Is God androgynous?

[tomspug]

I think this is interesting too - frubals. There are a lot of creatures that don't need a partner to reproduce, either, so it seems that God was able to do it for them - why (in a theological sense) do we have male and female people?

I can only assume that God felt that the male/female relationship was more glorifying to him than not.

Genesis basically says that everything God made was "good" EXCEPT for the fact that man was alone (in species).

 

[Watchmen]

There is a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother. Gender is an important characteristic that exists through the eternities. We had gender before we were born, we have gender on earth, and we will have gender in the eternities to come. Our goal is to become like our Heavenly Parents and gender is aimed towards that goal.

 

[Darkness]

God was not refering to gender when He made man in His likeness. God is a plurality. This is evidenced in the plural noun Elohim in the Hebrew as well as the multiple use of the plural pronoun, "We" when referring to Himself. God always refers to Himself in the masculine so there can be no doubt that the image you refered to cannot be applied to two genders.

The most probable conclusion is that the ancient Hebrews were polytheists. If you read the Tanakh (Old Testament) without any [Christian] precognitions (i.e. God is a Trinity) you will notice that the Tanakh is full of reference to other deities (e.g. Yahweh's showdown with the Egyptian gos in Exodus). It becomes most probable that Yahweh created man in the image of the Hebrew Pantheon.

• Genesis 1:26 "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...."
• 1 Samuel 28:13 "And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth."

 

[sandy whitelinger]

The most probable conclusion is that the ancient Hebrews were polytheists. If you read the Tanakh (Old Testament) without any [Christian] precognitions (i.e. God is a Trinity) you will notice that the Tanakh is full of reference to other deities (e.g. Yahweh's showdown with the Egyptian gos in Exodus). It becomes most probable that Yahweh created man in the image of the Hebrew Pantheon.

Clearly the Old Testament refers to other gods with a little "g." Dagon, Ashima, Baal, Chemosh, Molech, and The Queen of Heaven to name a few. Yet when it comes to Elohim it is very clear that the Hebrews refered to Him as "the Lord our God is one God." Yet the plural usage of Elohim indicates a plural God. This would only appear to be a conundrum if one did not think of God as a singular plurality. Others argue that the plural reference is simply a use of the royal "we," which I do not agree with.

 

[Darkness]

Yet when it comes to Elohim it is very clear that the Hebrews referred to Him as "the Lord our God is one God." Yet the plural usage of Elohim indicates a plural God. This would only appear to be a conundrum if one did not think of God as a singular plurality. Others argue that the plural reference is simply a use of the royal "we," which I do not agree with.

It is interesting how the word אלהים (Elohim) stands alone in Genesis 1, but in Genesis 2 the author uses יהוה (Yahweh) אלהים . Some have suggested that two different authors wrote Genesis 1 and 2 and that it had been pieced together from earlier myth to fit Judaism. For example, it is weird that God creates light on the first day, but not the sun and moon till the forth day. A cut and paste compilation would explain this error.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Some have suggested that two different authors wrote Genesis 1 and 2 and that it had been pieced together from earlier myth to fit Judaism. For example, it is weird that God creates light on the first day, but not the sun and moon till the forth day. A cut and paste compilation would explain this error.

Or there is more to light than the sun and there is no error.

 

[12jtartar]

I would genuinely like to read scripture which supports this notion. There are several within my family who believe as you do but I have yet to find the scripture which states that we will be genderless in Heaven.

dawny0826,
I am going to use a Scripture that Jesus used, at Matthew 22:29, you are mistaken, because you know neither the Scriptures or the power of God.
First, only a few, relatively are going to heaven, and these will be changed to New creations, 2Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:15. These number 144,000, Revelation 7:4, where this number is contrasted with the Great Crowd of fleshly one who will live on earth, Revelation 7:9, 14, also Revelation 14:1,3 gives this number that follow Jesus wherever he goes, Revelation 14:4. The ones that go to heaven will be Co-Heirs with Jesus of the Kingdom, and Jesus will also be The King of the Kingdom, and High Priest, while the ones who go to heaven will be under Priests and Kings, Romans 8:14-17, Revelation 5:8-18, 14:1-5. The ones that go to heaven will receive the same kind of resurrection that Jesus received, he was put to death in the flesh, but was made alive in the spirit, 1Peter 3:18, Romans 6:4,5, 1Corinthians 15:50-54. Notice how Jesus explained this to Nicodemus at John 3:1-8. The Bible tells us that anyone born of the spirit is spirit. God is the Spirit, 2Corinthians 3:17, then consider what is said at John 1:9-13.
Just as now the vast majority of people are subjects, while the few are Kings and Priests, 144,000 Kings and Priests and a great crowd will live on earth as humans, Isaiah 45:18, Ecclesiastes 1:4, Psalms 37:29. The wicked will be removed from earth, not righteous, Proverbs 2:21,22.
Now! Since the ones going to heaven are to be Spirit creatures as Angels are, they will have no ability to procreate, just as the Angels have not.
Some people who go to heaven will have lived as flesh and blood females, they will remember what they were, but in heave there is no marriage and no physical body to reproduce, Matthew 22:29,30, Mark 12:18-25, Luke 20:34-36.

 

[whirlingmerc]

God chose predominantly male pronouns to describe himself.... so I would say, no, not androgynous at least the clear emphasis is on male pronouns.