Covenant Reformed News – May 2022 • Volume XIX, Issue 1
This article from Covenant Reformed News examines God's immutability and unchangeableness in contrast to the constant changes and trials experienced in human life, using Psalm 102 as a biblical foundation for reflection. The piece encourages readers to find stability and comfort in God's eternal nature even amidst life's distressing circumstances, offering pastoral insight into how the doctrine of God's unchangeableness addresses suffering and uncertainty.
The Unchangeable God (1) Change is an intrinsic part in our created and fallen world. There are changes in the weather, the economy and technology. Some changes in the nations are especially distressing and even lethal: wars, diseases and famines. We could say that the news is almost all about change. Consider the many changes in your own life. You were once a tiny unborn baby in your mother’s womb. Some nine months after your conception, you were born. You grew from infancy through childhood...