Our trust in God is based on His unwavering personality. Scripture claims He solidly loves us, forgives us, and makes provision for our wishes. But many followers worry that God might reject them if they sin too much, don’t read the Bible each day, or displease Him in some other way. The fake concept that God will bin one He saved springs from a simplistic view of His nature. We incline to attribute one emotion to God at a time either he is indignant or loving. Instead, the Father’s nature is as complicated as our own.

We are able to love a kid completely while we are upset over their actions. The same is true of God. For example, the righteous hate that led Him to threaten the Israelites did not replace His care for them. Though His holiness desired justice for their sin of idol worship, His mercy heard Moses’ plea and pardoned them. Our heavenly Father has many feelings and traits, and He handles each circumstance according to His perfect nature. That is why we will say he is unchangeable. Even so, some folks point at passages like Exodus 32 to falsely prove that God changes His mind.

But God is omniscient. He knew Moses would intercede for his folks, just as He knows when we may stumble and how frequently we are going to fall short of His standards for goodness. The Father saved us from death any way and will not turn His back on us for whatever reason. The immutability of His nature means that God will adore us forever, even if we fail.