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1 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | kalos | 141168 | ||
A little reverence, please! Greentwiga: Moderation in all things. Anything can be carried to an extreme -- including the omission of capitalization. "In modern English, it is considered correct to either capitalize or not capitalize pronouns referring to God..." Here we're talking about whether to capitalize PRONOUNS. However, God and Christ are not pronouns. In English we DO capitalize PROPER NOUNS (called also PROPER NAMES). A proper noun is a noun that designates a particular being or thing and is usually capitalized in English. Even your name and mine are capitalized in English. By what logic do we capitalize your name, but don't capitalize Christ and God when it refers to the God of the Bible? "Other contemporary translations of the Holy Bible into English are pretty much evenly split between capitalizing and not capitalizing these pronouns." However, I have never seen any English translation that does not capitalize "God" and "Christ". Please, a little reverence for God and Christ. Grace to you, Kalos |
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2 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | greentwiga | 141178 | ||
Duly noted. I can get carried away when emphasizing something. It is the others feelings that are important. I once had a small Bible I carried in my hip pocket. It was not a problem until a Muslim say me remove it and was aghast for the lack of reverence. I never put it back there again. Greentwiga |
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3 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | Ray | 141186 | ||
Hi greentwiga, Your hip pocket story reminded me of my father who was a preacher. When studying for his sermons he had stacks of books on his desk. Often he would restack the books in order to put the Bible on the top. He did this not only because the Bible was his most used choice of the books but because of his reverence for it. I reverence the Bible, the word of God. I do not capitalize the "Word" because I desire to differentiate between the Scriptures (the word of God) and the Person (the Word). My focus is on the Word, that is, God Himself. From the heart, Ray |
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4 | Baby or baby (continued)? | Luke 2:16 | greentwiga | 141193 | ||
God Bless you brother. I personally do not reverence the paper and ink, but the original greek and Hebrew. I do honor those who wish to put the book on top or in the pocket nearest the heart. I give respect to the word, and worship the Word. Thanks for the fun chewing over capitalization. Greentwiga |
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