What the Bible says about Permanence of God
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Ecclesiastes 1:12-13 God subjected the creation to futility, and He did it in hope. He did it because He wants us to think about how life is whenever He allows human nature to have sway, to dominate what happening on earth and in our lives. Do we want to live this way? Do we want life to be permanently this way? Is there a better way? Are we willing to do something about it so we are part of a better way, one that is not subject to futility but permanent, enduring, and filled with productivity, joy, and a sense of well-being that never ends? Which way do we want? God wants us to go the right way, so He has subjected us to living within it as a prod and reminder. John W. Ritenbaugh Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 1) Related Topics: Impermanence | Impermanence of Physical Things | Joy | Permanence of God | Productivity | Spiritual Productivity | Subjection to Futility | Vanity of Physical life

Hebrews 1:10-12 This verses contain a vivid contrast to Ecclesiastes 1. In nature, everything is undergoing constant change from one generation to another. In contrast, God changes not; He is permanent. Though Solomon reaches the despairing conclusion that the crooked cannot be made straight, God is saying to His children, on the other hand, that now is the time to effect positive, worthwhile changes with His help. These changes will eventually become a permanent part of our personality because the great Creator is working within us. We find ourselves, then, in a situation where life appears to be vain and absurd, but for the Christian it is not. God has designed things so that we, being able to see the contrast, consciously make the choices in our lives to move toward the permanent and eternal, effecting the changes we need to make in our character to be carried through the grave. John W. Ritenbaugh Ecclesiastes and the Feast of Tabernacles (Part 1) Related Topics: Change | Change Direction | Change of Heart | Change of Mind | Changelessness of God | Character | Character, Building | Character, God's | Permanence of God | Permanence of Spiritual Things

 

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