Thursday, February 11, 2010

Is it a false idea that God changes the rules from time to time?

The popular notion is that under the old rules, animals were sacrificed and then God sent his Son to be sacrificed for the sins of man. (Please keep in mind, this popular gospel mentioned here is not the gospel Christ himself was preaching... his Kingdom gospel is timeless and was the same both before and after he preached it... click on my avatar if you want more context on this original gospel)





So is the popular idea that God changed the rules 2000 years ago correct...





or are the rules from God timeless an non-changing?Is it a false idea that God changes the rules from time to time?
Both Jesus and animal sacrifice have been thought of as propitiation to alleviate suffering. This concept was made up by the ego that wants to perpetuate separation from God instead of amend our connection.





That people react strongly to changing this relationship of our sinfulness and God and what they believe Jesus had to do to correct it is shown in this recent answer I gave.





http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…





Mankind's consciousness does change but that is made on partial knowledge, not full truth.. God is the same as Jesus and ourselves because He made us as he is. The same, yesterday, today and forever.





Jesus died or gave up his flesh so he could resurrect and show we are not our bodies, we are spirit as God is..Is it a false idea that God changes the rules from time to time?
It is common for humans to want to impart very human characteristics to their conception of God (i.e. God is mad, sad, angry, vengeful, depressed, hateful of gays, etc.). In order to know if God changes the rules from time to time, we'd have to agree on what those rules are, and, let's face it, there's not a lot of agreement about that. However, it would seem to me that God is not so limited that he is incapable of changing the rules if he wants to. Maybe what we might consider is not whether God can change the rules, but, rather, are we going to respond to those perceived changes with love? Best wishes!
Almighty God chose long ago to reveal Himself to modern man in phases and stages - thus the Old and New Testaments. This is also why He eventually chose to bring the Gentiles into His fold along with the faithful sons of Abraham and to use a Jew to minister unto them (Paul as you know). It is faith that catches God's holy eye.





His ultimate plan all along was to bring all mankind (';adam';) back to His side to dwell with Him in Paradise once again (first Eden then heaven)
The Old Testament God was perfectly suited to the times, since it was an era of blood sacrifice, envy, jealousy, revenge and hatred.


All that shows is that people conceived of God as being like them.


Even the Greeks thought of their gods as having all the failings of a human being.
no it's false, because the Jews needed the blood of someone or something spotless to take away their sins so the goats and animals took the place of Jesus, until He came, then He, the only Spotless One took our place, and got rid of our stains. They have not changed.
The living god of the Jews who was called El in Abraham's time, the one who savored the sweet smell of the roasting meats did ask Abraham to sacrifice his son, but relented. Remember that it is said that when Jesus was dieing on the cross he spoke the words ';father why have you forsaken me';
No, God doesn't change His mind. Although we may not understand Him, we can't then just say simply He changes his mind. Our Lord Jesus Christ said he did not come to change but to complete. That's all. If you take an Old Testament story and a New Testament story, you can see the evolution of God's plan but not the contradiction. For example, thou shalt not commit adultery evolves into ';If a man so much as lusts in his heart, he has committed adultery.'; The basic idea is we are now held to a much higher standard now that God Himself took flesh and came down to teach us.
Lakely if there is a God then you can surely find the answer in his word. Yes the Sacrifices were a shadow of the coming of the Lamb of God as foretold by David, Abraham and Isaiah and John the Baptist and the prophets ..God Bless, Lakely pray for understanding.








Jesus said











John 6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.





What of these words of Jesus are you not understanding?





God has never changed but God changes us through the atonement of Jesus Christ.
My friend, Malachi 3:6 states that ';I am God, I change not.'; Jesus preached mostly from the Old Testament. Take this for example. There are ten commandments in the Old Testament. Jesus says there are two. Love the Lord with all your heart, mind, body, and soul. The second one is to Love your neighbor as yourself. Think about it. If you love your neighbor as yourself, and Love God above all else, then you keep the ten commandments. May God Bless You. If you ever need anything, my e-mail is themark08@yahoo.com.
No God did not change the rules. He still needed a spotless sacrifice and so Jesus became that sacrifice so that we can enter into the Holy of Holies. The blood and the water came out of His side, remember? The free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord not the water like your profile states. The blood cleanses us from Sin and the water represents the washing away of our old life into our newly regenerated life.
God's government is timeless and unchanging. The human condition is not God's handy work, nor are human views sustained by Truth.
Jesus fulfilled the O.T. and He became the ultimate sacrifice, there was no need for animal sacrifices after Jesus came....


God is the same yesterday, today and forever.....
Ya God has gotten a little more lenient than in the past with the rules according to the church.
Only God decides.
The bible contradicts it's self so that christians can argue one point or the other.
He can do as He pleases and He Never Changes in the first place! (Humans change!)
Which god are you talking about? There are thousands,,,,,all make believe
God's perspective on sin are timeless and non-changing; the rules concerning the penalties for sin are unchanging. The worldly consequences of sin are unchanging - sin brings death to the flesh.





God did not change the rules, He changed the way man responds to sin - changed from the shedding of the blood of animals to repentance and renewal of your spirit through Jesus Christ. he did not ';make up'; new rules, but followed through on what He said He would do - through the seed of Abraham, all the world is blessed; those who bless Him are blessed, and those who curse Him are cursed.





Will the ';rules'; change again? Yes, God tells us this in Revelations. Though sin will always produce death, God will eliminate sin and eliminate death by taking away flesh. If you read Revelation 20-21, we are given spiritual bodies not of earthly flesh so we can have eternal lives without death.





God is a God of change - He Himself does not change because He is perfect, but He changes and brings change to His creation.

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