The math books we're using this year are marvelous. They cover all sorts of non-math stuff too! So last week we were reading about anthropomorphizing* pets. Or a chair. Or a clock. Or the sun. The author also mentioned that some people anthropomorphize God.
Think about that.
Can somebody anthropomorphize YOU in a story? Can a news article anthropomorphize a rock star or a politician?
It's nonsensical.
So how can GOD be anthropomorphized?
Sure, you can do it if you're Muslim or Jewish or Hindu. You might even think it's possible to anthropomorphize God if you believe what too many Christians believe: that Jesus quit being a man and went back to being "just God" when He ascended to the Father's right hand.
But we trust in a God who was incarnate. Our God is a man. So how can we even talk about "anthropomorphizing" somebody who's human?
* footnote: ascribing human characteristics
to a non-human creature or object
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