I'm interested in the views of those who do believe in God, as those who don't are going to say 'neither'!
If you believe in God, do you have any problem with accepting the idea that she might be female and if so why? Please don't quote scripture for your own ends by saying God's referred to as male in the Bible - we all know the Bible was not written in English and so has been distorted through translation over many centuries. The word 'father' would have been a translation of a word for 'parent'.
2007-03-06 01:53:18 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God is neither male or female. Spirits don't have genders, as they are entities. This includes angels.
If you think about it, even the first man was sexless. Only when Eve was taken out of Adam's rib did the concept of gender sex emerge.
2007-03-06 01:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dowland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL I dont have a problem with the thought of God being female, but it would be awfully untrue.
For one thing, God is not human.
God is Perfect, devoid of human desires of the flesh, weaknesses and all sorts of things that make a human human.
Looking at this in a humourous way, may I say that if God was female, she wouldnt create any males!! and she wouldnt give us females child labor or menopause either.
^^
Good day.
2007-03-06 10:04:12 · answer #2 · answered by Antares 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe god to be a spirit creature and therefor not in need of a gender. We have gender in order to reproduce. Sexual reproduction is unnecesary for God and for spirit creatures. God formed humans from dust, God didn't mate with anyone to get us here. We were created. So that is why I, even though religiously inclined, say neither.
2007-03-06 10:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by CHRISTINA 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not male, nor female, nor both, nor neither - it is we who add genders and images to suit our own preferences. It is easier for some to see God as Divine Mother than Divine Father or something else entirely. It is important to realize they are only images though...God is beyond conception.
~ Eric Putkonen
2007-03-06 10:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians and Muslims believe God is male.
In some religions there are many Gods and Goddesses. So it all depends on the religious belief of a person.
In my case, I believe in the Goddess and the God. Although I admit that I do worship more the Goddess than the God.
Blessed Be )0(.
2007-03-06 09:59:14 · answer #5 · answered by David G 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A few months ago I asked a question here, whether or not God had genetalia, given that the Bible states that He fashioned man in His own image. The concensus was that yes, He does. It appears logical that God is male.
2007-03-06 10:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe God is way beyond gender. When I write I use the pronoun she just so there's no confusion with the Judeo-Christian view of God. 'It' seems a bit rude.
But God does not need a gender - there is no physical body, no need of being one or the other. God is beyond all of that.
2007-03-06 09:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by noncrazed 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The question is silly since spirits have no gender.
Confirm by reasoning, those angels who desired sex had to manifest a human body to do it with earthly women.
And the children they produced were giants.
They were called 'Fellers'
Those demons were called succubus, and incubus.
There is a lot more to this, but I will not go there.
2007-03-06 10:16:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I find myself saying he is a man , only because he is said to be our father , but I'm not really sure and it doesnt matter if our father is female or male I love him and I Thank my father for being in my life from day one .
2007-03-06 10:00:04 · answer #9 · answered by Me777 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G-d cannot be described in terms of male or female. If you insist on an answer beyond that he is both and neither.
2007-03-06 09:56:26 · answer #10 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋