2006-08-10 03:35:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Honey, why is this question on "Etiquette"?
And, yeah, he could be a gal. Ask the religon brd or the phylosophy board for better answers. This board is full of Martha Stewards and Fab 5 types, so you won't get too good answers.
2006-08-10 04:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by Kookoo Bananas 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We say God the Father,God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. That is the Holy Trinity. We usually refer to God as a male because we are thinking of God the Father most of the time. The good thing is...He is not a chauvinist. Alleluia.
2006-08-10 11:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all likelihood, God does not have a specific gender but rather can manifest him/herself in any form he/she chooses.
We use the personal pronouns 'he' and 'she' to display God as more personable than using 'it' although that may be a more gender-neutral term.
There are other reasons too. We are told that we are created in God's image and likeness and therefore it makes sense that God should have a gender, like we do.
Also, much of our religious doctrine was developed in a time where power was almost exclusively in the hands of males, so naturally the All-Powerful Being would be male as well to reflect that basis.
2006-08-10 10:43:37 · answer #3 · answered by sovbob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the sun, the moon and the oceans do not have a gender... so God is the start and the end no age, caste, religion etc. male and female were created by God to procreate and grow on this beautiful.
2006-08-10 10:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can see:
The sky is blue, therefore God is a guy.
If the sky were pink you could sustain that God is a girl.
But seriously he has no sex, it is just a limitation in human language and understanding the reason why we have to identify God a way or another.
2006-08-10 10:49:44 · answer #5 · answered by mfacio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is neither, what makes a man a man, means he has a penis. But the fact that he has no flesh means hes not a male or a female. The reason we refer to him as a him is because he created Man first in his image and females were created out of Man therefore they are called Woman.
2006-08-10 10:58:33 · answer #6 · answered by Bigballa313 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AS mentioned in the Bible"GOD is Word and the Word is GOD". It is the power behind the WORD which runs the Universe.GOD is no he or she.
2006-08-10 10:45:06 · answer #7 · answered by anil m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is neither a guy nor a girl. We just use He coz it's easier. Could just as well use she, i believe.
In some places in the Koran, god refers to himself as WE
2006-08-10 10:43:04 · answer #8 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there is a god...... it must be all things masculine and feminine.
People say "He" because we dont have polite or respectful pronouns, in English, for an "it".
2006-08-10 10:56:32 · answer #9 · answered by Alexander Shannon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree. And if God didn't have the two main principles: feminine and masculine, he wouldn't quite be divine, don't you think?
2006-08-10 10:41:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋