{"id":1262,"date":"2012-01-14T07:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T11:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldsandals.net\/?p=1262"},"modified":"2012-01-23T09:23:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T13:23:01","slug":"jonah-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldsandals.net\/?p=1262","title":{"rendered":"(Jonah 3) Open theism"},"content":{"rendered":"

“When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.”<\/p>\n

Here is an example of the LORD God changing his mind in response to circumstances.\u00a0 Because the people of Ninevah repented, the LORD did not carry out his original plans to destroy the city.<\/p>\n

Some may refer to this comment as “open theism”. But it is based on a plain reading of the text, and does not diminish at all God’s character or His sovereignty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.” Here is an example of the LORD God changing his mind in response to circumstances.\u00a0 Because the people of Ninevah repented, the LORD … <\/p>\n

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