“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?”
'God is not a human, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?' — the theological affirmation is profound: God is faithful, immutable, and truthful. Human beings lie and change their minds; God does neither. If God has spoken a blessing, it will be fulfilled; no curse can reverse it. The oracle affirms the reliability of divine speech; God's word is performative and irrevocable.
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Omar HassanNote2mo agoGod is Not Human - Reliability and Truth
Balaam says: God is not human, that He should lie, or a mortal, that He should change His mind. When He has said something, does He not do it? When He has spoken, does He not fulfill it?
Balaam has b...
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James ThorntonNote1mo agoThe shepherd and the sheep - Numbers 23
God is faithful in every circumstance. My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. There's something deeply com...
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