2006-12-14 10:09:31 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No need for the abuse or the sarcy answers! It was just a question !
2006-12-14 10:17:21 · update #1
u still have me confused over ur avatar. where did that gorgeous redhead go??
am i barking up the wrong tree?
Does it make a difference? Would u prefer Him 2b
a woman?? Have u got something 2 share??!!
do u know something we don't
or do u like winding up the religious nuts!!
u little devil u !!
bit of a tease on the quiet??!!!
2006-12-14 11:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I don't think God is male or female. But the Bible (written by men) refers to God in the male gender. When the Bible was written the "father" was the "head" of the family. God is the "head" of all mankind. The words used in the Bible had to be understandable to human beings, most of us cannot (then or now)imagine an entity that has no sexuality...God is beyond our capacity of reasoning. The Bible would not have been understandable if it said God was non-sexed, people would have consider that to mean "Eunuch", which translate into "powerless"
2006-12-14 10:12:34 · answer #2 · answered by Mike M. 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you have to consider the culture of the time when scriptures were written. It was a male dominated society with the paternal member being the provider, teacher and leader of the family unit. This being said, it would have been a blow to the male ego of the time to have "god" be female. Whether you choose to believe in god's existence or not, the religions of the world were dominated by men because they were "at that time" the stronger sex. Women did not supposedly lead the family so to be a part of god's family where "he" was the head of household, one would be forced into believing that god was male. To think anything else "at that time" would have been blasphemous at the very least.
2006-12-14 10:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by Carlos C 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not an assumption on our part. Yahweh spoke to and physically met with Adam, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Solomon, Isaiah, and Ezekiel.
During his first encounter, Moses asked God, Whom shall I say sent me? God told Moses his name, which is "Yahweh".
Nobody questions the gender of Iēsous. He walked the face of the earth, and I along with 90 some % of America are about to celebrate his birth.
2006-12-14 11:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by I think, therefore I broke it? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably has something to do with the fact that men were often the only ones in a society that were literate, and they were responsible for transcribing and/or translating the bible. They altered things to fit their societies, and having a female in power was mostly (if not entirely) unheard of.
2006-12-14 10:13:36 · answer #5 · answered by Akuseru 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the Bible refers to God as He.
It was propehsied (told before it happened) that Mary would give birth to a SON.
That HE would be the SON of God.
That the government would be upon HIS shoulders.
Mary gave birth to a SON.
HE was betrayed.
HE was crucified.
HE arose from the grave.
HE is seated at the right hand of the Father. Not the right hand of the Mother.
If we ask forgiveness, HE is fatihful and just to forgive us our sins.
HE is coming again.
We pray OUR FATHER
Not our Mother!
Jesus Himself referred to God as the FATHER. Not the mother.
2006-12-14 10:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs J 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think it is an assumption. If you are referring to God in the Bible, I would imagine it is because the Bible refers to God as masculine. Jesus refers to him as Father. I could only conclude that a Father would be masculine as well.
2006-12-14 10:16:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who's assuming? The Bible says it. Saying God is a female would be the assumption.
2006-12-14 10:12:42 · answer #8 · answered by noshame 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well Jesus always refered to God as His Father.
2006-12-14 10:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've wondered that too
i think it's because of the people who translated they bible back when men=awesome and women=baby pumping house keeping slaves
so god needs to be male to = awesome ;)
only half kidding!
2006-12-14 10:12:35 · answer #10 · answered by Tala 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋