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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 03:03:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Peter Callaway writes:
> To answer your first question, Christians refer to God as "He" and "Father"
I don't mean to beat a dead horse on this issue, but I would insist that it
is "some Christians" or "most Christians" that refer to God this way. Pete
implies that ALL do, and that is just not the case. Calling God a male is not
a prereq for being a Christian.
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
> > To a theist, would someone referring to God as It (rather than He) be
> > considered insulting, or would it be flattering since it acknowledged that
> > God is more than human and doesn't necessarily need a gender?
I think that most people I've talked to think of It as referring to objects and
feel that it's not appropriate for God. It would be a lot easier if English
had a non-objectifing neutral gender pronoun, as I think a lot of people would
use that. God says "We" in Genesis, so that suggests more than just a plain
Him or Her.
Ben Roller
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| (...) I'll give the horse one more kick ;-) To call yourself a Christian implies that you follow Christ. By it's very name that is its meaning. Following Jesus IS a prereq for being a Christian. Jesus called God "Father" and "He", so you draw your (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) To answer your first question, Christians refer to God as "He" and "Father" because that's how Jesus referred to Him. Since we believe that Jesus is the Son of God, then it is natural to expect Him to know the correct way to address God. I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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