1. God is immutable in His essence. Mal. 3:6 – I am the Lord – I change not. Only he can say, “I am that I am”. Ex. 3:14
2. God is immutable in His attributes.
3. God is immutable in His counsel. Rom. 11:29 – the gifts and calling of God are w/o repentance. Gen. 6:5-8 -- v. 6 – sorry(repented) -- grieved in His heart
“When speaking of Himself, God frequently accommodates His language to our limited capacities. He describes Himself as clothed with bodily members, as eyes, ears, or hands. He speaks of Himself as walking, or rising early; yet He neither slumbers nor sleeps.” AW Pink
IV. We are the New Creation of the Master Creator v. 18, 21
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Are you self-deceived? The most dangerous kind of deception is self-deception, as is very well explained here. Even Christians can be deceived. This sermon made me think about my own self and the things I believe. I like that many of the attributes of God were covered as examples of how we can be deceived as well as doctrinal deceptions. Always a blessing to examine oneself, I sure don't want be self-deceived when it comes to our God. I've really benefited from this series on James and we're still in chapter one! It sure is one power packed little book.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...