God Is Loving & Immutable

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From TFTW Bible College

Since God does not change, His attributes are consistent. God does not stop being just in order to be loving. He does not stop being loving in order to be just. At all times God will be faithful, just, holy, loving, etc.

How can a loving God allow people to go to Hell? Because He was loving enough to give us free will. We chose to rebel against His commandments and be separated from His holiness. But, He also loved us enough to offer His Son as a perfect sacrifice to save man. Some will use their free will to accept the sacrifice on their behalf and some will not. Therefore, God will be faithful to His promise of punishment to those who disobey Him, and just to punish those who disobey Him, while blessing those who do obey Him. God is loving, faithful, and just, all at the same time!

We cannot focus on one attribute of God, such as His love, and use that one attribute to dismiss all the other attributes of God. Yes, God is love. But, God is also faithful, holy, and just. He will not tolerate sin in His presence and will not let the wicked go without a penalty being paid. “The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.” (Nahum 1:3) We must look at all the attributes of God to get a clear picture of who He is. Just as we would not use one word to comprehensively describe a person, so we would not use just one word to comprehensively describe God.



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