Opus 2024-398: Living Difference

One of the first things that came to my mind this morning as I was beginning worship was the personhood of God and how He seems to be different to us Bible believing Protestants.  When I consider certain denominations and other religions, I think of how God is called immutable in a way which goes against how He expresses Himself in the Bible.

God is a person Who becomes our ultimate source and resource.  He expresses Himself through the Holy Spirit and through the written word.  Bible believing Christians do not have a gurus who tell them what to do.  They may have pastors, scholars, friends, and other people who talk to them, but everything they say is to be evaluated it in the light of scripture.  The advice may vary but the actual words don’t change.  I think of how Islam has all these mullahs who can issue fatwas which have the weight of scripture even though they come out of the mullah’s head.  I think of how in the Catholic Church the pope when he speaks ex cathedra has the quality of being infallible.  This is not how a living God relates to us.

God can be described as dynamic, not static. That comes through in a relationship with Him.  It is based on that which does not change but expressed through a living personality.  That is how He communicates with us.  It makes possible spiritual growth and new, deeper understanding.

God’s personality does not change.  It is immutable.  God’s principles do not change.  They are immutable.  How that applies to us in our daily walk is rooted in His personality and principles but is applied like He is a person and not a formula.  Since we are created in His image it is tailored to beings that are also dynamic, not static.

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