A Christ-Centered Concept About Change, Part 2

A Christ-Centered Concept About Change, Part 2

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” Ephesians 4:22-24

Are you familiar with the idiomatic expression, “change is in the air?” It conveys that something is about to change, such as concepts, attitudes, beliefs, or feelings. As we continue to consider a Christ-centered concept about change, I must emphatically stress that our exploration of Christ-centered change begins with Christ.

“For I am the LORD, I change not;” Malachi 3:6a

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8

For our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ to change would imply that He needs to develop into something better, or that He is flawed and needs to improve. However, the Word of God clearly declares that God is excellent and flawless.

“Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.” Psalm 25:8

“To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, And there is no unrighteousness in him.” Psalm 92:15

God is supreme in excellence and perfection. He cannot and will not change who He is because His essence is perfect and exempt from the need to change.

Our Infinite and Almighty God’s attribute of never changing is known as immutability.

At no time will our Father God change. His forever-fixed attributes of goodness, grace, love, mercy, truth, holiness, righteousness, wisdom, and justice are continually cemented in perfection. The efforts that the Eternal God employs to interact with those made in His image have altered through the ages, but the principles and purposes behind those actions have not.

As I mentioned earlier, God our Father never changes, but we, being made in His image, do. Our bodies, minds, beliefs, and the standards we subscribe to are all subject to change.

Did you ever consider that God designed us with the capacity to change? As image-bearers, we can process and arrive at conclusions that are separate from visible or physical realities. What does the Scripture say?

“So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created he them.” Genesis 1:27

The original first couple, Adam and Eve, were positioned in perfection but were still subject to change. Some of the changes they experienced were excellent as they managed the garden and deepened their relationship with God and each other as the Creator’s first couple.

However, their deliberate decision to sin brought about a colossal curse that not only changed Adam and Eve’s works and wills but also their very nature. Consequently, their surroundings were subjected to a change that their deceptive hearts, and the devil, believed in, ultimately condemning all souls to the consequences of sin—death.

However, our Heavenly Father intervened with divine intervention, decreeing a new destiny. We will consider what changed in our next time together.

Not a sermon, just some thoughts.

FtGG