If not, why do you call him Him?
2007-05-28 21:52:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So as you believe, so it will be. Because >men< wrote most of the religious texts.
2007-05-28 22:02:36 · answer #1 · answered by Always Curious 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God doesn't have a form. He has taken the form of "Him" because we are weak to perceive Him. He does not need a gender.
Genders were created by Him through us. He created us and we developed the need of the others which eventually made Adam seek another creature like him so not to be alone and with Eve the basis of society and the creation of genders ware finally done. With society came the first problems, braking natural laws (the apple of knowledge), war (Cane and Abel), and physical and spiritual mortality.
2007-05-29 05:20:25 · answer #2 · answered by George Elliot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is similar to the above answer. The word "He" is used when referring to Allah out of respect, dignity and high status. It would be totally inappropriate to use the word "it" and would not convey the proper understanding of Allah being who Allah is; Alive, Compassionate, Forgiving, Patient, Loving, etc. It is not correct to associate the word "He" with gender, as this would be comparing Allah to the creation, something totally against the teaching of Quran.
2007-05-29 06:54:53 · answer #3 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he does not, just as the angels in heaven have no gender. They are all spirit creatures. No male or female. The term M/F is a human word.
2007-05-29 05:03:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We know that God is a spiritual being, and does not possess physical characteristics. This does not limit, however, how God may choose to reveal Himself to mankind. 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.
2007-05-29 04:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by Silver 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont think he has a gender perse i call him,him because i found it that way thats a weird question its like some1 askin ur name the they later ask u why your called that how would you answer
2007-05-29 04:56:49 · answer #6 · answered by ladyluck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the men who conceived of god were sexist men.
2007-05-29 04:56:51 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look if he came down and knocked up Mary you know he must have a thing. So give it a break. Either you believe he knocked her up or didn't. You cant knock a person up without doing it. BB
2007-05-29 04:57:55 · answer #8 · answered by Betty Boop Oop A Doop 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no but it sounds disrespectful to call God "it"
2007-05-29 04:57:10 · answer #9 · answered by Bouken SocratiCat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think God is a transgendered bisexual.
2007-05-29 04:56:34 · answer #10 · answered by Demopublican 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋