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“ Summary, Part 4 (final) ” E. BEHOLD GOD INCARNATE’S IMMUTABILITY AS MEDIATOR: HIS MEDIATORIAL PERMANENCY [47:30]. 1. HEB 1:10-12. God the Son is the incorruptible creator of the universe. As in the entire book of Hebrews, this stresses the superiority of the New Covenant over the Old Covenant. 2. HEB 13:8 [50:30]. A simple, direct statement of Christ’s permanency. The God-man’s focus is His intercession for His people, and it continues unabated. It rests on His perfect life and atoning death. Verse 9 reveals the point: that all the strange ideas about Christ that keep appearing defy the fact of the unchanging Christ.
Ian Migala (12/16/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 3 ” 1. MAL 3:6. In addition to what we gleaned from this passage earlier: His stiff-necked people were not consumed due to this attribute. Here, He promises to reform His people. His covenants unite Him to us. Because of His covenant with us in Christ, He will never forsake us, even despite our remaining sin. 2. HEB 6:13, 17-18 [33:45]. As God swears by Himself, His people can hold to His covenants with certainty. There is nothing greater by which God can swear than Himself. 3. JAS 1:16-18 [38:48]. Light enables us to see in the darkness; to see reality. God sheds light by revelation and illuminating grace. It begins at regeneration and progresses through sanctification. The author of regeneration never turns around and authors temptation. He will never lead us into darkness. And so we must not be deceived or blame Him when we stumble back into darkness and temptation. We must also understand that He never changes His position toward us once He turns His heart toward us.
Ian Migala (12/16/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 2 ” 2. 1 SAM 15:29 [11:02]. Saul was not going to override God’s irreversible decree and pick his own successor. Let this teach us to accept our own limitations. We must cling to His promises. 3. JOB 23:13-14 [13:12]. God performs in history exactly what He decreed before time. Our prayers often do not receive the answer we seek because God has decreed otherwise. At those times, we must submit to His sovereignty and fear Him. He decrees our thorns to teach us the sufficiency of His grace. He is not in our hands; we are in His. 4. PS 33:11 [16:53]. God’s decrees are certain. This is not fatalism, but biblical determinism. We are to set our hearts on those things that bring Him glory through His people. 5. PR 19:21 [20:00]. We should commit our plans to the Lord and acknowledge Him in all our ways. C. BEHOLD GOD’S IMMUTABILITY AS OUR CREATOR: GOD’S INCORRUPTIBILITY [21:45]. 1. PS 102:25-27. God never grows old or deteriorates. This calls us to trust the creator, not the creation. 2. IS 40:28 [23:35]. God never faints or fades. We are never beyond His reach for help or blessing. This is great encouragement for us. D. BEHOLD GOD’S IMMUTABILITY AS OUR REDEEMER: GOD’S INDEFECTIBILITY [25:35]. He will never abandon His promises to His people.
Ian Migala (12/16/2014)
from Minneapolis, Minnesota
“ Summary, Part 1 ” [Pastor Nutter credits his former professor, Pastor Greg Nichols of Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan for the outline of this message, which can be found in Pastor Nichols’ book, *What does the Bible say about God?: The Biblical doctrine of God*.] We move on to PART II: THE BIBLICAL DISPLAY OF GOD’S IMMUTABILITY. Immutable does not mean inert; it means unchanging (Mal 3:6). A. BEHOLD GOD’S ABSOLUTE IMMUTABILITY [starting at 3:40 of the audio]. 1. HIS SIMPLICITY IS IMMUTABLE. He is love and light always, and this is true of all of His attributes. 2. HIS SUPREMACY IS IMMUTABLE. His attributes are always perfect. 3. HIS SPIRITUALITY IS IMMUTABLE. He remains incorporeal, indivisible, impassible, and indissoluble. He never tires or fatigues. He never changes in mind, will, or affection. He is always holy, just, and faithful. He will never cease being personal or triune. B. BEHOLD GOD’S IMMUTABILITY AS OUR SOVEREIGN: GOD’S IRREVERSIBILITY [7:20]. This entails that His decree is irreversible. 1. NUM 23:19. In prophecy, God pulls back the veil a bit. Prophecy is not necessarily about the future, but is often a revealing of the decree that explains His faithfulness. His decree guarantees that persecution will never destroy the church.
