Is God male or female?

[CynthiaCypher]

he is physically genderless

our physical genders really have no relationship to him...our genders are all about reproduction, he doesnt reproduce the way we do.

the reason why he is always presented in the masculine is because his dominant qualities are masculine qualities...while he does have feminine qualities, they are less dominant and this is why the man naturally dominates over the woman...a mans inner qualities are geared for it. Man was created in Gods image with his dominant qualities...woman was created in mans image with the feminine qualities dominating her makeup.

Basically you're saying God is guyish while not being physically a guy. You think God is male

 

[Katzpur]

It is not logically possible for God to have human qualities that were created by Him. Because this requires saying that human qualities are eternal, and not created. So if one believes in God, he cannot logically say he has human qualities. It can't be had both ways.

I completely disagree. :yes:

 

[InChrist]

Below is an excerpt form an article on this subject and a link if anyone is interested in reading the entire article.



God is Spirit


“Jesus had worked the conversation around to spiritual things and was responding to the woman’s comment about where people ought to worship: “Woman, believe Me, an hour is coming when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, shall you worship the Father. You worship that which you do not know; we worship that which we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers” (John 4:21-23). It was at that point in the conversation that Jesus said something about God which had never been clearly stated before. The truth was apparent from what had been revealed in the Old Testament, but it had never been put into plain words. “God is spirit,” He declared, “and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24).
God is spirit. There is no article in the Greek text before the word spirit, and that emphasizes the quality or essence of the word. Furthermore, the word spirit occurs first in the sentence for emphasis. The literal idea would be something like, “Absolutely spirit in His essence is God.” Jesus did not leave any doubt about this truth. God is spirit!”

God is Spirit | Bible.org - Worlds Largest Bible Study Site

 

[9Westy9]

Ignoring what I said earlier, god is blatantly a girl. This song explains all

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Nightcore - God Is A Girl - YouTube

 

[krsnaraja]

Jews, Christians, and Muslims refer to God as He, but is God male or female?

I started a thread similar to this topic but only a few reacted on it. I wonder why.


http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/religious-debates/123036-stuck-god-why.html

 

[Godwilling]

he is physically genderless

our physical genders really have no relationship to him...our genders are all about reproduction, he doesnt reproduce the way we do.

the reason why he is always presented in the masculine is because his dominant qualities are masculine qualities...while he does have feminine qualities, they are less dominant and this is why the man naturally dominates over the woman...a mans inner qualities are geared for it. Man was created in Gods image with his dominant qualities...woman was created in mans image with the feminine qualities dominating her makeup.

You appear to have the inside story on the topic. Did you decide what the answer must be on your own or did you learn it from someone or somewhere?

 

[Godwilling]

I started a thread similar to this topic but only a few reacted on it. I wonder why.


http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/religious-debates/123036-stuck-god-why.html

Don't worry about it. You got what we wished for no matter who made it happen for you

 

[cablescavenger]

Jews, Christians, and Muslims refer to God as He, but is God male or female?

If giving a figment of the imagination a sex, seems odd, then perhaps use 1 Timothy 3:16 says which says God is a "He", dependent on which bible you read.

 

[Godwilling]

If giving a figment of the imagination a sex, seems odd, then perhaps use 1 Timothy 3:16 says which says God is a "He", dependent on which bible you read.

The only possibilities that we know exist in real life are

Male: Having male sexual organs and able to conceive by copulating with a female.

Female: Having female sexual organs and able to conceive by copulating with a male.

Hermaphrodite: Having both male and sexual organs. In some cases able to coceive with another member of the same specie by each using the complementary organs to the other. In some cases able to conceive on its own.

Genderless: This category belongs to inanimate objects and to individuals who lack their sexual organs either by illness, by accident, or by perpetrated violence on that individual.

Imaginary individuals: Imagined by someone for own consumption, or shared with others free of charge or for financial gain. These "individuals" may possess any number of qualities whether or not they mimic reality.


To which category do people believe God belongs?

 

[Me Myself]

Both and beyond.

 

[cablescavenger]

The only possibilities that we know exist in real life are

Male: Having male sexual organs and able to conceive by copulating with a female.

Female: Having female sexual organs and able to conceive by copulating with a male.

Hermaphrodite: Having both male and sexual organs. In some cases able to coceive with another member of the same specie by each using the complementary organs to the other. In some cases able to conceive on its own.

Genderless: This category belongs to inanimate objects and to individuals who lack their sexual organs either by illness, by accident, or by perpetrated violence on that individual.

Imaginary individuals: Imagined by someone for own consumption, or shared with others free of charge or for financial gain. These "individuals" may possess any number of qualities whether or not they mimic reality.


To which category do people believe God belongs?

I would put God in the category Pure nonsense.

 

[Raymond Sheen]

Jews, Christians, and Muslims refer to God as He, but is God male or female?

The ancient Hebrew and Common Greek, like many languages, uses gender (feminine, masculine and neuter), like Spanish, for example. A table or book is assigned the masculine form. Of course, books and tables aren't literally male of female.

Wisdom and love, for example, in Greek are feminine, and though it is true that God is wisdom and love, that doesn't imply he is female. Spirits, such as God and the angels, have no gender in a literal sense. They are without gender, neither male or female.

They are usually referred to in the masculine, but that doesn't dictate sexual gender. God created them in his image. Man and woman in his image. Each of their distinct personality traits are a reflection of him.

Interestingly, the Hebrew word woman simply means literally, "female man."

 

[e.r.m.]

Both and none

I like your answer.

 

[Godwilling]

The ancient Hebrew and Common Greek, like many languages, uses gender (feminine, masculine and neuter), like Spanish, for example. A table or book is assigned the masculine form. Of course, books and tables aren't literally male of female.

Wisdom and love, for example, in Greek are feminine, and though it is true that God is wisdom and love, that doesn't imply he is female. Spirits, such as God and the angels, have no gender in a literal sense. They are without gender, neither male or female.

They are usually referred to in the masculine, but that doesn't dictate sexual gender. God created them in his image. Man and woman in his image. Each of their distinct personality traits are a reflection of him.

Interestingly, the Hebrew word woman simply means literally, "female man."

I am not sure about the relevance of the reference to Greek, Spanish, or Punjabi for that matter.

We are communicating in English about English pronouns and other words. So the question remains, if God is a He, does it mean He has male genitals?

 

[Breathe]

I am not sure about the relevance of the reference to Greek, Spanish, or Punjabi for that matter.

We are communicating in English about English pronouns and other words. So the question remains, if God is a He, does it mean He has male genitals?

They are wholly relevant, IMHO. Why do you think they are irrelevant just because we are communicating in English?

Is "He" for God in English not because there's a lack of a relevant (and decent) gender neutral pronoun in English? After all, "it" in English is usually applied to inanimate objects and things of a lesser status. Saying "What is it?" to someone's baby, for example, often results in "SHE is a girl" or "HE is a boy" as an answer.

 

[Katzpur]

We are communicating in English about English pronouns and other words. So the question remains, if God is a He, does it mean He has male genitals?

Just out of curiosity, would it matter to you if He did? I mean, obviously His Son did.

 

[Godwilling]

They are wholly relevant, IMHO. Why do you think they are irrelevant just because we are communicating in English?

Is "He" for God in English not because there's a lack of a relevant (and decent) gender neutral pronoun in English? After all, "it" in English is usually applied to inanimate objects and things of a lesser status. Saying "What is it?" to someone's baby, for example, often results in "SHE is a girl" or "HE is a boy" as an answer.

The word "esquisto" in Portuguese has the same Latin root as the Spanish word "exquisito" and the English word "exquisite". The first means "weird", the second "delicious" and the third "of special beauty" or "of special refinement".

If asked what does "exquisite mean?", I presume you would not ask, "in what language?" and offer the various spellings and meanings in other languages. English has words such as "Sun" and "Earth" which are used for only one object each. Do you not think it prudent to assign one such words with a unique meaning in English to express a proper pronoun for God if indeed God is neither He, She, or It?

 

[Godwilling]

Just out of curiosity, would it matter to you if He did? I mean, obviously His Son did.

What matters to me is what people think. It is not obvious to me whether his son did or not, but I would like to know why you think that he did and why you think that it is obvious.

 

[Katzpur]

It is not obvious to me whether his son did or not, but I would like to know why you think that he did and why you think that it is obvious.

Well, assuming that Jesus Christ was the Son of God and lived a mortal life for 33 years, I have no reason to think He didn't have male genitalia. Do you?

 

[Godwilling]

Well, assuming that Jesus Christ was the Son of God and lived a mortal life for 33 years, I have no reason to think He didn't have male genitalia. Do you?

I have no reason to think either way because I have come across no evidence either way. My question is, why the insistence on using the pronoun "He" and common discomfort amongst Christians, Muslims, and Jews with the pronoun She when referring to God?