I'm curious. Since God is known as a he does it affect how you think of God. I grew up referring to God as a he and I think it does affect how I view him. When I pray to God, I think of a male. But the truth is people God has no gender.
2007-07-26 10:38:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No as I have always known Him as a spirit creature with no gender. It is a failure in the English language in not having the proper word.
2007-07-26 10:42:26 · answer #1 · answered by grnlow 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yeah...it's a Middle Eastern Religion thing....
Carl Jung(believer, by the way)said that the demi-worship of Mary was a desperate attempt to balance the trinity to a natural Quaternity which included the feminine aspect of God.
Even if you go with the strict party line, Eve was created of Adam and Adam was of God, so therefore God contains the feminine.
Truth is, as primal believers, the males were just in awe of the "power" females had over them, and of their ability to produce children. Some religions worship this, others reject it as "unclean". I burn whenever I hear the whole "women were the ones who invited in original sin"
I also think that the notion of the male as "the head of the family" is kind of a booby prize handed out by The Big Ape,
be he the guy who owns the factory and gives out the jobs in a small town or the symbolic BIG APE in the Sky. Maleness is based on hierarchy and hierarchy is based on power; force, property, resources.
I hear about Angels having sex with women and I wonder why ya'll hold the Hindus in contempt; they believe in single God with infinite aspects.
God is both, and neither.
2007-07-26 11:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by Divadarya: trans n' proud 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is exactly what has happened to me. I was born into a presbyterian family, but have converted to deism within the past 4 months. I believe that God transcends gender, race, or anything human, actually. God is above all of that, which is why the Bible irritates me. Why would it be male? Why NOT female? Are we not as good, as strong, as beautiful, as smart, as desirable? Really, it is no coincidence that, when the Bible was being written, males were more highly prized than females. How can Christians be ok with that? Having one gender be better than another? That's like salt being better than pepper! Or mustard versus ketchup! Neither is better, just different! So how can a god, something revered, looked up to, admired and in control, prefer one gender over the other?! God is an IT!!!!!! Not a he, nor she.
2007-07-26 10:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
For me, it makes a difference. Since I grew up without an earthly father I always thought of God as that strict, big Daddy that you have to respect above anyone else & he'll always do your bidding and spoil you, if you behave...
2007-07-26 10:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by Lynnette_is_a_Lovely_Latina! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sure you are right, God and the angels have no gender. But they are probably more masculine than feminine because when the angels came down and had intercourse with humans, I believe it was with the women only because it refers to the offspring of their union.
2007-07-26 10:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God is Spirit
the Word of God refers Him as He
He came here in the flesh as His Son
His first human creation was also male
The head of the family is the husband
as Christ is head of the Church that He suffered and died for her
there are spiritual groups who say she, they also hug trees
I recall them to refer her to mother nature
2007-07-26 10:49:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God is neither, but rather a multi-dimensional reality in which we are all embedded that is responsive to consciousness. Your prayers are answered depending on what you believe will happen and your unconflictedness.
2007-07-26 10:45:48 · answer #7 · answered by MysticMaze 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Source is without gender.
The Christ is male.
The Sophia is female.
The Sophia was lost in the dark.
The Christ came to save his bride.
They are both illuminated by the Source.
The work is accomplished we are just manifesting the reality of it.
♥Blessed Be♥
♥=∞
2007-07-26 10:44:24 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Gnostic♥ 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My Agnostic view is, God is whatever you choose to make of he she or it.
2007-07-26 10:44:50 · answer #9 · answered by James Melton 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is referred to as "Father/Abba" throughout the Old and New Testaments. Therefore, there's no question as to His gender. So your question is a moot point.
Jesus said, "I and the Father are One." We know Jesus was male, therefore we know God is as well. ;-)
2007-07-26 10:45:32 · answer #10 · answered by Devoted1 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋