We may summarize our conclusions as follows. The Bible asserts that God repents, but it also denies that he repents, because he is not a man. Therefore, the language of divine repentance is analogical and anthropomorphic.  We may not ignore it, for repentance reflects an important truth about God: he changes the course of his actions toward people when they sin or repent of sin. Sin and repentance change our relationship to God. On the other hand, we must not apply to God the human instability or passion suggested by repentance, for the eternal God does not change, and neither do his plans.  Edward Leigh said that God’s repentance is “not affective but effective,” not an inward change in his thoughts and feelings but an outward change in his acts. Charnock said, “ Repentance in God is only a change of his outward conduct, according to his infallible foresight and immutable will. ” Joel R. Beeke and Paul M. Smalley, Reformed Systematic Theology: Revelation and God, vol. ...

  We call God’s infinite power his omnipotence (Latin omni, “all,” and potentia, “power”). Ames said, “The omnipotence of God is that by which he is able to effect all things which he wills or could will.”  The Scriptures confess, “Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all” (1 Chron. 29:12), and, “None is able to withstand thee” (2 Chron. 20:6).  Greg Nichols says, “The Creator alone has supreme power that is ideal (Gen. 18:14, 25), self-existent (Acts 17:25, 28), infinite (Eph. 1:19–23; 3:20), eternal (Rom. 1:20), and unchangeable (Isa. 40:28; Heb. 1:10–12).”  James Ussher offered the following summary of divine omnipotence :       •      First, he is able to perform whatsoever he will, or is not contrary to his nature.       •      Second, he can do all things without labor, and...