For what I've come to know, most Christians either believe God to be genderless, or a combination of both masculine and feminine. but still give God a gender by referring to God as "He". If this is so, and accepted, would it also be accepted to refer to God as "She"?
Why, or why not?
2006-08-03 21:34:41 · 16 answers · asked by Joa5 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible says that God made "man" in his own image. Then he took a rib from man and made woman, she is called woman because she came "out of man". Now a few other Biblical facts 1. Jesus says that "God is Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him is spirit and truth". The one time God came to earth, he chose to do so in the "man" Jesus Christ. Jesus being a man, referred to "His Father" who art in heaven, and Paul as well as Jesus referred to The Holy Spirit as "He". Now God created man and woman differently so they could reproduce, and so they would be attracted to each other. God did not create through reproduction, He created everything by speaking it into existance. The one thing true is that you can't apply human attributes to God, so we need not try. He chose to be referred to as "He", "Him", and "His", but let us not forget that he ultimately referred Himself to Moses as the great "I AM". This describes God the best.. "HE AM". Peace.
2006-08-03 22:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by dooder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think of a balanced triquetra: Mother, Son, Spirit. The feminine side, the masculine side, and the unknowable. A reverence for Mother Earth, the Children, and the Force that pervades all.
I think most Christians think of God as the man up in the clouds.
2006-08-07 05:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by JB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm good with the concept of genderless Deity, but I prefer the pronoun She/Her. As to acceptability, it depends who you are talking to. In Pagan circles, Supreme Deity is often seen as female; among the People of the Book, not so much so, though you will meet a few liberals among them who are okay with the shift in gender.
2006-08-04 16:45:29 · answer #3 · answered by Babs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God needs no gender. This is remaking god into a human form, which could be an insult. We don't know anything about the form of god, we will have to leave that open.
2006-08-04 06:36:27 · answer #4 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Christians, as far as I'm aware, believe God is male, not genderless. Christians believe that his earthly incarnation was a man (Jesus), for one thing.
2006-08-04 04:41:55 · answer #5 · answered by apropos2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would normally have a parodic approach but this time I will keep it short.
Being male or female depends solely on the Y-chromosome factor in your genetic data. You have Y ; you're a man. You don't - you are a woman.
Does 'God' have genetic data? Thought not.
Is God male or female? It is both as much as a tree is.
2006-08-04 05:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by Antichrist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing comparable to god. Its mentioned in holy Quran. The moment u compare god to something, he is not god. Afterall we all believe that we will see god on the day of judgement. This is faith. He created us to test whether we r eligible to enter heaver or hell.
2006-08-04 04:41:49 · answer #7 · answered by cool_new2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Implications of genderhood are very serious and can change title of any great or greatermost entity. No one can be fool enough to put himself on highest risk. May be he or she just to p.. other his gender is good for nothing.
2006-08-04 04:56:00 · answer #8 · answered by bainsal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is a woman
2006-08-04 05:00:13 · answer #9 · answered by harmony 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question, why do most religions think "god" is a man? Only a women can give life so why dont they say she?
2006-08-04 04:46:13 · answer #10 · answered by dirty_lil_princesss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋