Is God a personal God?

[elt1956]

Is God a personal God? I have gotten mixed reviews on this one. This is one answer I received. Is this right?

God is not a personal God. The concept of a personal God leads one to believe that as long as he thinks he or she is doing God’s will then they are OK. The problem here is that many people may think this and are not in unison. This is relativism. He is God of all. Our relationship with God is not me and God, rather it is with us, the congregation, the people collectively and God, with the Church established by Jesus. . Can I personally be holy, ;and seek him in all that I do and pray fervently. Of course. But Jesus, who is God, came and established his Church which is the Catholic Church. Not any other. We are the only one that has had the promise of the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This Church and none other

 

[Fr.Vincent_Serpa]

Hi,

How could the three Persons of the Holy Trinity be anything but personal? They are Persons, after all! WE are persons! God creates each one of us personally and keeps us in existence personally. Recognizing one’s personal relationship with God does not of itself deny God’s relationship with the rest of the Mystical Body. Every saint–every saint, has had a personal relationship with God. It is absolutely necessary for us if we are to love Him because His relationship with us is personal.

As long as one thinks that he or she is doing the will of God, he or she IS ok! One is obliged to seek God’s will through the amount of faith that one has been given. For a Catholic this means abiding by the teachings of the Church.

It is the refusal to accept objective truth that leads to relativism—not that we believe in a personal God.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.