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the old testament (particularly the mosaic books) are literally filled with instances in which God's appears to change his mind... for instance, in the genesis narrative about noah it clearly says that God was sorry that he had mad man (chapter 6). this indicates that God didn't fully know what to expect from his creation. however, the genesis narratives are very ancient... they seem to have a style separate from the books of law and prophets.
in the new testament the figure of Christ is portrayed as our advocate before the Holy Father. it seems that we would not need an advocate should God be unable to change his mind. i think this says that God's nature is unchanging... yet his mercy can be entreated. this isn't something the church touches on too often.
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