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Our church affirms with our Lord Jesus and believers throughout history that “from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female’” (Mark 10:6; Genesis 1:27).
- God of The Hebrew Bible
- God in The New Testament
- The Church Fathers
- What Is God’s Gender?
As a scholar of Christian origins and gender theory, I’ve studied the early references to God. In Genesis, for example, women and men are created in the “Imago Dei,” image of God, which suggests that God transcends socially constructed notions of gender. Furthermore, Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible written in the seventh century B.C...
In the New Testament, Jesus also presents himself in feminine language. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus stands over Jerusalem and weeps, saying, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.” Fu...
This trend continues with the writings of the Church fathers. In his book “Salvation to the Rich Man,” Clement, the bishop of Alexandria who lived around 150-215 A.D., states, “In his ineffable essence he is father; in his compassion to us he became mother. The father by loving becomes feminine.” It’s important to remember that Alexandria was one o...
Modern followers of Jesus live in a world where images risk becoming socially, politically or morally inadequate. When this happens, as the feminist theologian Judith Plaskow notes, “Instead of pointing to and evoking the reality of God, [our images] block the possibility of religious experience.” In other words, limiting God to masculine pronouns ...
- David Wheeler-Reed
Aug 24, 2021 · In Matthew 19, Jesus cites Genesis 1 in a discussion on marriage, affirming the ongoing relevance of God’s creation of humans as male and female. Elsewhere, when the Bible mentions any cross-gender behaviour (e.g. Deuteronomy 22:5; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; 11:2-16) it does so negatively.
May 21, 2024 · Despite God’s judgment, men and women can and should do all in their power to ameliorate the results of the Fall, whether by eliminating thorns and thistles from fields or by easing the pain of childbirth. Likewise, God does not expect women to accept abuse from their husbands.
Dec 16, 2022 · In short, the Bible teaches that God made us male or female, and no matter our own feelings or confusion, we should act in accordance with the biological reality of God’s good design. Transgenderism falls short of the glory of God and is not the way to walk in obedience to Christ.
- Denny Burk
Feb 8, 2023 · The Church of England is considering whether to stop referring to God as "he" after questions concerning the use of gender-neutral terms were raised by priests.
Jun 2, 2015 · A group in the Church of England is calling for services to address God as "She" as well as "He". The question of God's gender goes back to the early Christian Church, writes Stephen...
