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What does the Bible say about god being the same?

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The Bible teaches that God is eternally unchanging in his being, character, promises, and saving purpose. Malachi 3:6 declares, “I the Lord do not change,” and James 1:17 calls him the Father with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Psalm 90:2 and Psalm 102:24-27 contrast God’s everlasting life with the passing creation, while Hebrews 13:8 proclaims Jesus Christ as the same yesterday, today, and forever. God’s covenant word does not fail, as Psalm 89:34 affirms, and his unchanging holiness makes both the gift of eternal life in Christ and the judgment of sin sure (Romans 6:23).

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  • Hebrews 13:8

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

  • Malachi 3:6

    "For I, Yahweh, don't change; therefore you, sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

  • James 1:17

    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

  • Revelation 1:8

    "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

  • Psalms 90:2

    Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever you had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God.

  • Psalms 102:24-27

    [24] I said, "My God, don't take me away in the midst of my days. Your years are throughout all generations. [25] Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands. [26] They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed. [27] But you are the same. Your years will have no end.

  • 1 Peter 1:24-25

    [24] For, "All flesh is like grass, And all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls; [25] But the Lord's word endures forever." This is the word of good news which was preached to you.

  • Psalms 89:34

    I will not break my covenant, Nor alter what my lips have uttered.

  • John 1:1

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  • Romans 6:23

    For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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