If calling God "He" is purely symbolic and not indicative of gender, does it bother you to call God "She"

Question

Or "Her" or "It?"

Answer 1

Everything about God is purely symbolic. I am comfortable calling Her a She. I am also comfortable calling It an It.

Answer 2

No.

In fact I often wonder if God was a she and there is some evidence to make one wonder.

God created humans in God's image.

Why do men have nipples?

Why are all babies conceived female until the 7th week (odd number 7).

This is a medical fact, done with pictures. ALL fetuses have vaginas, clitorus, urethra by the clitorus, a womb, internal ovaraies.

When the X chromosome kicks in between week 6 and 7 things change. The Clitorus becomes the penus, the urethra moves into the penus, the ovaries sink into the Labia and the LAbia becomes the scrotum. The womb and vagain seal and become fascia.

Read MAry Jane Shfferey M.D. "Nature and Evoloution of Female Sexuality" to find out more.

I have been told men lactate. I have never head of this, not even from Gay guys who take Estrogen and grow A cup breasts naturally.

So, I repeat, why does MAN have nipples? Why didn't these fold up and vanish?

Why does a MALE GOD have nipples and give them to MALE humans in their own image?

Now, men are larger, meaner and more donimating. If MAN did the original SIN and got EVE go to anong, once out of Eden the big guy re-writes history and if the little girl don't like it let go tell the ACLU after he knocks her into tommorw.

We ARE famous for re-writing history.

So, the concept is not totally beyond beleif.

I do, naturally, however tend to view God, for some reason, as Male.

That could simply be an old habit of prejudice.

Answer 3

no, it wouldn't bother me. My opinion on the whole "God is called Father in the Bible" arguement is this -
The Bible was written/inspired during a period on time that was dominated by men. Men did all the work (harvesting crops, building houses< etc) and the women had, and cared for the kids. Women were not held at a very high standard and were thought of as property. So, understandably, in a male-dominated society, God would show himself and Christ as males. People wouldn't listen to a woman back then, would they? Alternately, if it were a female-dominated society... God would have shown himself as a Woman, and the christ child would have been female.
Personally, I don't think God has a gender, God is just God.

Answer 4

I always use 'he' when the gender is mixed or unknown. That's what I was taught in English class. When I went to school, there was no he/she. That crap is a recent manifestation of the politically correct crowd. It's called the English lexicon, get used to it. It might make a comeback someday.

The sentence, 'Do you know anyone who has had HIS leg amputated?' is correct. The sentence, 'Do you know anyone who has had HIS/HER leg amputated?' is bullshit. Also, inserting the word 'their' implies plural, which doesn't agree with the word anyONE.

As an aside, the Bible also makes a reference or two about a FATHER, which until recently, would also infer a male.

Sorry, hippie. Guess you'll have to switch to Paganism, or witchcraft, or whatever the Hell it is where you worship a Goddess.

Answer 5

As for gender, where God created humankind in "his own image" isn't that kind of hard to answer where there are two sexes? As for a name, God is "God", I call people by thier names just because it's more personal and honestly don't feel the need to determine if God has a specific sex...

Answer 6

Great answer, Normo (sorry if I got your name wrong, my browser froze for a moment.)

That's exactly how I feel. The English language works in a certain way. Don't like it? Feel it's oppressive that a certain word is used in a certain case? Y'know, I think women have real problems, and this is a stupid battle to fight.
So yes, it sticks out to me when we use the feminine word for a person without distinct gender, because it's poor english, and I'm used to speaking english.

But, once I accept the fact that most people don't speak english, I don't really mind it. I clearly acknowledge that there is nothing fundamentally wrong with it.
-Stephen

Answer 7

In Isaiah 9:6-7, it says, Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. And what is the name of this son? The "Mighty God" in the next verse.

JESUS CHRIST IS: "THE GOD ALMIGHTY"

Isaiah vs 6:
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Answer 8

We are created in His image and God has a strong nurturing nature. The He appelation is still apropos
because He made the male the head of the household, but I would not object to using the HE/SHE reference.

Answer 9

GOD is mentioned in the masculine form...HOWEVER,He DID create MAN and WOMAN! So obviously He has emotions of BOTH! Christ pictured Himself as a Bridegroom coming back to marry His Bride,The Church! So again,BOTH characteristics are in play here! And many,many women WILL RULE WITH CHRIST in His Kingdom!

Answer 10

Yes! The Holy word of God, the Bible, was Spirit inspired, and it is translated into and refers to God as "He". Jesus refers to His father in Heaven, not mother!!!

It's as simple as that!

Why try to change something that is ageless and so sure?