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God doesn't change His mind?

That IS what the Bible says though, isn't it? What it DOES say is:

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. (Romans 11:29-32)

Really? Can't be persuaded.... what you're teaching doesn't match the Bible.

Do you not see a difference between God offering mercy as a reward for the repentance of men and God changing His mind about His solemn decrees about what is right or wrong? As it turned out, Abraham's plea did not change God's mind at all since He already knew His judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah was correct. I hope you grasp the significance of when God can be petitioned for mercy and the futileness of asking Him to change what, in His omniscience and holiness, He has declared. God's "gifts and callings" are without repentance seems to clarify, at least for me, that those whom He has called and the gifts He has given will not be recalled, are irrevocable and will not change.

Perhaps the Mormon god isn't all powerful, omniscience or knows the end from the beginning? Maybe because of these weaknesses, he couldn't know that what he told Joseph Smith to write in the BOM about the black race would someday be something that Mormons would find uncomfortable and limiting of their appeal to the world and he'd have to change his mind about. Maybe, like this, he also messed up the command about plurality of marriage and had to take that one back, too.

I'll stick with the REAL, TRUE God, if you don't mind. He isn't caught off balance or needs to be talked into changing what He declares is right or wrong. Maybe you should consider Him as well.

"As it turned out, Abraham's plea did not change God's mind at all since He already knew His judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah was correct."

But that doesn't change the fact that God isn't inflexible. He allowed Abraham the flexibility to explore the possibilities and so He changed His decree for Abraham's sake.

"I'll stick with the REAL, TRUE God, if you don't mind. He isn't caught off balance or needs to be talked into changing what He declares is right or wrong. Maybe you should consider Him as well."

Exodus 32: 14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

"I'll stick with the REAL, TRUE God,..."

Yea that's what the priests of Baal thought too until some prophet came along and threw cold water on everything...

Deuteronomy 4:
28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

If I were to append that it would also include...

"nor smell, nor talk to man face to face, nor call prophets, allow men to create their own creeds, nor do miracles, nor send angels, that say but a few words in Palestine and forgets the rest of the world."

My God sees, eats, hears, has lots and lots of writings, calls prophets, works directly with men to bring about their immortality and eternal life, sends heavenly messengers to minister to people, does miracles, answers prayers, gives personal revelation, works to make men perfect, has a perfect body of flesh and bone. My God is alive.

Your God is... well... kinda hard to eat when you don't have a body huh?