Brethren,
1Sa 15:28 And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.
1Sa 15:29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent.
JerryW posted a verse before, but it wasn't from the King James, and he also left out the preceeding verse, which puts it in context. He may have been paraphrasing however.
God takes the Kingdom of Israel away from Saul, and declares he will not REPENT (change his mind). This is true. God takes the Kingdom away from Saul and gives it to David. But does this mean that God never changes his mind about anything?
Gen 6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Exo 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Or the account of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:1-6 where God intends to end Hezekiah's life, but Hezekiah prays and God sends Isaiah back in the same day to tell Hezekiah he now has fifteen more years.
There are some things God changes His mind on. God does not change, but God can change His mind.
Some things He will not change His mind on
Psa 110:4 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Jesus Christ is a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
It's a danger for us to try and mould God to our theology. The Bible says He does change His mind on certain things. Other things He does not (like Salvation, it's a done deal).
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