Is God's word eternal and unchanging or not?

The word of God is eternal and unchanging. But, you cannot ignore what it actually says. We certainly are not going to follow what you tell us it says. We will read it ourselves.

You want us to follow your version of the passage in Leviticus, but you ignore what it says. That is why you cited and quote parts of passages in other books but totally ignored the citation and quotation that would reveal your foolishness. Leviticus 19:19 Says"...neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee." Now, anyone who has stopped having their mother do their laundry knows that linen and wool need to be cared for differently. They would shrink differently, and the fabric would pull apart.

We do not follow the Old Testament as the Jews did. We were never intended to. We follow God's directions out of love and because they are the best thing for us. The Jews followed out of fear. Paul was very clear that gentiles like us did not have to become Jews to be Christians. That alone should tell you something. BUT, it didn't.

Go ahead and tell us about any atrocity that you like where the "atrocity" was not committed against an enemy of Israel or an enemy of God. Take your time. Make sure you get it right this time. So far, the absolute loser in this discussion is not God... .

The Old Testament looked forward to the New Covenant: (Jer. 31:31-34). Much of the law was symbolic of the new covenant such as not mixing wool and linen (it is not mixed fabrics, but very specific.)

There are many reasons why this would have made perfect sense. First it may have been a symbolic command to keep yourself pure. Secondly it could have been to separate themselves from the customs of the Canaanites. It could also have prevented unscrupulous weavers from selling mixed blends to mix a more costly fabric (linen) with a less costly (wool). This is the same reason why clothing must tell the blend and the percentage of each material in the fabric.

The Word of God is eternal when it is understood to mean the whole word of God and not individual parts.

This is a good question. You must realize that the Bible is a compilation of 66 books written over the span of thousands of years. Yes, God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but different things change over time. There are 4 different periods of time in history. Pre-fall, where Adam and Eve did not sin, the law, where all Jews had to follow the law to a tee, the new covenant that we love under, where Jesus freed us from the law, and post tribulation, where Jesus will come back and we will get a new Heaven and Earth.

You see, God has a perfect plan for all of our lives, but sin messed it up, so the law had to be established to pay for our sins. But God loves us so much, he sent his son to die, so we could live freely without the law and without condemnation. Eventually, this earth will be destroyed, and everything will be perfect again. The Old Testament was written before Jesus came and freed us from the law, so thus the religious, impossible laws, like wearing phylacteries and killing witches. The New Testament was written after Jesus came back, thus no need for these laws.

God himself is unchanging, and his Word is the same-he meant it and still does. But history goes on, and mankind changes over time. You could ask the same question:

If the Bible is the same, why don't we all live in a garden, as naked sinless beings? God is the same, but humans are not and we keep needing correcting and changing over time.

Hope this helps. Also-don't be afraid to pray to God for answers. He did ultimately write the Bible, you know :).

The Bible includes the be attentive to God that's eternal and unchanging. you could burn the field however the be conscious nonetheless continues to be eternal and unchanging in the hearts and minds of His human beings!

Unfortunately the culture has not only invaded the streets but the churches as well. I am a believer and I agree with you. The culture doesn't dictate truth the gospel does. Yes the old and new testament go hand and hand. Gods wrath wasn't needed as much because of Jesus's sacrifice.

The Miracle of the Universe is complex indeed. Biblical contradictions can lead us to misconceptions about ourselves and our surroundings. The answer to your question is indeed both are correct. While God's Word is eternal and unchanging, it remains throughout all of Salvation History. Instead of overturning old rules, it builds upon the foundation as God develops a closer relationship with mankind.

Easy to rebut this nonsense. Since NONE of the early Fathers ever held to one level of meaning

The senses of Scripture

115 According to an ancient tradition, one can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual, the latter being subdivided into the allegorical, moral and anagogical senses. The profound concordance of the four senses guarantees all its richness to the living reading of Scripture in the Church.

116 The literal sense is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis, following the rules of sound interpretation: "All other senses of Sacred Scripture are based on the literal."83

117 The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God's plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.

1. The allegorical sense. We can acquire a more profound understanding of events by recognizing their significance in Christ; thus the crossing of the Red Sea is a sign or type of Christ's victory and also of Christian Baptism.84

2. The moral sense. The events reported in Scripture ought to lead us to act justly. As St. Paul says, they were written "for our instruction".85

3. The anagogical sense (Greek: anagoge, "leading"). We can view realities and events in terms of their eternal significance, leading us toward our true homeland: thus the Church on earth is a sign of the heavenly Jerusalem.86

118 A medieval couplet summarizes the significance of the four senses:

The Letter speaks of deeds; Allegory to faith;

The Moral how to act; Anagogy our destiny.87ing -- and they took that from the : JEWS

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IF you haven't had the heart attack you deserve by reading the above [ wink! ] then consider what the Bible says here :

This is ST AUGUSTINE on ST PAUL's condemnation of literalism

Chapter 6 [IV.]— The Teaching of Law Without the Life-Giving Spirit is "The Letter that Kills."

For that teaching which brings to us the command to live in chastity and righteousness is "the letter that kills," unless accompanied with "the spirit that gives life." For that is not the sole meaning of the passage, "The letter kills, but the spirit gives life," 2 Corinthians 3:6 which merely prescribes that we should not take in the literal sense any figurative phrase which in the proper meaning of its words would produce only nonsense, but should consider what else it signifies, nourishing the inner man by our spiritual intelligence, since "being carnally-minded is death, while to be spiritually-minded is life and peace." Romans 8:6 If, for instance, a man were to take in a literal and carnal sense much that is written in the Song of Solomon, he would minister not to the fruit of a luminous charity, but to the feeling of a libidinous desire. Therefore, the apostle is not to be confined to the limited application just mentioned, when he says, "The letter kills, but the spirit gives life;" 2 Corinthians 3:6 but this is also (and indeed especially) equivalent to what he says elsewhere in the plainest words: "I had not known lust, except the law had said, You shall not covet;" Romans 7:7 and again, immediately after: "Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me." Romans 7:11 Now from this you may see what is meant by "the letter that kills." There is, of course, nothing said figuratively which is not to be accepted in its plain sense, when it is said, "You shall not covet;" but this is a very plain and salutary precept, and any man who shall fulfil it will have no sin at all. The apostle, indeed, purposely selected this general precept, in which he embraced everything, as if this were the voice of the law, prohibiting us from all sin, when he says, "You shall not covet;" for there is no sin committed except by evil concupiscence; so that the law which prohibits this is a good and praiseworthy law. But, when the Holy Ghost withholds His help, which inspires us with a good desire instead of this evil desire (in other words, diffuses love in our hearts), that law, however good in itself, only augments the evil desire by forbidding it. Just as the rush of water which flows incessantly in a particular direction, becomes more violent when it meets with any impediment, and when it has overcome the stoppage, falls in a greater bulk, and with increased impetuosity hurries forward in its downward course. In some strange way the very object which we covet becomes all the more pleasant when it is forbidden. And this is the sin which by the commandment deceives and by it slays, whenever transgression is actually added, which occurs not where there is no law. Romans 4:15

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The word of God Never changes however that isn't what is spoken in church. It is the Word Of MAN that changes over time

God's word is eternal and unchanging.