Do you believe in God (or a higher power) as being female or having primarily femimine qualities?

Question

why so or what makes you have such an "untraditional" viewpoint?

Answer 1

God is not a physical being, therefore God is not "male" or "female" in the physical sense. I presume no-one seriously believes that God actually has physical genitalia or chromosomes, whether male or female. "He" and "She" are words we use to describe something beyond our human experience. But if you believe that God is a God of compassion, love, mercy etc. then it is appropriate to refer to God as "She" as well as "He," insofar as those qualities are commonly viewed as more feminine than masculine.

Answer 2

I am female. Why should I look for perfection in a male god?

We make our gods in our own image, and in the Catholic Church in practice, though not in theology, Mary has always had the status of a goddess to her female followers, and since she was the mother of god, she ranked at least as high as her son - Which perfect son - unmarried into the bargain - would not listen to his mother? ;-)

So the viewpoint is not even "untraditional".

Answer 3

In the bible Proverbs chapter 8 the whole chapter refers to an existing heavenly before the earth type of Entity referred to as Wisdom that was given a female persona....

the begs the question.... what is the female of eternity if God is male in persona as the majority of the text suggests

just something to ponder.... nothing to build a theology upon though

Answer 4

No. God is the sheer act of being itself, and is therefore beyond categories of gender. Further, God is pure spirit and therefore does not a have body. Finally the ascription of a masculine of feminine identity to God is meant to signify a either a relationship within the inner life of God or is used as a metaphor to describe God's relationship to creation, it tells us nothing about the substance of God's nature.

Answer 5

I believe that God contains all female and male qualities. When He created Adam He gave him these qualities. I believe when He made Eve from Adam's body, He removed the female qualities and left behind the male.

Answer 6

Jesus referred to GOD as His Father and taught us to pray to our Father. However, female literary devices are used to describe the qualities of GOD. GOD's wisdom is likened to a good Hebrew wife in Proverbs chapter 8. In the opening of Genesis, Eve is created to be Adam's helper. Some feminists might think this an insulting term. It isn't because the same word is used for GOD. GOD is our helper. (Hebrew: ezer)

But I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. Psalm 70.5

Answer 7

I've come to see God as neither He nor She, but It. I came to this conclusiong after years of pondering the nature of God. It doesn't mean I'm right. I guess we'll all find out eventually.

Answer 8

God doesn't have a sex, but I would think that He is more masculine than feminine. He first created a male to be His earthbound companion, then later the female to compliment the male's anatomy.

Answer 9

I believe The Divine is both male and female. Mother and Father. I believe this because I believe there is a balance to the universe and The Divine is what holds the universe together.

Answer 10

In countless references to God in Scripture, there is clearly a consistent pattern of His being referred to with masculine titles, nouns, and pronouns. While God is not a man, but is a Spirit, He chose a masculine form in order to reveal Himself to mankind. Likewise, Jesus Christ, who is constantly referred to with masculine titles, nouns, and pronouns, took a male form while He walked on the earth. The prophets of the Old Testament and the Apostles of the New Testament refer to both God and Jesus Christ with masculine names and titles. God chose to be revealed in this form in order for man to more easily grasp who God is. To assert that God chose a female form to be revealed to man is not consistent with the pattern established by Scripture. Again, had God chosen a feminine form, there would be more evidence in Scripture of that. That evidence simply does not exist. While God makes allowances in order to help mankind understand Him, it is important to not try to “force God into a box,” so to speak, by placing limitations on Him that are not appropriate to the nature of who He is.