Grandfather wrote:If you call "making an exception" changing, the I would have to agree with you. But if I look a little deeper, I can see something that Ed may be attempting to draw attention to, but using poor terminology to do it.Grandfather wrote:Hmmm, I missed that thread, where was that said?bibleman wrote:After reading a posters response in another thread it seems that some believe that God can change HIS Word anytime He sees fit to do so.
But it is a great blessing to simply be able to believe what God says and then let it go at that!
If God says He can't do something then He can't. He is still GOD!
I believe the scripture, that God is faithful and what He said he will do he will do. If we can't trust Him to keep His word, how can we trust Him to save us after we place our faith in Jesus Christ? Maybe he will make an exception and not save someone who did, or even save someone that didn't.
However, what we do see is that God's "pay day" is not always "Friday". To use the example Ed mentioned...how many people do you know that have lied about tithing? Being a pastor I imagine you will say "a lot", but how many have dropped dead upon saying it? Hmmmm, I don't recall reading anything like that outside of the book of Acts. However, let us not confuse his mercy and longsuffering as He delays judgment as "exceptions", for I don't believe reading a schedule for justice to be served.
Grandfather
Perhaps I am using the wrong terminology but wouldn't you say for what we know right now that Enoch and Elijah are exceptions to Hebrews 9:27 (KJV)
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
That may change at some future event but none of us know or can say that with certainty so for now we have to view them as exceptions do we not?