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Exodus 32:11-14 (NASB):
11 Then Moses entreated the Lord his God, and said, “O Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, ‘With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from ...
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When something is perfect, there is no need to change it. God is perfect. Therefore, He does not need to change His mind.
Malachi 3:6 (ESV) “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
However, there are occasions in the Bible when God seems to change His mind. God, we find changes His mind in some instances ...
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According to most Christian traditions, God cannot change His mind.
There are those that teach that He can change His mind, a position inherent in Open Theism. However, this is seen as a heresy by most orthodox Christian traditions. It denies the omniscience of God.
From http://www.reformationtheology.com/2011/07/does_god_ever_change_his_mind.php
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The Catechism says:
"An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin." The faithful can gain indulgences for themselves or apply them to the dead.
CCC 1471
and I think that answers it. Every time you bless yourself with holy water, you have a partial indulgence. A plenary ...
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