God’s holiness, His wrath against sin, and His extension of mercy did not change, but He did provide a better sacrifice for us: the perfect Lamb of God (John 1:29 Hebrews 10:10). Under the terms of the New Covenant, the Son of God Himself became the sacrifice, and the old system, having served its purpose, became obsolete (Luke 22:20 Hebrews 9:11–14). For example, under the Mosaic Covenant, God declared that animals sacrificed in the manner He prescribed would atone for the sins of the people (Leviticus 4:23 9:2–13 Numbers 29:11). The methods He uses to deal with human beings have changed through the centuries, but the values and purposes behind those methods did not. God never changes, and nothing about Him changes: His character traits such as love, mercy, kindness, justice, and wisdom always exist in perfection. God’s quality of never changing is called immutability. He cannot change because He cannot be better than He already is and He cannot fail or become less than perfect, so He cannot become worse than He is. For God to change would mean that He either becomes better or worse, and God is ultimate perfection. Change means a move in another direction. “I, the Lord, never change,” God declares in Malachi 3:6. But should everything be open to change? The Bible gives us clear guidelines on what should change and what should stay the same. But many people believe we should also change our morals, ethics, and beliefs to accommodate changes in culture. We know we should change oil, lightbulbs, and dirty diapers. Every time a new politician steps into the ring, he promises change.
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