Talk of the Town

God not subject to change

- ... with Pastor Theo Snyman

THE changing of the seasons is a reminder of the fact that we are living in an ever-changing world.

We have heard that our lives are like the flowers of the field ... here today; gone tomorrow! Is everything subject to change, or are there some things that are immutable?

God cannot change! He says: "I the LORD do not change” (Malachi 3:6). The Creator of heaven and earth is perfect in every way. He is holy, righteous and just in all of His ways. “Righteousn­ess and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulne­ss go before you” (Psalm 89:14).

Truth cannot change either! The problem today is that we have so many contradict­ory teachings all proclaimin­g to be the truth. Not even the majority are necessaril­y correct. The Lord Jesus said: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Luke 21:33). The Bible is truth; knowing its contents will set us free!

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). The names and titles given to Jesus are far too numerous to mention here. The declaratio­n of Peter is perhaps the most appropriat­e for this article. He said: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16).

All roads may lead to Rome, but not all roads lead to heaven! “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death” (Proverbs 14:12). People follow teachings of their choice for they “seem right” to them, but if they are not based on the truth, they will unfortunat­ely have a rude awakening one day.

Why try to change the immutable? The changes we experience around us cannot change the unchangeab­le!

Quotations from New Internatio­nal Version

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