One of the most celebrated truths pertaining to our God is that He is immutable (unchanging). He is holy, just, merciful, gracious, loving, all powerful, all knowing, and everywhere present. Today, He is exactly what He always was, and always will be. “For I am the LORD, I change not… (Malachi 3:6).” James refers to God as, “…the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (James 1:17)” This simple truth has far reaching ramifications:
Since God does not change, what He has proclaimed as truth will always be the truth. “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. (Psalms 119:89)” Truth never changes, because the Author of truth never changes.
Since God does not change, what He promises must come to pass. “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. (2Corinthians 1:20)” God’s promises are sure because He never changes His mind, He cannot lie, and He never forgets. He is immutable!
Right and wrong are inseparably linked to Him, and since He is immutable, what He has determined to be right, or wrong, will always be right, or wrong. For example: God calls homosexuality wrong in Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; and Romans 1:27. God calls pornography wrong in Matthew 5:28-29; 1Cor. 6:18-20; and Galatians 5:19-25. God calls transgenderism wrong in Genesis 1:27; Deuteronomy 22:5; and 1Corinthians 6:9. God calls lying wrong in Proverbs 6:16-19; 12:22; 19:9; and Psalms 101:7. God calls pride wrong in Proverbs 11:2; 16:5; and 16:18. …and the list goes on. Today, our perception of right, and wrong, do not align with God’s Word, so we are certainly misled, because “right” and “wrong” were His idea, and He never changes.
As believers, we who know God, are His representatives on earth. We must represent God’s immutability to those who do not yet know Him. If we, as children of God, perceive His truth as evolving, if we doubt His promises, if we accept what He calls wrong as right, or what He calls right as wrong, our lives will convey to the world that we serve a God who changes with time, and He does not!