It's an appropriate term, and it doesn't carry any negative connotation in, and of, itself. Do you think that god is specifically male or female...or human?
2007-04-18 08:08:43 · 16 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Kayla - that's exactly my question...why is it rude? You don't refer to people as "it", so are you saying god is a person? That's what I'm trying to get at....
2007-04-18 08:14:05 · update #1
I personally think of God as the creative energy that powers this existence. That is an It to me - or the Universe. I do try to call it He or She depending upon the beliefs of the person I am speaking to - people are more receptive when you speak on their terms it seems - but to me, it's an it.
Peace!
PS - I think it's presumptive to think of God as male or female. There is no way to know the Unknowable. The existence of an entity capable of powering, let alone single handedly creating, this existence must be of a nature that is unfathomable from this vantage point - though it could appear as anything it would want to, right? And any time it is put forth as parental is condescending in my opinion. What are we babies? "Here is a great big energy - you call it daddy."
2007-04-18 11:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by carole 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not offensive at all. To me, anyway. It is an IT. It's not male or female (though I believe it carries the attributes of each gender - Nurturing, I think of a woman.... whereas Strength as in war and protection, I think of a man *shrug*) It certainly isn't human... if it was, I would have proven my beliefs a loooooooong time ago. =)
2007-04-18 08:32:42 · answer #2 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason masculine pronouns are used in the Old Testament is that Hebrew has no neuter case. Jews accept their "God" as neither male nor female, but pure spirit beyond any physicality.
2007-04-18 08:13:31 · answer #3 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 09:23:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When people refer to the Holy Spirit as "it", it does bother me. The Holy Spirit is a person just as the Father and Jesus Christ are.
2007-04-18 08:13:49 · answer #5 · answered by princess_t_princess 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's not right to call God "it" because that sounds like he's not a living being. If you want to say God is neither male or female it's better to say "he or she" maybe. I don't like it when someone says "it" referring to God. It sounds condescending
2007-04-18 08:14:18 · answer #6 · answered by Nuff Said Sis 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, very. 'It' refers to something that exists, god is imaginary, not even comparable.
2007-04-18 08:14:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I thin god is a male. Since he is the father god, father of Jesus Christ. Mary is the mother of Jesus. And we all know it takes a man and a women to have a baby, or leader of the world. duh!
2007-04-18 08:13:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I never refer to anyone as IT. That is rude
2007-04-18 08:12:19 · answer #9 · answered by momof3 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Probably.
2007-04-18 08:12:22 · answer #10 · answered by naz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋