Short (5-20 mins)
Doctrine
Evangelical
What is Divine Impassibility and Why Does It Matter? | Dr. Steve Duby
Theologian
Steven J. Duby
Duration
5.42
Uploaded to YouTube
4 August 2022
Added to Database
10 November 2025
YouTube description
We're swayed to anger or joy in response to circumstances. Not God. Whether loving people or hating sin, God's impassibility means he never loses emotional control. Dr. Duby says God is never "made to be a lesser version of himself that can't cope" with the world.
For more on this topic, check out Dr. Duby's new book, Jesus and the God of Classical Theism: https://ps.edu/jesus-and-the-god-of-classical-theism/
