Before asking whether God changes His mind, one needs to understand God’s nature. God does respond to people's situations and conduct in either compassion or wrath and therefore can be grieved when they do evil. This is related to God's divine nature of perfect goodness, righteousness, justice, and full ‎knowledge.  God may thus choose to punish those who do evil while showing leniency to…

The Old Testament Scriptures contain large amounts of historical data for the monarchs of ancient Israel. These lists were often included within 2 different sets of texts, and the question about the number of chief officers King Solomon had over his people is found in First Kings and Second Chronicles. In the account of the Book of Kings, it says: “Others were chiefs of…

In 2 Timothy 3:16, St. Paul wrote: "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness." However, in Hebrews 7:18 he also said, "For on the one hand there is an annulling of the former commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness." At first glance this may seem like a contradiction, but…