He seems to nail down a few attributes: everlasting, unchangeable, unalterable, and even loving and wise. Similarities and Differences Between the Unmoved Mover and GodĪristotle does seem to get a few things right about the Unmoved Mover in terms of our God. We can use existing materials to make art such as paintings, music, writing, etc.īut God makes everything out of nothing, ex nihilo.įor more verses on God’s immutability, check out this article here. Nothing on earth could exist without God to set it into motion.Īs finite beings, we cannot create in the same way that God does. John, here, hits the nail on the head in terms of the Unmoved Mover. God doesn’t shift or change over time.īefore the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God ( Psalm 90:2).Īll things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made ( John 1:3). False dichotomies we hear about the Old Testament God versus the New Testament God fall flat here. Not only does God grant us every good and perfect gift, but God does not experience any variations. Let’s explore some passages that talk about how God never changes:Įvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change ( James 1:17). Immutability essentially means “unchangeable” or “unalterable” In this article, we’ll dive into what Scripture says about God’s immutability, how God is and isn’t like Aristotle’s Unmoved Mover, and what we can learn from this. After all, God set everything into motion in Creation ( Genesis 1) and he doesn’t change ( Hebrews 13:8). But there first needs to be a cause that sets everything into motion, an immutable, all-powerful being. We see that everything has a cause and effect. The idea behind the Unmoved Mover: Everything is changing and constantly in motion. For those not familiar, I’ll break down our terms below.

His immutability does seem to remind us of a certain Grecian philosopher’s ideas about God.įor those of us who took a philosophy class in high school or college, we may have familiarity with Aristotle’s concept of the Unmoved Mover.

That he stays the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow ( Malachi 3:6).

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