most of the answers (much appreciated) to my "God = Spirit" query refer to Him and His.
is that fair, that God is "He", not "She" or "It" in your mind?
Again, what I'm looking for is your personal experience, please!
2007-02-19 16:31:42 · 22 answers · asked by barry 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What do you mean, "personal experience"? Does that mean you're asking if I've seen God's gentials myself?
2007-02-19 16:34:46 · answer #1 · answered by Abby C 5 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Hello.
God is spirit, "He/She/It/???" Does not have a gender. God is composed of both masculine and feminine aspects.
John 4:24 "God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and Truth.
John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
Him is a word to Describe God because He is the Father, the creator of all creations and loves all his children, creations, like a father.
2007-02-19 18:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by WWJD: What Would Joker Do? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My "personal experience" is that I have never seen any convincing evidence that the Bible is not the true word of God. Therefore, God knows what He is and He refers to Himself as "He". Does it matter if it's "fair"? I'm a female and I have never wished God was one as well. He is good and perfect the way He is.
2007-02-19 16:40:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have felt the presence of Divinity as both male and female energy -- as God and Goddess. Also, in Wiccan liturgy, the love between the Lord and the Lady is decidedly sexual in nature.
However, I believe that behind those energies which we perceive as male and female is an ultimate Source from which They spring, which encompasses Them both. So ultimately, I'm a monotheist -- to me, Deity is either hermaphroditic or asexual, depending on your point of view (insofar as ultimate Deity can be described in human terms).
2007-02-19 16:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In islam, we call God Allah as u sure know, and this name is unique as it is always singular never plural, u cant say Allahs, and this word is the only word in the arbic language that has no gender. The use of ''He'' or ''His'' is merely for respect, exactly as a royal king would refer to himself as'''we'' instead of ''i''.
Furthermore, in islam God says there is nothing like Him, He is not part of His creation, neither that He resembles any of His creation, but ppl ( especially christians) think that God looks like us!
2007-02-19 16:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by rabab g 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
IN THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL SENSE, YES GOD IS MALE,
BUT IF YOU LOOK ON THE SPIRITUAL SIDE, GOD IS A DEVIN
E AND HOLY SPIRIT. WOULD IT BE DIFFERCULT FOR YOU ,
IF IN FACT , THAT GOD IS A MALE? WOULD YOU TAKE A TUR
N, AND GO DOWN THE OTHER END OF THE ROAD? HOW WOULD YOU DEAL WITH THE FACT IF GOD IS BLACK? THIS
COULD BE TRUE. WE SHOUKD BE MORE CONCERNED TO
WHERE WE ARE GOING TO SPEND ETERNITY. THAN WE ARE TO WHETHER GOD IS MALE OR NOT?
2007-02-19 16:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The almighty is formless. He lives within each one of us nad that one and only power could not be referred to gender as trivial things like gender and breed are earthly.
2007-02-19 16:40:04 · answer #7 · answered by siddu 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
God was not necessarily a man. He and His could refer to a human being. Like in movies "Man will triumph" meaning Humans will triumph. God exists, but is not necessarily a male! :)
2007-02-19 16:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
God neither male nor female
2007-02-19 16:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by looloo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gods have been male and female, animate and inanimate. The Sun and the Moon have been gods for many societies. Your god is whatever sex or shape you want it to be. The nasty, murdering, smiting, raping thunderer of the Old Testament seems to have been male but most of the gods that did that sort of thing were.
2007-02-19 16:37:20 · answer #10 · answered by tentofield 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋