Impassibility Makes Sense of Our Faith in the Father and Son
As an ancient discipline, theology uses old and unfamiliar words. Sometimes then, we find theological words hard to figure out. The word impassibility, for example, sounds strange to us. Yet at its heart, impassibility means that God never stops loving you perfectly. No hunger, tiredness, or other ailments can prevent God from loving you fully and perfectly, ages without end. The doctrine means that God does not have created a body with nerves, needs, and necessities like drinking or eating. God is uncreated, of a different nature than we are. Jesus says, “God is Spirit” (John 4:24). So we should...