tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32744496.post5749586584616899252..comments2023-10-05T04:19:40.180+13:00Comments on Thoughts and Amusings: Thinking pointsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245428263009453052noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32744496.post-90670031092919731092007-05-12T23:18:00.000+12:002007-05-12T23:18:00.000+12:00With regard to God being a "him": I think we suffe...With regard to God being a "him": I think we suffer from a lack of an appropriate pronoun in English.<BR/><I>Me?</I> Definitely not.<BR/><I>Us?</I> No.<BR/><I>You?</I> Only when you're praying.<BR/><I>It?</I> Misses the fact that we worship a personal God.<BR/><I>Them?</I> Ok in the context of talking about the Trinity, but using it all the time may give a polytheistic impression.<BR/>This leaves <I>him</I> and <I>her</I>, both of which are probably misleading. See <A HREF="http://www.bigbible.org/blog/2006/05/what-good-is-male-god-warning-this.htm" REL="nofollow">this SansBlogue post</A> for commentary from someone who knows more than I do.<BR/><><Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842681826257142913noreply@blogger.com