A place to express spiritual thoughts:
Elohim is not subject to change. Change is subject to Elohim. He does not react to circumstances. Circumstances are a reaction to His will.
Initially... I was here to compliment your "Spiritual Thouhts" OP. I think a neutral ground to do so is a fantastic idea. However... you followed it up with a bit of a skewed diatribe. God... indeed is the same today, yesterday and forever.
Isn't it interesting that God is forever "responding" in scripture... instead of "Dictating" and "LORDING" over?
I would counter express... that only "created god's" "Dictate" and "ignore" a beings circumstances and individuality.
Which brings my question to you... Why does God do things in scripture like the following...
Exodus 32:14 And the LORD relented from the disaster that he had spoken of bringing on his people
? :idunno:
Jeremiah 26:19. "Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and the LORD changed His mind about the misfortune which He had pronounced against them? But we are committing a great evil against ourselves."
? Whoops
Isaiah 31:2 Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster And does not retract His words, But will arise against the house of evildoers And against the help of the workers of iniquity
? Wouldn't God's wrath against iniquity be hypocritical "if" He was the "Author"... "Commander and Chief"... and "Designer" of said iniquity? As in... "Die now, Wicked person... who I willed to be wicked!
This last one eats at me and keeps me up at night.... Truster, do you tell mothers who's children committed suicide that their children are flambéing in hell and that God's Will and Conviction brought their children to take their own lives? :think: