The Golden Rule

[gabelpa]

I think the point about "no unclean thing dwelling with God" is that no unclean thing can inherit what God has. In other words, no unclean thing can dwell with God in Celestial glory. I think it's talking about our eternal state or assigned kingdom of glory following death and judgment.

After all, we all sinned to varying degrees in the premortal existence, else why would God reveal to Abraham that he was one of the "noble and great ones?" Also, see Alma 13.

So I don't think it's saying God is incapable of quickening unclean beings to be able to temporarily abide His presence.

As I've seen it for a while, the idea of no unclean thing dwelling with God, is that it's not God that can't be with the sinful people, but rather the other way around, us that cannot dwell with God because of our sinful nature, or unrepented nature.

Here's something to chew on.. Has Heavenly Father made mistakes?

[Doctor Steuss]

Here's something to chew on.. Has Heavenly Father made mistakes?

Jonah 3:9.

[CrimsonKairos]

As I've seen it for a while, the idea of no unclean thing dwelling with God, is that it's...us that cannot dwell with God because of our sinful nature, or unrepented nature.

What I'm saying is that if God wants to, He can quicken or translate any person to be able to abide His presence (i.e. Saul, Joseph Smith, et al). However, it would be unjust to reward an unrepentant, unclean soul with Celestial glory reserved for those like Christ. It's in that sense that I think the whole "no unclean thing can dwell with God" is mentioned in scriptures.

As for God making mistakes...when I meet some people, I have to wonder.

[Dr T]

I don't see God making a mistake there. I see him being consistent with his grace. He "relented" not "repented."