To capitalize or not to capitalize: that is the question.
Chances are, if you see song lyrics projected on a big screen during a weekend service, you’re used to seeing pronouns capitalized when referring to God. There’s an equally good chance, if you look inside your Bible, you’ll find that those pronouns are not capitalized. Which is correct?
Until about fifty years ago, capitalization was the norm, but times have changed. The Chicago Manual of Style says pronouns referring to God or Jesus should not be capitalized. One reason for this may be that the capitalization doesn’t help much, because we don’t know whether the pronoun refers to God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, or none of those because the word begins the sentence.
If you’re writing for a specific publication, follow whatever that publisher’s practice is. Otherwise, unless you want to write in an archaic King James tone, get into the habit of using lower case. A large percentage of modern readers aren’t familiar with the capitalization practice, and the strange format can be subtly bothersome. If you choose to capitalize, the context should make the antecedent clear, not dependent upon the capitalization alone.
Either way, you need to be consistent throughout your manuscript.
