Good question.. It says in Genesis that God created 'man' in 'his' image and likeness which is both male and female.
http://bible.cc/genesis/1-27.htm
God here is 'elohim' which is a relationship.. I see that relationship as Father Son and Holy Spirit..
Spirit to me is the part of GOd that is both male and female.. much like we can identify male and female or anima and animus in our psyches..
I dont see God as some kind of hermaphrodite.. More a complete 'being'.. 'He' has both male and female qualities..God and Goddess..
Calling God an 'it ' just doesnt seem right. The Father is male.. The Son is male.
Thats my thinking on the topic.. its not an academic answer.. just musings. What do you think?
@SHM
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Putting aside the fact that I do not believe in organised religion or a god in the sense that a Christian would, I'm taking it that you are saying that you do not see the Christian god as a solely male entity, just that often the Christian God is referred to as the father in English but this is a mere convenience and not a statement that the Christian God is actually male.
Have I got that correct ?
But I believe in ghosts and father Christmas. Why can,t i go knocking on doors and have my fairy tales entertained? I have to listen to their shit. Fairs fair
That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. God is everything? So is he the big runny Bucky shite I did earlier? Coz if he is, I'm sorry to say but I flushed him away.
How can god have "created man in his image" therefore created a thing that is not him, but still "be" it?
Think about things logically.
Um for me God is definately male but like us is feminine as well.. 'Hes' perfectly balanced.
Years ago.. on dxm.. i had a vision that I saw as God.. It was a couple.. and they were heartbreakingly beautiful..and regal
Can you see your relationship with your mrs as an entity.. 2 seperate people but joined and 'one'?
You dont have to listen to my shit shm.
Crack God is everything including your bag of smack.. Hes as real as 'everything'
^ I thought you weren't going to post in this thread no more?
We're actually all gathering here to pick a birthday present for you.
No I don't get you on that at all, on the one hand you say "God is definately male " then go on about being feminine as well.
I can't see how if there were to be a god in the way Christianity suggests that male and female would come into it at all, we are talking about an entity that is supposed to have created the universe the idea of male and female even being relevant seems ridiculously crude.
I can understand that for convenience Christians refer to God as the father or what ever but you don't seriously believe that God as an entity is one or the other ?
We invented God to explain things we couldnt explain before we had Science and tings.
There are polarities in everything .. Creation reflects Gods polarities.. male and femaleness.. light and dark.. neg/pos etc etc.. So do we..
MM you know whats coming.. ( who invented us? )
This has given me the neck for now.. Im going for a bit of telly.. OI CHRISTIANS. TAKE THE HELM HERE!?