We had some spirited discussion in our ConnectGroup from church this week over the topic: "God is unchangeable". We all agreed that his character, his purpose and his will are unchangeable, but one of the sections in J.I. Packer's book, "Knowing God", talks about his "ways" being unchangeable. When we look at the Old Testament, we see some practices, seemingly condoned by God, that aren't accepted at all today - animal sacrifice, slavery and polygamy to name a few. My pastors helped me understand that in the Old Testament, we see people reaching up to God trying to do anything and everything possible to get his attention and get closer to him. In the New Testament, we see God coming down to us and showing himself to us through the person of Jesus. This was God's plan forever, so his plan didn't change. It is playing out in each one of our lives day by day.
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