Is God Male?

[eric]

Well then, I have only now posted my vote. My first impulse was to click male, because God is referred to as male in scripture. I deciced to wait until the end, and by so doing, have come to the conclision that there is much merit in believing that, seeing that God is spirit and is sovereign, gender does not necessarily seem so important.

However during my quiet times with the Lord, my mind's eye view of who I am praying to is a figure whose face is hidden in a hood and I have reason to believe it's a male face inside that hood. I voted *no gender*, but........who knows

[apothanein kerdos]

It's impossible for three of the answers to be true and to not fall into some form of incorrectness. God is a spirit. Male and female is a human construct to divide gender within our own ontological existence. God exists outside of our ontology, and thus transcends such descriptions. Though the pronouns are male (as this is the most appropriate way to refer to Him), when dealing with the ontology of God, we cannot ascribe "male" or "female" or "both."

[hupo]

I can just "See" God sitting up there laughing at what we human beings are trying to figure out.

It's very obviously a human thing to describe God's gender, or describe God at all, for that matter.

This is a very amusing topic and I would just love to hear what God Himself (Herself, Themselves) would say on the matter.

It really shows a lot about us and nothing about God .

I vote for this topic

Blessings

[RCruise]

LOL!!! At least no one voted "Female" as yet. I can't vote! There is no option for me to vote on

He is neither yet, God always refers to Himself in the masculine. Jesus tells us that God is NOT a man but a Spirit yet, God did not beget a "Daughter", He Begat a Only Son. In Genesis we read:

Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let US make MAN in OUR IMAGE, after OUR LIKENESS: and let THEM have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God CREATED MAN in HIS OWN IMAGE, in the IMAGE OF GOD CREATED HE HIM; MALE AND FEMALE CREATED HE THEM.

Notice how God jumps from Plural of Himself to Singular and does the same in reference to man yet, clearly points out "Male and Female" created in His Image? He is Both, He is Neither, He is God, He is Jesus! And His Word say who and what He is so as man tries to genderize God or "neuter" God or even make Him a femenime character, man will never succeed. It's kind of lilke the clay telling the potter; "I will define you". Ain't never gonna happen.

[firehill]

Deuteronomy 4:16 so that you do not become corrupt and make for yourselves an idol, an image of any shape, whether formed like a man or a woman,

Exodus 20:4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.

Deuteronomy 32:18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.

Is God a rock, a Father or a Mother?

We need to admit the limits of language and analogies. If Jesus' incarnation as a male human implies that God is male and not female, then why don't we affirm that God is a Jew also and not a Gentile?

Descriptions of God as 'male' is both heretical and idolatrous.

[Guest yod]

then why don't we affirm that God is a Jew also and not a Gentile?

I have no problem with saying that

He was born jewish and was only temporarily dead so, yea, He is still jewish..

[firehill]

then why don't we affirm that God is a Jew also and not a Gentile?

I have no problem with saying that

He was born jewish and was only temporarily dead so, yea, He is still jewish..

Christ, in regards to his human nature was male and Jewish, yes, but it's not like a Jewish male God was incarnated.

[Guest yod]

then why don't we affirm that God is a Jew also and not a Gentile?

I have no problem with saying that

He was born jewish and was only temporarily dead so, yea, He is still jewish..

Christ, in regards to his human nature was male and Jewish, yes, but it's not like a Jewish male God was incarnated.

Messiah, in regards to his human nature "is" still male and jewish

If He is also God, then He is a jewish male God.

I see no problem with that.

[firehill]

then why don't we affirm that God is a Jew also and not a Gentile?

I have no problem with saying that

He was born jewish and was only temporarily dead so, yea, He is still jewish..

Christ, in regards to his human nature was male and Jewish, yes, but it's not like a Jewish male God was incarnated.

Messiah, in regards to his human nature "is" still male and jewish

If He is also God, then He is a jewish male God.

I see no problem with that.

His divinity never was male and Jewish and neither did it become so at the incarnation.

[Floatingaxe]

I must say, I am shocked at the poll results so far that show how many believe God to have a gender and that God is male.