A Truth to Believe

What does it mean that God is Immutable?

God’s immutability means that he does not and cannot change. He is constant, stable, and unchanging in his essence, character, purposes, and promises. Because God is perfectly holy and good, this unchangeableness is not a limitation but a glorious perfection.  

Change implies either improvement or decline, increase or decrease, and growth or decay. Yet God cannot become better because he is already perfect, nor can he become less because he would cease to be God. All of God's creatures are constantly becoming. Yet God is only being. He doesn't grow, transform, diminish, lessen, or decline. He is who he is. He does what he does. He accomplishes what he purposes. He remains the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

God is unchanging in his essence, his character, his purposes, and his promises. He remains forever who he has always been. At the same time, Scripture teaches that God truly acts within history, possesses emotions, and relates to his creatures. He enters into space and time and responds to human circumstances. God genuinely expresses pleasure, compassion, and sorrow, yet these responses never alter his unchanging nature. 

God is our rock, refuge, and firm foundation. He is constant, firm, without variation, and without difference. Because God is not subject to change or dependent on anything outside himself, he is completely trustworthy. We can rest in the certainty that the God who has revealed himself in Scripture will always be exactly who he says he is and will always accomplish what he has promised to do. Our faith and life depend upon a God who is infinitely worthy of our worship and trust, who never changes but is absolutely and eternally constant.

For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. (Malachi 3:6)

Something about Living

The Christian life = continual satisfaction in Jesus Christ + always seeking more of him.

A Quote

"If we would obtain strong consolation and permanent peace, we must not be contented with vague and uncertain notions, with obscure views of [Christ]; but we must earnestly seek after enlarged views of his fullness and sufficiency, and a firm belief in both. We must get ourselves well informed as to the dignity of his person, the value of his merits, and the fullness of his grace; and we must also be more fully acquainted with his condescensions, virtues and triumphs"

Thomas Charles - Spiritual Counsels

A Resource

One of our family's favorite books to read aloud is Little Pilgrim's Progress. This 2021 version illustrated by Joe Sutphin captivated our children.

If you are looking for a version for a little bit younger kids, Little Pilgrim's Big Journey – Parts 1, 2, and 3 – is another one our kids loved.