Immutability
The Identity and Attributes of God
January 12, 2025
Rev. Dr. Gabe Sylvia
God is immutable—unchanging in essence, character, and perfections—so He remains constant, faithful to His promises and covenants, and Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Summary
The sermon expounds the attribute of God's immutability, teaching that nothing in creation can affect God's essence, nature, or perfections. Because God's character does not change, He is the most predictable being and all biblical revelations of His ways remain steadfast. Although we live under a different covenant than Israel, the covenants all reflect the same unchanging divine nature, guaranteeing that God will fulfill His promises; the eternal sameness of Jesus Christ underscores this truth. As Puritan Richard Baxter observed, even if we lose houses or goods, God's unchangeableness assures that He will always hold and sustain us.
Key Points
- Definition: God's immutability means He is unchangeable in essence, nature, and perfections.
- God's character does not change, making Him the most predictable being in the universe.
- Scriptural revelation of God's ways remains true because God is unchangeable.
- Different covenants share the same divine nature; God's commitment to His promises is constant.
- Jesus Christ exemplifies this eternality: the same yesterday, today, and forever.
- Practical comfort (Richard Baxter): earthly losses do not alter God's unchanging care and hold over us.
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