I think of God as a Power - so when using a pronoun - I use "It"
I guess it's because of the Bible - but most people use "He"
What do you use - and why?
2006-11-17 08:51:19 · 20 answers · asked by liddabet 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God is an it. You're right. The reason God is called he, father, and so forth is because Hebrew has no neuter gender, everything is either male or female and whatever is neither is given male preference.
2006-11-17 08:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by Charlevoix Blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After giving birth, my husband is now convinced that God has to be a feminine force representing compassion and love in all its forms.
2006-11-17 08:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by firestarter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually try to avoid using gender-specific pronouns at all. They simply aren't adequate. Too many people misunderstand "it" ("Disrespectful!"). Still too many misunderstand "she". So I mix it up when I'm in understanding company, resort to tradition when I'm among traditionals. (Otherwise, communication shuts down.)
2006-11-17 09:03:46 · answer #3 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really talk about God that much, but really, why does everyone say he, God could be a She or an It for that matter. You are right, never really though about it.
2006-11-17 08:53:15 · answer #4 · answered by nikki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm with Bailey, sky daddy, or blood thirsty vengeful sky boss, or invisible chum. Hypothetical Deity wreaks of laptop...even even though it probable might get previous extra of the sensors that have their panties in a team.
2016-10-22 06:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see God as male or female. Only as a higher intelligence.
2006-11-17 08:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by buddhafuldreamer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol i use He, because its a generalization term. like i say "hey guys whats up" low and behold there ARE girls in the group, but i generalize them all under one. god is unknown so i generalize it. i do not feel like saying it, because calling him an It is objectifiying him, making the being into an object. which in my opinion would be considered disrespectful.
2006-11-17 08:53:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
just God
2006-11-17 08:56:52 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I refer to God as "She" but then again, being a supreme energy, She can be wahtever Her divine molecules want.....
2006-11-17 08:56:08 · answer #9 · answered by The Dutch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I refer to GOD as WE!
2006-11-17 08:52:33 · answer #10 · answered by Monica M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋