Irrevocable (278) ametameletos by Greek Word Studies

Irrevocable (278) (ametameletos from a = without + metamélomai = change one's mind; regret) means not feeling regret as result of what one has done. The idea is not feeling regret as result of what one has done not regretful, not feeling sorry about. It means that God will not change His mind about what He has promised Israel through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God's gifts and callings are ametameletos or "incapable of being changed, not to be taken back, inflexible" and in 2Cor 7:10 ametameletos speaks "of the beneficial results of repentance with nothing to feel sorry about, leaving no feeling of regret." (Friberg) BDAG says in the passive sense ametameletos means "not to be regretted, without regret" and the active sense it means "feeling no remorse, having no regret." This word is first in the Greek placing emphasis on this truth. Literally "irrevocable (are) the gifts and calling of God." Irrevocable in English = Not possible to revoke; Unalterable. Webster's 1828 adds "Not to be recalled or revoked; that cannot be reversed, repealed or annulled; as an irrevocable decree, sentence, edict or doom; irrevocable fate; an irrevocable promise." The KJV says "not to be repented of" which is very inadequate. It would have been better translated "without regret". What the apostle is saying here is that when God has given gifts to men and has extended His salvation to them, He never regrets the extension of His grace or changes His mind as having made a mistake because of the behavior of the ones that He saved and gifted. Salvation should never be considered as merely man's decision to follow Christ, but also God's acceptance of the genuineness of that decision and the birth and existence of faith. The only other NT use is by Paul (no uses in the Septuagint)... 2Cor 7:10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death. Comment: Here ametameletos is used as a verbal adjective connected with repentance. Metanoia is true repentance, changing of one's mind and asking God to change his heart that he may sin no more. Metaméleia, the noun derived from metaméllomai (3338), means to regret the results of one's decision and action. A thief may regret having stolen because he was caught and punished. However, if the thief is convicted in his heart that stealing is wrong and sinful, he will repent of his sin, not because he was caught, but because of his conviction that sin is contrary to God's will and his own good. Thus he is contrite and asks God to take away the guilt of his sin and to make him a righteous person, one who hates stealing and all other sin. What Paul is therefore speaking about here is unregrettable repentance. No one would regret his repentance because of the consequence of that repentance which is salvation. It is not to be regretted because it has led unto salvation (Nu 23:19; 1Sa 15:29). When God calls it is an effectual call and when He gives you a gift it can never be taken back or annulled. The Sovereign God guarantees these things to the elect. John MacArthur - God’s sovereign election of Israel, like that of individual believers, is unconditional and unchangeable, because it is rooted in His immutable nature and expressed in the unilateral, eternal Abrahamic Covenant (MacArthur Study Bible Nashville: Word Pub) Moses testifies that... "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? (Numbers 23:19) (See related topic: Truth) In Malachi God testifies... "For I, the LORD, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed" (Malachi 3:6) (See related topic: Immutable) In Isaiah God says... Shall I bring to the point of birth, and not give delivery?" says the LORD. "Or shall I who gives delivery shut the womb?" says your God (Isaiah 66:9) UNCHANGING GOD, HEAR FROM ETERNAL HEAV’N by Samuel J. Stone Unchanging God, hear from eternal Heav’n: We plead Thy gifts of grace, forever given, Thy call, without repentance, calling still, The sure election of Thy sovereign will. Out of our faith in Thee, Who canst not lie, Out of our heart’s desire, goes up our cry, From hope’s sweet vision of the thing to be, From love to those who still are loved by Thee. Bring Thy beloved back, Thine Israel, Thine own elect who from Thy favor fell, But not from Thine election! O forgive, Speak but the word, and lo! the dead shall live. Father of mercies! these the long astray, These in soul blindness now the far away, These are not aliens, but Thy sons of yore, Oh, by Thy Fatherhood, restore, restore! Triune Jehovah, Thine the grace and power, Thine all the work, its past, its future hour, O Thou, Who failest not, Thy gifts fulfill, And crown the calling of Thy changeless will. Romans 11:30 For just as you once were disobedient to God, but now have been shown mercy because of their disobedience, Greek: hosper gar humeis pote epeithesate (2PAAI) to theo nun de eleethete (2PAPI) te touton apeitheia Amplified: Just as you were once disobedient and rebellious toward God but now have obtained [His] mercy, through their disobedience, ESV: Just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, ICB: At one time you refused to obey God. But now you have received mercy, because those people refused to obey. NIV: Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, NKJV: For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience, NLT: Once, you Gentiles were rebels against God, but when the Jews refused his mercy, God was merciful to you instead. Phillips: Just as in the past you were disobedient to God but have found that mercy which might have been theirs but for their disobedience, Wuest: For, even as you formerly disbelieved God, yet now have been made recipients of mercy through the occasion of the unbelief of these, Young's Literal: for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these: FOR JUST AS YOU (Gentiles) ONCE WERE DISOBEDIENT TO GOD : hosper gar humeis pote epeithesate (2PAAI) to theo: (1Corinthians 6:9-11; Ephesians 2:1,2,12,13,19-21; Colossians 3:7; Titus 3:3-7) (Ro 11:31; 1Corinthians 7:25; 2 Corinthians 4:1; 1Timothy 1:18; 1Peter 2:10) For - Always pause and ponder this important term of explanation.

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