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Never Changes

Jesus. Never Changes. “ Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever .” Heb. 13:8. Jesus. Never Changes. Hebrews written to encourage Christians. Sacrificed for their faith - Heb. 6:10 “work and labor of love”

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Never Changes

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  1. Jesus NeverChanges “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.” Heb. 13:8

  2. Jesus NeverChanges Hebrews written to encourage Christians • Sacrificed for their faith - Heb. 6:10 “work and labor of love” • Lost Possessions - Heb. 10:34 “plundering of your goods” • Suffered Persecution - Heb. 10:32 “endured a great conflict of sufferings”

  3. Jesus NeverChanges “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” Heb. 13:8 Jesus never changes because He is eternal He and His doctrine are unchangeable “LIKE A CLOAK YOU WILL FOLD THEM UP, AND THEY WILL BE CHANGED. BUT YOU ARE THE SAME, AND YOUR YEARS WILL NOT FAIL” Heb. 1:12 “For I am the LORD, I change not.” Mal. 3:6 Past = yesterday Present = today Future = forever

  4. False Conclusions Christ still performs miracles - Creation - Col. 1:16 “by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth” • Adam and Eve - Gen.1:28 “replenish” - Raised the dead - Lazarus - Jn. 11:43-44 Jn. 20:30-31 “that you might believe” - Apostles and Early Christians - miraculous power 1 Cor. 13:8 “fail, cease, vanish away”

  5. False Conclusions Baptism not required in olden days • Therefore it is not required today • Old Testament times - born into the family • Now Christ is the head of the church - Eph.1:23 • Commanded us to be baptized – Mk. 16:15-16 • Must be born again - Jn. 3:1-7

  6. False Conclusions Instrumental Music is Ok in worship today Used it in the past He does not change Therefore it must be OK. Also used incense, worshipped on Sabbath, feasts, etc. “God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” Jn. 4:24

  7. How is Christ the Same ? In His Divine Nature “You are my Son, today I have begotten You” Heb. 1:5 Redemption: “flesh and blood” = Heb. 2:14 “be tempted” = Heb. 4:15 “be perfected” = Heb. 5:9 Causes Him to be unchanging

  8. How is Christ the Same ? His Characteristics His Love does not Change “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends” Jn. 15:13 “For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died” 2 Cor. 5:14

  9. How is Christ the Same ? His Characteristics His Church is Unchanging Dan. 2:44 “never be destroyed… it shall stand for ever” 1 Cor. 15:24-26 - reign until last enemy defeated

  10. How is Christ the Same ? His Characteristics His Word / Truth is Unchanging God speaks through His Son - Heb. 1:2 “Heaven and earth shall Pass. away. but my words shall not pass away.” Matt. 24:35 “Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation…contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints” Jude 3

  11. How is Christ the Same ? His Characteristics His Word / Truth is Unchanging - Plan of salvation does not change - Moral standard is unchanging - Sin is always an abomination to God “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” Rom. 1:18

  12. How is Christ the Same ? His Characteristics Willingness to Save Man “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Lk. 19:10 “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Pet. 3:9

  13. Jesus NeverChanges Day of Judgment Disobedient Punished in the Past Same on Judgment Day 2 Pet. 2:4-9 Obedient Always rewarded the faithful Rev. 22:14

  14. Jesus CanChange You

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