Unchanging
James 1:16-18 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every 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. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. James writes at a time when the world worshipped a pantheon of gods. They were very “human” in their character traits but endowed with the powers that made them gods. Of course they were human in their thinking – they were created by humans! They were also capricious and extremely unpredictable. They could be manipulated and caused to change their minds or actions through bribery and flattery. They also warred regularly with one another and mankind usually suffered the fallout from such battles. The gods of Greeks and Romans were tough to get along with. In just a few short verses, James describes a God who is the polar opposite o...