Accommodation is a way of handling the “problem” of theological language. Since God is the infinite Creator and we are creatures, He can speak to us only by “accommodating” His language to our capacities. This sometimes goes so far as to suggest that God has given us “divine misinformation” in revelation, things that are not, strictly, true, but true enough for us.
A far better way to handle this is to say that God is multi-lingual. He can speak to angels, stars, and trees. He can also speak to humans. There is no need for Him to “accommodate” Himself. He speaks our language. And why not? He invented it.
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