Thou art the Christ, the son of the living God. According to Dean Weigle's explanation, this is the only conclusion we can reach. The New English translation follows the same rule. This distinction of pronouns has a subtle doctrinal implication, and gives the impres sion that the translators are trying to separate our Lord and Saviour from God and so undermine the doctrine of His Deity. This has helped to popularize the trend.
Young people take their cue from their teachers.
They can do no wrong and it sounds educated to imitate them. Leaders and teachers today have a tremendous responsibility to show an example of reverence and becoming humility in speaking to a Holy God. We would lovingly appeal to all who know and love, worship and serve our Lord Jesus Christ, and who confess Him, not only as the unique Son of God, but as God the Son manifest in flesh, to avoid any semblance of disrespectful or slang language, either in speaking to Him in prayer and praise, or speaking about Him in the preaching of the Gospel, or in the ministry of the Word. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and bless ing.