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The De-Personification of God: Metaphors We Use

Posted on 27 June 2008 by David Phillips

This is sort of a follow up to my previous post on the de-personification of God.  When we think of God, the metaphors we use to address him most often are metaphors that do not signal relationship.  For instance, we call him Lord, God, master, ruler, creator.  Those are all terms that do not indicate the relational nature of God.  I agree with those metaphors, they are both valid, theologically correct and pertinent.  But are they pertinent to a true Christ-Follower?

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