Podcast: Kitchen Table Theology

Podcast Series: God’s Amazing Attributes

Episode Number: 016

Episode Name: Immutability

Episode Length: 23:02

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Host: Jeff Cranston

Co Host: Jen Denton

Episode Summary

It has been said that the only thing consistent in this life is change. With change everywhere around us, we need something that doesn’t move – doesn’t change – something or Someone on whom we can depend. And that someone is God. The doctrine of Immutability simply means that God is unchangeable.

Topics We Discussed in this Episode

● [4:34] The doctrine of Immutability simply means that God is unchangeable. God is unchanging in who He is, His being, His purposes, His promises, His character – everything about God is unchanging.

● [7:39] The contrast between being and becoming marks the difference between the Creator and the created.

● [8:59] God is unchanging in both His purposes and His promises.

● [11:48] Does God change his mind?

● [16:41] To answer the question, “Why is this important in my day-to-day life?”, let’s ask the question, “What would it be like if God could change?”.

Resources We Mentioned in the Show

· Jeff referred to a quote in the novel, "Baghdad: The Final Gathering", written by Ahmad Ardalan in the show today: “Sometimes in life, a sudden situation, a moment in time, alters your whole life, [and] forever changes the road ahead.”

· Jeff mentioned the Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck’s work, The Doctrine of God.

Bible Verses We Mentioned in the Show

● Psalm 102:25-27, HCSB

● Malachi 3:6, NIV

● James 1:17, HSCB

● Isaiah 46:9-11, NASB

● Numbers 23:19, NIV

● 1 Samuel 15:29, NIV

● Jonah 3:4, 10, NLT

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