12 Things God Can’t Do

Is it true to say that God can do anything? In 12 Things God Can’t Do, Nick Tucker explains how trusting in a God who can’t do things helps you sleep at night.

Confidence in God’s Word

In just under 200 pages, Tucker tells us 12 truths about God. We often hear that God can do anything, and this is what makes him God. What is also true, however, is that there are things God can’t do that also make him God.

What Tucker does best in this book is take the truths and apply them to your personal life. For instance, the fact that God can’t change his mind gives us confidence in his word. We can be certain and sure about what he says, and we can rest in his promises.

Comfort for Christians

There are three interludes in the book that explain how – in the incarnation – God did the very things he cannot do. For instance, even though we know that God can’t learn, the Bible tells us that God went to school. Jesus grew in wisdom. Even though this is a mystery, the fact that Jesus is both God and man is central to our salvation.

I was most moved in Chapter 7 which shows how God can’t be lonely. The trinity shows us that God expresses love in its fullness. Tucker says that “God can offer to even the most alienated and alone amongst us the possibility of true relationship.“ When we are united with the Son we are united with the Father and the Spirit as well. This is a very special comfort to Christians.

Centered on the Cross

The book ends by explaining how God can’t die while also showcasing the mystery of the cross. We see how Jesus was tempted yet without sin, and this gives confidence to Christians as we pursue sanctification in our everyday life. And because God cannot disown himself, we can be sure that God will not abandon us – those who are in Christ.

Tucker uses Scripture to prove his points. In many ways, this study is on the non-attributes of God. Instead of my brain spiraling out of control by trying to think about all that God can do, I find myself at peace while seeing what he cannot do. My mind can rest — and my heart is set — on Christ.

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