So we're sitting in class right now and have spent 2 hours talking about the gender of God. And here's what it boils down to: male and female are human terms describing gender. According to Deuteronomy 4:15, God cannot be duplicated in image, including male or female. So the Bible speaks in metaphor when describing God as a Father or a Son, just as it does when it says Jesus is a Lamb.
That's my class. Seriously requiring all my mental capacity.
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No, God doesn't need a gender. But when you close your eyes and imagine God, what do you see? If you see a man, that will change how you operate in your daily business. If you see a woman, you will live your life differently. If you see a spirit, your life will be different again.
Yes, anytime the Bible refers to God as a "he" that is a metaphor also. There are only a few places where God does not reveal himself as a metaphor: "I am who I am," and "God is spirit." All that to say, God is greater than anything we can imagine, including genders.
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