Short Answer: No
"For I know that God is not a partial God, neither a changeable being; but he is unchangeable from all eternity to all eternity."
Using scriptures to from Topical Guide subject God, Perfection of.
1. “God is not a partial God”
He does not play favorites
"his work is perfect … a God of truth and without iniquity"
When we ask, “Does God change?” the verse begins by grounding us in His perfect fairness.
▪︎ No partiality means God’s love, mercy, and
covenants are extended to all of us without
shifting preference.
▪︎ We are not loved more on one day and less
on another.
▪︎ Our worth does not rise or fall with our
performance, mood, or mistakes.
This steadiness is the first witness that God does not change—His love toward us is constant.
2. “Neither a changeable being”
His nature is fixed, not fluctuating
"I am the Lord, I change not"
Here Mormon moves from God’s fairness to God’s being.
▪︎ God does not evolve, decay, or drift.
▪︎ His character—merciful, just, patient, holy—
does not adjust with culture, pressure, or
time.
▪︎ We can trust His promises because they
rest on a nature that does not shift.
If God changed, His covenants would be unstable. But because He is unchangeable, our hope is anchored.
3. “He is unchangeable from all eternity to
all eternity”
His constancy spans the whole story
"I perceive that it has been made known unto you, by the testimony of his word, that he cannot walk in crooked paths; neither doth he vary from that which he hath said; neither hath he a shadow of turning from the right to the left, or from that which is right to that which is wrong; therefore, his course is one eternal round."
This phrase stretches our vision:
▪︎ God was the same before we existed.
▪︎ God will be the same long after our mortal
chapter ends.
▪︎ His purposes, His plan, His mercy, His
justice, His covenant path—these remain
steady across eternity.
"For do we not read that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing?"
We are held by a God whose reliability is eternal, not seasonal.
"For behold, God knowing all things, being from everlasting to everlasting, behold, he sent angels to minister unto the children of men, to make manifest concerning the coming of Christ; and in Christ there should come every good thing."
We are steadied by a God whose nature, purposes, and promises remain the same across all eternity.
How Moroni 8:18 answers the question “Does God change?”
We learn that:
▪︎ God’s love does not change » He is not
partial.
• "God is not unrighteous to forget your
work", Heb. 6:10.
▪︎ God’s character does not change » He is
not a changeable being.
• "Father of lights, with whom is no
variableness", James 1:17
(Mosiah 2:22; Morm. 9:9).
▪︎ God’s purposes do not change » He is
unchangeable from eternity to eternity.
• "From eternity to eternity he is the same",
Therefore:
When we ask, “Does God change?” Moroni 8:18 answers with a resounding “No”—and invites us to build our trust, our repentance, and our discipleship on His unshakable nature.
"In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began"
The God Who Cannot Change, Yet Changes Us
As we sit with this verse, we begin to see that God’s unchangeableness is not abstract doctrine—it is the foundation of our hope. Because He does not change, we can change. Because His mercy is constant, we can return. Because His covenants are steady, we can walk forward with confidence.
"impossible for God to lie"
We are held by a God who is eternally the same—and eternally for us.
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