"When you turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice, (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, not forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them." (Deuteronomy 4:30b-31 NKJV)
The Bible does not simply speak of God as 'one.' It speaks of God as a person. God is not like an abstract mathematical unit which is singular and stands by itself alone. We do not speak of God as an "it." We use a personal pronoun and speak of God as "He." The reason for this is that the Bible always speaks of God as a personal subject, as one who is in relation to another. God keeps His promises (Deut. 4:31). He is merciful. He sees and hears His people (Exodus 3:7-8). He speaks and teaches (:Gen.1:1; Deut. 6:1). He loves (John 3:16). God can be angry (Deut. 6:15). God can be long-suffering and patient (1 Peter 3:20). "It's" are none of those things.
-- Dr. Bill Weinrich
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
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Thanks for lifting up a personal God. We often think of God as so removed, so "other," that I cannot relate to "It" (as the author states). A personal God is one I can have a relationship with, thanks to what His Son did for me on the cross.
ReplyDelete~~ E. Hampton, Indiana, USA