 A mutual relation differs from the more specific understanding of the God/world relation in classical Christian theism. Panentheism and classical Christian theism both distinguish between God and the world. Classical theism identifies this as an ontological difference. God’s being differs from the being of the world. Göcke calls this a model difference in which God’s existence is necessary while the world’s existence is contingent (2013b). Stenmark describes this as God being ontologically distinct from the world in classical theism and contrasts that with panentheism as holding that God ontologically includes the world (2019, 19, 27; Göcke 2017, 5–6). At times, classical Christian theism maintains the ontological difference between God and the world while allowing for the influence of the world upon God by distinguishing between God’s ontological nature and God’s conceptual knowledge of the world or God’s compassion for the world (Göcke 2017, 3). Classical Christian theism recognizes that biblical statements (see I Kings 21 and Jonah 3) can be found indicating that God has changed because of something that happened in the world, but such statements are identified as anthropomorphism that try to communicate God’s actions without indicating any change in either God’s nature or will. God’s knowledge may change as the world changes and God’s care may respond to different events in the world, but God’s existence or essence is not changed (Stenmark 2019, 30). While God is immanent and active in the world as well as transcendent for classical Christian theism, the relationship between God and the universe is asymmetrical in that God influences the universe, but the universe does not affect God (J. Cooper, 2006, 18, 22 and Stenmark 2019, 30). The world changes because of God’s presence in the world, but this dynamic relationship does not indicate any change in God’s nature or will.