female God

[Massorite]

I am not saying God is female....but God does have feminine attributes....and what is wrong with that anyhow???????? BOTH man and woman were made in His image, not just man...meaning; WE reflect who He is. "WE"

Some great thoughts here >> http://christianblogs.christianet.com/1176415558.htm

There is nothing wrong with that at all.

Here is something to think about. Before God took a rib from Adam and created Eve with that rib Adam, what was Adam like?

Could it be that Adam had all of the attributes and characteristics of both the male and female?

When Adam was created he was all there was so was he created originally with reproductive organs or were the reproductive organs added after the split.

Could this be the reason why males use one side of there brain more then the other and females are the other way around in that they use the opposite side. Could this be why men are lacking in emotion and women are boiling over with it? Could this also be the reason why when a wife and husband consummate their marriage they become one? Could it be that they were one in the first place

just as scripture says? Male and female He created them.

Eve was not created from dirt as Adam was, she was created or cloned or even genetically engineered if you will from the rib of Adam.

I bet this will raise an eyebrow or two.

[Guest shiloh357]

There is nothing wrong with that at all.

It is wrong because it is based on human, emotional reasoning and not on Scripture.

[Fraught]

Actually sister,

God is shaped like a man anatomically. Jesus Christ sits on the Throne of Heaven as God and remains a man.

Peace,

Dave

hmm. interesting. but are not God and Jesus separate Beings (even though they are One)? and what about before Jesus became a man.... what anatomical features did He have then?

God the Son may be a man--physically. is God the Father? did He also change His Being? how can Spirit (God is Spirit) have anatomical features?

we read Jesus sits at the right hand of God

Actually sis, He does currently. Yet, He is also portayed as God's Strong Right Arm or Zeroah that He delivers with. He is literally at the right hand and in the bosom, One in being, as has already been explained in earlier scripture quotations.

Please let's reason from Scripture and not from our opinion.

The Word has been given for divine instruction, for re-proof, that the man of God may be fully equipped unto Good works.

Peace,

Dave

Exactly. which is why this is so frustrating. NONE of this has to do with my own opinion. Can't you see how much God has cooperated with the human experience in the history we read? letting them have 2 wives, showing them how He is different from the canaanite and egyptian gods they worshipped by using analogies they could understand. comparing Himself with the known gods then illustrating Himself as the real God. proving Himself.

I am happy to reason with you from scripture. God shows Himself as a pillar of fire, a cloud, an EAGLE !!! Do you think She is a Bird ??? A TREE Do you think He is a mighty oak ? No you do not and you do not think God is a man.

Of course it makes the most sense to call God 'he'. because traditionally men have been providers and protectors. Again, merciful God relates to us as we are.

If you continue in this vein, your argument will conclude that men are in the image and likeness of God. that women are not in the image and likeness of God. that's the only place your argument will lead you and you know that is not the truth.

[Fraught]

There is nothing wrong with that at all.

It is wrong because it is based on human, emotional reasoning and not on Scripture.

There is nothing there that is based on emotional reasoning. You know very well, God must use human reasoning when reasoning with humans. We sure can't use divine reasoning. i.e. 'My ways are not your ways' says God. Yet tremendous effort is made to have us understand if we will.

And as i stated to Dave, i state to you as well. If you believe God is a man, you believe God is also a pillar of fire, a cloud, a tree and an eagle.

carry your argument on to its logical conclusion, and you will have ruled out female christians. and i know you don't believe that.

[Fraught]

didn't realize we had such a "good ol' boys" network here!

there are certain characteristics that are generally seen in, and attributed to, females. when i read about my God, i see many of these characteristics. that's all i'm saying. if one wants to say that God has no feminine characteristics, one must also say He has no masculine characteristics either. are we ok doing that?

What God as are Divine attributes and characteristics. Some are communicable and are reflected in us, others are not. God has hardwired women to express certain aspects of His nature and men to reflect other aspects, and there are also qualities that both share in common. To say that God has female characteristics or male characteristics is really a backwards way of approaching it.

now this i understand and can go with!

yes. i hear that too.

[nebula]

Can't you see how much God has cooperated with the human experience in the history we read? letting them have 2 wives, showing them how He is different from the canaanite and egyptian gods they worshipped by using analogies they could understand. comparing Himself with the known gods then illustrating Himself as the real God. proving Himself.

The image of a female god was very popular to ancient religions. How many of Egypt's gods were female? Babylonian? Canaanite?

Why would the Lord have refrained from manifesting Himself as a female?

For that matter, ever notice that the Lord never used the sun as a symbol for Himself?

[Fraught]

AHHH!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS !!!!!

Numbers 23:19 (King James Version)

19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

1 Samuel 15:29 (New American Standard Bible)

29"Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind."

[Matthitjah]

Actually sister,

God is shaped like a man anatomically. Jesus Christ sits on the Throne of Heaven as God and remains a man.

Peace,

Dave

hmm. interesting. but are not God and Jesus separate Beings (even though they are One)? and what about before Jesus became a man.... what anatomical features did He have then?

God the Son may be a man--physically. is God the Father? did He also change His Being? how can Spirit (God is Spirit) have anatomical features?

we read Jesus sits at the right hand of God

Actually sis, He does currently. Yet, He is also portayed as God's Strong Right Arm or Zeroah that He delivers with. He is literally at the right hand and in the bosom, One in being, as has already been explained in earlier scripture quotations.

Please let's reason from Scripture and not from our opinion.

The Word has been given for divine instruction, for re-proof, that the man of God may be fully equipped unto Good works.

Peace,

Dave

Exactly. which is why this is so frustrating. NONE of this has to do with my own opinion. Can't you see how much God has cooperated with the human experience in the history we read? letting them have 2 wives, showing them how He is different from the canaanite and egyptian gods they worshipped by using analogies they could understand. comparing Himself with the known gods then illustrating Himself as the real God. proving Himself.

I am happy to reason with you from scripture. God shows Himself as a pillar of fire, a cloud, an EAGLE !!! Do you think She is a Bird ??? A TREE Do you think He is a mighty oak ? No you do not and you do not think God is a man.

Of course it makes the most sense to call God 'he'. because traditionally men have been providers and protectors. Again, merciful God relates to us as we are.

If you continue in this vein, your argument will conclude that men are in the image and likeness of God. that women are not in the image and likeness of God. that's the only place your argument will lead you and you know that is not the truth.

Actually your argument is irrational and that is not where we are trending. We agree that God has CREATED Man in His image. Including Woman in the Creation of the Man. She was taken from His side and she too was CREATED in the image of God;

Ge

[Fraught]

Can't you see how much God has cooperated with the human experience in the history we read? letting them have 2 wives, showing them how He is different from the canaanite and egyptian gods they worshipped by using analogies they could understand. comparing Himself with the known gods then illustrating Himself as the real God. proving Himself.

The image of a female god was very popular to ancient religions. How many of Egypt's gods were female? Babylonian? Canaanite?

Why would the Lord have refrained from manifesting Himself as a female?

For that matter, ever notice that the Lord never used the sun as a symbol for Himself?

well just as a matter of opinion here, i can't speak for God, but would anyone have followed Jesus if he were a woman? in that culture? how about now? what do you think? i can't see it. in 2010.

[Fraught]

Actually sister,

God is shaped like a man anatomically. Jesus Christ sits on the Throne of Heaven as God and remains a man.

Peace,

Dave

hmm. interesting. but are not God and Jesus separate Beings (even though they are One)? and what about before Jesus became a man.... what anatomical features did He have then?

God the Son may be a man--physically. is God the Father? did He also change His Being? how can Spirit (God is Spirit) have anatomical features?

we read Jesus sits at the right hand of God

Actually sis, He does currently. Yet, He is also portayed as God's Strong Right Arm or Zeroah that He delivers with. He is literally at the right hand and in the bosom, One in being, as has already been explained in earlier scripture quotations.

Please let's reason from Scripture and not from our opinion.

The Word has been given for divine instruction, for re-proof, that the man of God may be fully equipped unto Good works.

Peace,

Dave

Exactly. which is why this is so frustrating. NONE of this has to do with my own opinion. Can't you see how much God has cooperated with the human experience in the history we read? letting them have 2 wives, showing them how He is different from the canaanite and egyptian gods they worshipped by using analogies they could understand. comparing Himself with the known gods then illustrating Himself as the real God. proving Himself.

I am happy to reason with you from scripture. God shows Himself as a pillar of fire, a cloud, an EAGLE !!! Do you think She is a Bird ??? A TREE Do you think He is a mighty oak ? No you do not and you do not think God is a man.

Of course it makes the most sense to call God 'he'. because traditionally men have been providers and protectors. Again, merciful God relates to us as we are.

If you continue in this vein, your argument will conclude that men are in the image and likeness of God. that women are not in the image and likeness of God. that's the only place your argument will lead you and you know that is not the truth.

Actually your argument is irrational and that is not where we are trending. We agree that God has CREATED Man in His image. Including Woman in the Creation of the Man. She was taken from His side and she too was CREATED in the image of God;

Ge