Divine apathy is the doctrine that the divine nature is incapable of suffering, passivity or modification. This doctrine is a common feature of Platonist, Aristotelian, and Stoic philosophical theology and was held by most Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thinkers prior to the twentieth century.
Divine apathy is the doctrine that the divine nature is incapable of suffering, passivity or modification. This doctrine is a common feature of Platonist, Aristotelian, and Stoic philosophical theology and seems to have heavily influenced post-Biblical Jewish, Christian, and Muslim thought. On the other hand, the Bible depicts YHWH as capable of grieving, for example: "And then יהוה sighed as He has effectuated the ʔǟḏǟ̖m in the land, and then He travailed (Himself) to His heart." (Genesis 6:6 Scriptures of the Faith Once Delivered)
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thought. On the other hand, the Bible depicts YHWH as capable of grieving, for example: "And then יהוה sighed as He has effectuated the ʔǟḏǟ̖m in the land, and then He travailed (Himself) to His heart." (Genesis 6:6 Scriptures of the Faith Once Delivered)