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I always had the image in my head that He is a He.
I did also.
However, He is a Spirit. And Spirits do not have genders.
so... it's complicated
we won't have gender on the other side as well, so the question is only relevant for our Earthly path.
Male imagery referring to God
The male imagery used to depict God is fundamentally different from the female similes found in Scripture. God may be like a mother in certain aspects, but He is Father; Jesus prayed to Him as Father and taught His disciples to do the same (Matt 6:9). The Second Person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ, became incarnate as a man, not a woman, and Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit with the pronoun ‘He’ (John 14:16–17). These are not similes or metaphors, but teaching regarding the very nature of God and how He relates to His creation, and how the members of the Godhead relate to each other.
I always had the image in my head that He is a He.
I did also.
However, He is a Spirit. And Spirits do not have genders.
so... it's complicated
we won't have gender on the other side as well, so the question is only relevant for our Earthly path.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Male imagery referring to God
The male imagery used to depict God is fundamentally different from the female similes found in Scripture. God may be like a mother in certain aspects, but He is Father; Jesus prayed to Him as Father and taught His disciples to do the same (Matt 6:9). The Second Person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ, became incarnate as a man, not a woman, and Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit with the pronoun ‘He’ (John 14:16–17). These are not similes or metaphors, but teaching regarding the very nature of God and how He relates to His creation, and how the members of the Godhead relate to each other.
What's in a pronoun? The divine gender controversy
Keep worshiping Jesus and the Holy Ghost as if they are God. I am sure God will forgive you even though he clearly ordered his followers not to worship others as him or over him.
They ARE.
It is like H2O can be ice, water and steam
I did also.
However, He is a Spirit. And Spirits do not have genders.
so... it's complicated
we won't have gender on the other side as well, so the question is only relevant for our Earthly path.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Male imagery referring to God
The male imagery used to depict God is fundamentally different from the female similes found in Scripture. God may be like a mother in certain aspects, but He is Father; Jesus prayed to Him as Father and taught His disciples to do the same (Matt 6:9). The Second Person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ, became incarnate as a man, not a woman, and Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit with the pronoun He (John 14:1617). These are not similes or metaphors, but teaching regarding the very nature of God and how He relates to His creation, and how the members of the Godhead relate to each other.
What's in a pronoun? The divine gender controversy
I think the male gender pronoun is connected to the patriarchal structure of the human society and as such it gives the males more authority. It's not sexual matter but rather strength matter, so to say. but that is just my feeling on the issue
This book describes how the modern feminist agenda has influenced the translators of the Bible, compelling them to mute the patriarchalism inherent in the ancient texts. It may be polite and politically correct today to avoid using the "generic he" and other masculine language in written documents. The authors assert, however, that translators cannot avoid masculine overtones and at the same time accurately translate the Scriptures.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
What's in a pronoun? The divine gender controversy
I think the male gender pronoun is connected to the patriarchal structure of the human society and as such it gives the males more authority. It's not sexual matter but rather strength matter, so to say. but that is just my feeling on the issue
Can you accurately translate the scriptures without using masculine terms?
The Gender-Neutral Bible Controversy: Muting the Masculinity of God's Words Paperback
by Wayne A. Grudem (Author) , Vern Sheridan Poythress (Author)
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This book describes how the modern feminist agenda has influenced the translators of the Bible, compelling them to mute the patriarchalism inherent in the ancient texts. It may be polite and politically correct today to avoid using the "generic he" and other masculine language in written documents. The authors assert, however, that translators cannot avoid masculine overtones and at the same time accurately translate the Scriptures.
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The Bible was by men.myself, I can't bring myself to believe that God has anything so base as a gender...
Well he did make Adam in his image. And Eve was an after thought.
I was told by several spirit guides, that sex is neutral in the spirit world. That is that we ourselves are asexual as spirits, and spirits do not reproduce, so they need no sex organs.
I assume that goes double for God, who is not a physical being but a great ocean of conciousness, who is above gender and creates life by willpower not by sex.
The Bible was by men.myself, I can't bring myself to believe that God has anything so base as a gender...
Well he did make Adam in his image. And Eve was an after thought.
He created Adam in his own image and Eve was created for the purpose of companionship and reproduction. Eve is also a part of God but God prefers to be a man in the physical sense.
that is such an absolute and complete crock of shit...
Hey man, I'm sorry you have such a miserable life. Actually, no I'm not.He created Adam in his own image and Eve was created for the purpose of companionship and reproduction. Eve is also a part of God but God prefers to be a man in the physical sense.
that is such an absolute and complete crock of shit...
Two words:
Troll thread.
you should know me better'n that, Gracie...
I press when I see bullshit before me...
and on this, I see bullshit...
no matter the source...
He created Adam in his own image and Eve was created for the purpose of companionship and reproduction. Eve is also a part of God but God prefers to be a man in the physical sense.
Hey man, I'm sorry you have such a miserable life. Actually, no I'm not.He created Adam in his own image and Eve was created for the purpose of companionship and reproduction. Eve is also a part of God but God prefers to be a man in the physical sense.
that is such an absolute and complete crock of shit...
Why? So you can bash whomever tries to answer to what THEY think that doesn't mesh with what YOU think?
Sorry...it is an interesting subject but the OP seems to have a prob and dismisses anyone with a response.
Yer on yer own this time. Maybe another thread, another time, but you ruined this one.
