Praising God for His Impassibility

I just finished an article by Kevin DeYoung on the Impassibility of God. That is, God's attribute that affirms His inability to suffer involuntarily or be acted upon externally. The article was written for the breakout session that he spoke at Together for the Gospel 2010. The fifth point in the article makes me want to break out and worship God. It's amazing! Here are two paragraphs:

Listen to Hebrews 2:9: ―But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. This is a purpose statement. The Son of God had to be made for a little while lower than the angels so that he might taste death. Apart from the incarnation, the Son could not die, because God by definition is immortal.

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Do you see the connection in all of this with the doctrine of impassibility? If God as God can suffer then the incarnation is robbed of its glorious condescension. There‘s no mystery and no majesty in the incarnation apart from impassibility. Why become a man if God is capable of experiencing all that needs to be experienced in order to save men?

I hope you see the wisdom, mercy, and love of God in the incarnation of Christ. Look at that, just in time for Christmas.

Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

“For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”
“Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” 

For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.

Romans 11:33-36 

Same Words, Different Meanings

I just came across a link to an amazing video performed by this person, Lindsey Striling. She is definitely a very talented violinist. At the end of the video, she gives a very inspiring message of her hope. Of the gospel, of Jesus Christ:

You know, I have realized that a lot of times I have failed to see the beauty that is in the moments and people that surround me every single day. And this video is actually a really humbling experience, and it reminded me of a time where I honestly felt that no one could see the beauty in me. And maybe that's something you can relate to. Maybe you think that no one sees the beauty in you. But there is one person that, I have learned, always sees the beauty in us. And that's our Savior, Jesus Christ. And this is the time of the year that we have the opportunity to celebrate his birth. He was the greatest gift that we've ever been given, and his gospel allows us the knowledge to know that we can be with our loved ones forever. And in my darkest moments, Jesus Christ has given me hope. If you want to see more about this message, you can click on this video, A Savior is Born. Please share it, watch it, and please know that there is a gift inside of you. He sees it, I see it. I really hope that you can see it. I just want to thank you guys for seeing the gift in me.

But which Jesus Christ is she referring to? Striling is a Mormon. The Savior she refers to is not the one the Bible teaches. The Jesus she knows is Lucifer's spirit brother, a created being. The gospel she refers to does not save. Their emphasis on family and "be[ing] with our loved ones forever" is their gospel. My gospel, the real gospel, reconciles sinful man to a holy God.

I'm very surprised that the words Mormon or Latter Day Saints didn't appear anywhere in the video or article. If one doesn't know better, one could have easily fallen into thinking she is a Christian. This goes to show how one religion can use the same terms, but define them completely different from another.