Laces Out Dan Posted March 13, 2006 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 41 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/20/1991 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I know you are supposed to capitalize God's name, and everything referring to him, like Him, the Light, the Christ... But what if you are talking about you and God in the pronoun we? If I just say we then it feels like I'm degrading God, but if i spell it We, then it sounds wrong too. What is it suppose to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Logos Believer Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I know you are supposed to capitalize God's name, and everything referring to him, like Him, the Light, the Christ... But what if you are talking about you and God in the pronoun we? If I just say we then it feels like I'm degrading God, but if i spell it We, then it sounds wrong too. What is it suppose to be? Capitalizing the words are a sign of respect to God, so if the primary subject is God, and you wish to show honor to Him, capitalize it, if the main focus is NOT God, then don't. Easy enough In Jesus Name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Ambassador Posted March 13, 2006 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 295 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 60 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/26/1932 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I agree with Logos - we are not "supposed to". We do it out of respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backontrack Posted March 13, 2006 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 139 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,213 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 185 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted March 13, 2006 I agree with Logos - we are not "supposed to". We do it out of respect. I do it out of respect but also because God is bigger then anything and is the creator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laces Out Dan Posted March 13, 2006 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 41 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/10/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/20/1991 Author Share Posted March 13, 2006 Yeah, afterall He did create us, and love us, and give us anything we'll ever need. I just thought of another question when I read that... Since God is a spirit, God is love, why do we call Him He? I know that it doesn't sound right to call Him it, or she, but I am not sure why we use Him. Is it becuase we have nothing else to call Him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 13, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 13, 2006 But what if you are talking about you and God in the pronoun we? I've never used or seen anyone use "me and God" or "God and me" as one unit before . . . so I haven't got the foggiest! why do we call Him He? Because that's what the Bible uses. Actually, I believe Hebrew is one of those languages where nouns are masculinized or feminized. For instance, in Spanish, every noun is "el"-something or "la"-something. There is no word for "it" in Spanish. The same would be for Hebrew. Since God is used in the masculine, we use God in the masculine. Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WISDOM Posted March 14, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 128 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,692 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 17 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/24/2002 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/31/1952 Share Posted March 14, 2006 But what if you are talking about you and God in the pronoun we? I've never used or seen anyone use "me and God" or "God and me" as one unit before . . . so I haven't got the foggiest! why do we call Him He? Because that's what the Bible uses. Actually, I believe Hebrew is one of those languages where nouns are masculinized or feminized. For instance, in Spanish, every noun is "el"-something or "la"-something. There is no word for "it" in Spanish. The same would be for Hebrew. Since God is used in the masculine, we use God in the masculine. Make sense? Nebula....you hit the nail on the button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadman1204 Posted March 14, 2006 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 300 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/28/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted March 14, 2006 Also its to make a difference between the Lord and gods in general. Since they are the same word - God and god, you capitalize it to make it a formal noun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Logos Believer Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 (edited) I know you are supposed to capitalize God's name, and everything referring to him, like Him, the Light, the Christ... But what if you are talking about you and God in the pronoun we? If I just say we then it feels like I'm degrading God, but if i spell it We, then it sounds wrong too. What is it suppose to be? If you're using 'we' then God is NOT the primary or sole focus and is an equal partner in the pronoun, so I would venture that you would not capitalize 'we' in that case. Edited March 14, 2006 by Logos Believer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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