Immutability
Definition
God’s nature admits no continuous change (change being a sign of relative imperfection). God loses nothing of what He has and acquires nothing He has not, neither diminishes nor increases. It is a consequence of God’s self-sufficiency; yet it is not a static, frozen absolute, since the Triune life is an eternal movement of love.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Chalcedonian Definition
- Divine Simplicity
- Eternal Movement Of Love
- Incarnation
- Self-Sufficiency
Biblical References
- Numbers 23:19 — *God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen? *
- Malachi 3:6 — *“Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished. *
- James 1:17 — *All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. *