Question about God to the Christians?

Question

Why is God considered male by Christians? Does he have a body, in the human form? And in which case is he bound to space? If you are speaking about a spiritual body, how then can it have a form or shape?
Also a question on the concept of Trinity. If God is manifest in more than one form, doesnt that dilute the concept of a supreme power? Also can we then assume that God can manifest in more than 3 forms? Say can we then consider Allah of Muslims, Krishna of Hindus etc all actually are human ways of describing the Supreme Power. How can there be a false god if everyone is praying to a Supreme Power who is benevolent?

My purpose is really not to offend. These are random thoughts which rose in my mind as I have been trying to understand Jesus Christ and his teachings.

JC Follower,
How can God be 'living'? Life, as I understand is associated with birth, a body and bodily functions. A living person will get older with time. I would rather say that God 'exists' but doesnt 'live'.

Answer 1

God came in the form of a "man", was manifested as Jesus Christ, God in the flesh. This is why believers say "He, His, Him", also the Bible refers to God as a He.

I don't believe He is bound at all to anything, since He is omnipresent, this means He can be anywhere and is everywhere all at once.

God in three manifestations is not only trinity, for some believe God is ONE. That He came to earth as man, and then after Jesus acended, He came as the Comforter=Holy Spirit. This does not diminish His power, it only shows it in three different forms. Just because an egg has a Shell-White-Yolk, does not diminish the fact that it is still an Egg.

Yes, He could manifest in a million forms if He so chose to, however the Bible only lists three.

The Bible says in the First Commandment [Law of God]:
"And God spake all the words, saying, I am the Lord thy God, which has brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me" [Exodus 20:1-3].

Thus, no matter what power you worship, the Bible tells us to worship any other god, no matter how benevolent it may appear, is wrong, and is a sin against His first commandment.

He was alive as a living spiritual being before He came as man, He became a living spiritual being WITHIN human form as Jesus Christ, when He accended He again became ONE with God as an Eternal spiritual being.

We are all eternal spirits within our mortal bodies, or we could not be placed in Heaven for all eternity, or Hell for all eternity, after the Judgement Seat of Christ. The proof that their is spiritual life AFTER mortal death, was proven upon His resurrection. We as beleivers are more blessed to believe on Him though we have not seen Him, than even those who saw Him in His resurrected form. This is also in the Bible.

Answer 2

As a "Father" figure, He would seem male. God is Spirit, Jesus was the flesh (body) in human form and look...He was male.

God is not bound by anything...time, space, gender. God is God and can do as He pleases...

No, the Trinity does not dilute God. God the Father is Spirit. The Son (Jesus) was God in the flesh and the Holy Spirit is God's Spirit that dwells within us.

"Say can we then consider Allah of Muslims, Krishna of Hindus etc all actually are human ways of describing the Supreme Power." The answer is no. There is only One God and He is the living God. Anything else would be an idol or false god.

You can pray to an idol or a false god.

What you worship is your god. It can be TV, video games, computers, surfing the web, career, money, homes, cars, boats, etc.

Follow where you spend your money and time. At the end of that trail, you will find an alter and on that alter, your god. If it's not the living God, then it is a false god or idol.

If you put anything (idol or false god) in front of the Living God then your eternity is in grave danger.

Answer 3

You ask too many questions to give proper answers, with proper reasons all in one go in this short space, so I have elected to list simple answers which are really a little insufficient.

If you were to read and examine the Bible it will speak for itself and answers will emerge. Of course you can ask God to show you. It is probably a good idea to start at the beginning and work through since revelation develops. You could also look up the references I have added to show some authority for my answers.

Here goes with some answers in the order you asked them.

He is referred to as Father by Jesus Christ.Matthew 5/16, 6/9, 11/27, and God called Jesus His beloved Son, Matthew 3/17.

Jesus Christ has a human body and is one of the Persons of the Triune God.John 14/16-17.

God is Spirit according to Christ and so is not bound by space.John 4/24.

The closest that I think we can come to understanding a spiritual body is Christ's resurrected body. We have yet to know this fully. John 20/19-20,Luke 24/36-43.

No that does not dilute the concept of a Supreme power since God is One in three Persons, co-equal and perfect in power and one in will. John 10/30, 14/11, 14/17-18.

No we cannot assume that since we can only know what has been revealed.

No we cannot consider those as human ways of describing the One true God since they absolutely contradict the revelation of God recorded for us in His word, the Bible, Matthew 11/27, Luke 10/22. God can only truly be known from revelation.

Only the revelation of God in His word, the Bible, is true, therefore all other descriptions must be false. John 6/68-69,17/17, 20/31.


Edit : Having read the other answers after I posted mine I see you have some very good answers to help you. Jewel, David R, BornAgainChristian, JC follower & Interested.

Answer 4

1) Maleness--has to do with two things: the classical conception of a supreme deity in a patriarchal culture (Judaism) demands a male-centric religion; and the terms and pronouns used are linguistically marked as male (Father, He, Lord, etc.) Now, many modern Christians do not actually believe that God (the Father and the Holy Spirit and God the Whole) is either male or female, that those terms really have no applicability to the Divine.

2) Why would manifesting in multiple forms dilute a being? Is Zeus any less powerful (in the Classical Greek tradition) because he assumed numerous forms? How about Coyote, in Navajo tradition? Multiplicity of forms is unrelated to ultimate power. Perhaps, it even speaks to more power--can you (a human, presumably) manifest yourself in mutliple forms?

3) Your last issue (can all of the Gods be the same) depends upon your interpretation of Christianity. I (a Christian) hold that it may (I don't know for sure) be possible to approach God from more than one literal angle. Others, taken specific references at the place where Jesus says "None shall enter my Father's Kingdom, except through me," argue that Christianity is the only way, and that all other Gods are false Gods (that they are devils, idols, or non-existant).

Answer 5

Firstly, in Christianity God is regarded as male because He describes Himself that way, and if God wants to be recognized as a Father and a King not a Mother or Queen, who are we to argue with Him. Also, He came to earth as a man, the Man Christ Jesus, so it is His prerogative to be understood, predominantly, in the masculine.

Secondly, the doctrine of the Trinity is not one of three different forms but of three different persons. Yes, there is a difference. God is one in essence and purpose yet revealed in three persons Father, Son, Holy Spirit. One key element of the Lord is that the persons of the Trinity never disagree on anything therefore the notion that Allah, Krishna, etc are manifestations of the same Supreme Being is untenable because there are a myriad of differences among these religions, differences that if done away with for the sake of unity would destroy the elements that make Islam, Islamic or Hinduism, Hindu or Christianity, Christian. So then if God is to be trusted then His revelation of Himself must be consistent. And upon further investigation you will find that within Hinduism there are contradictions of significant import, and through the Islamic writings there is a string of inconsistency that cannot be ignored. Only the Bible has a claim upon non-contradiction, and it clearly says that there is one unchanging God and He sent Jesus Christ to bear witness to the truth.

Answer 6

Like so many others that ask the same question,
you apply your human logic to an entity that has created everything! Space, time, matter, energy, the order of things, too include YOU, all that you are, your reasoning capability, eye and skin functions, the ability to set into motion the recreation of human life. Yet, you neither comprehend nor understand any of this phenom.

Males suffer from erectile dysfunction, but cannot fix it. And this is only one out of billions of functions in nature. Yet you question Trinity?

Are you not an equal part of your mother and father? Do not the three of you make up one family?

Non thinking people question that there is a greater entity than themselves, yet they are of no consequence to all that exist. They know not where they came from, why they are here or where they will go when they leave here.

Humans have no purpose in nature! There are no requirement for humans to support any thing in existance! So why are humans even here?

Answer 7

I think that your problem in trying to understand God is a common one. Whenever humans try to concieve of Him we tend to apply human characteristics and limitations to Him.

If He is omnipotent then He can take whatever form He wishes, be wherever He wishes. He, in effect, sets his own rules and has no bounds as far as we know.

As regards your comments on the Trinity; again, the assumption that this in some way dilutes his power is a human attempt to understand something that is essentially beyond our complete understanding.

At the end of the day, we have His word and our God-given faith.

I would exort you to pray for understanding of these principles as much as you are able.

Answer 8

God is considered male because His Word tells us He is male. The Greek pronoun is masculine.
The trinity in no way dilutes God. He is one and three all at once.
One person can be an Uncle, a Dad, and a brother all at the same time but not alter who they are.
God can not be more than 3 because He tells us that He is 3, not two or seven.

Answer 9

The Muslims have self assurance that Jesus became only a son of God, no longer the genuine Son of God. they actually have self assurance that someone ought to wish on the increasing of the daylight, and on the taking position of the daylight. There are quite a few beliefs which the Muslims have, that are in complete contradiction to what the word of God teaches us. And as you stated, additionally they do no longer have self assurance in the Trinity.

Answer 10

God is considered male because in the bible the names that He uses to describe Himself in the original language are in the male form and use of the name given.

In the three forms of God that are one, God encompasses the entire universe.

When you study the Gods of other religions you find they are not consistent with the God that reveals Himself to man in the bible. You have defined it correctly when you say that they are mans attempt to define and understand God. This is why they use the term "religion". Religion by definition is mans attempt to define mans understanding of God. How to become acceptable and worthy of God is a part of the religions you have mentioned and in the bible God states that no man, not even one, is worthy or acceptable on their own. This is a direct contradiction to the God of the bible. If God is who He says He is and that His word is always true then the God they are describing is not the same God.

You misunderstand who God is. The Supreme Power that is benevolent is mans attempt to avoid accountability and has nothing to do with the truth. If this were a full and accurate description of God what happened to the God who is Just and swings His arm for the righteous against the wicked, those who rebel and dishonor God with their thoughts and their actions. Yes, we do have a God of love, however when you love someone you do not let them do whatever they want to you, disrespecting and dishonoring you however and whenever they want to. If you do you are very misinformed about what love is.

It is God who established the path to Him for all men. Each of us, individually, get to accept or reject the path to God that He has made available to all men. Mankind had nothing to do with establishing the path to God, it was all God's choice and doing. If we choose to ignore or reject God's truth for mans truth that to is our choice.

I hope this helps you have some clarity to the questions and understanding that you have about God.