Clip (<5 mins)
Doctrine
Anglican
Does God suffer? Matthew Barrett
Theologian
Matthew Barrett
Duration
3.33
Uploaded to YouTube
28 March 2019
Added to Database
20 August 2025
YouTube description
Is God passible or impassible? Why is it theologically unsound to say that God suffers in our suffering, difficulty, and pain? If God experiences emotional change, does that throw God's immutability into question? Can we trust a God who is subject to alteration or loss? In this new Credo video, Matthew Barrett discusses God's impassibility, how it correlates with God's immutability, and why God's impassibility is a comforting and assuring doctrine for the Christian.