the Ninevites in the time of Jonah. The prophet Jonah was sent to announce to them: "Only forty days and Nineveh will be destroyed". With the warning in their hearts, the people, including the king, repented. “And the true God saw their work, that they had turned aside from their evil way; and then the true God repented of the calamity which he claimed had caused;
In a way, the Ninevites were no longer the same people that Jehovah had repented to announce to them through his prophet. The judgment was directed against the evil that they were no longer. For example, Jehovah God repented or changed his attitude towards the Ninevites correctly based on their change in behavior. Once the Colonel announces impending judgment, the above message offers people the opportunity to change. Your statements about future blessings are also conditional.
This does not mean, however, that Jehovah God will give people and nations unlimited time and opportunity to choose the right or wrong path. When you reach the limit of your patience, you will execute your steadfast judgment. This was the case with the infidel Jerusalem of Jeremiah. The situation was so far away that people were so brooding that they refused to regret it. Then Jeremiah proclaimed, “Who will have mercy on you, Jerusalem, and who will have mercy on you, and who will turn to ask for your good? You have forsaken me, says Jehovah. “The opposite is what is happening. And I will reach out to you and destroy you. I'm tired of feeling remorse
Jehovah's relationship with mankind assures us that he will never regret his steadfast purpose. Your words will come true and you will keep the terms of your promises. But if people choose the wrong path, their attitude towards them will change. While you don't want to go against them, your behavior demands that you do it according to your steadfast standard of justice. This is why we always strive to be faithful to God.
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