I'm not really sure when using "God" and Godself" instead of "He/Him" came into use, but I first heard it when I came to Creighton. My question is when did God fall into our long list of political correctness. God is neither a he or a she, so we must not use pronouns. Yet, Christ Himself taught us to call him Father (see Mt 6:9-13, Lk 11:2-4). Even though I have grown up using the pronoun "He" for God, I have outgrown that idea of God as a big man with a white beard and a robe who sits up in the sky. To me, He is a being that surrounds me, that hears me, though I do identify with Christ more (I guess that is just the human being in me). I don't even really like the term "politically correct." God is not involved in our politics, He transcends them. I don't know how you feel, but I will continue to say "May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of His name, for our good, and the good of all His Church." and not feel guilty, at least not a guilty as I do when I say "man" rather than "human." (Can you tell I am not a fan of our overly pc world?)
What do you think?
About Me
- Katie
- I am a junior at Creighton University in Omaha, NE. I really like it there. The campus is small and it feels like we are all just one big family. I am a theology/secondary education major and I am discerning a career in youth ministry.
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