by jimwalton » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:02 am
God has no gender, so He doesn't have genitalia. God is called "He" for cultural reasons, not sexual ones.
> So God says in the Bible that he wanted to create us in his image, but since Christians like to consider him as male, wouldn't that mean he has male reproductive organs?
You'll notice that when God creates humanity in his image, "he created them male and female" (Gn. 1.26).
You'll also notice that right after the Bible talks about the image of God, the humans are told to rule and subdue the Earth (Gn. 1.28). Therefore the image of God in people is that they are to rule the Earth as He would: responsibly with care and knowledge.
We don't consider God a male, but the Hebrew language, like English has no personal neuter pronoun. God is not an "it," so we have to pick "he" or "she" for a pronoun, even though God is neither male nor female.
God has no gender, so He doesn't have genitalia. God is called "He" for cultural reasons, not sexual ones.
> So God says in the Bible that he wanted to create us in his image, but since Christians like to consider him as male, wouldn't that mean he has male reproductive organs?
You'll notice that when God creates humanity in his image, "he created them male and female" (Gn. 1.26).
You'll also notice that right after the Bible talks about the image of God, the humans are told to rule and subdue the Earth (Gn. 1.28). Therefore the image of God in people is that they are to rule the Earth as He would: responsibly with care and knowledge.
We don't consider God a male, but the Hebrew language, like English has no personal neuter pronoun. God is not an "it," so we have to pick "he" or "she" for a pronoun, even though God is neither male nor female.