why is God refered to as a HE?
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Because the bible was written by men and they would not be comfortable saying a woman controlled them.
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God though in reality has no sex prefers to refer himself as a He.\nAs God is spiritual and has no material body he requires no gender but the male gender take on the greater responsibility as they are given that role. God being the highest so God describes himself  with male attributes. Women are to be treated with great respect and dignity. The husbands though taking headship of the household treats his wife like he would himself. He respects his wife's opinions and being in marriage a husband and wife become one flesh. What a remarkable arrangement.\nThere is no sexism in heaven that is a worldy problem because people refuse to obey God so bring great pains to themselves.
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I think God is both male and female and appears in innumerable forms. God is everything.
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God was speaking to the Trinity. The word God in the Hebrew language implies plural yet still singular (kinda like saying one family). There is only one God, but He is 3 distinct beings - Father, Son (Word), and Holy Spirit
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"God" the term is the Old English as translated from Greek and Latin using the Germanic word in closest relation to the English/Germanic/Dutch or early European use were the terms;guþ, guthan,gheu,ghu...the Germanic form *gott* being the most common vernacular at the time of the first translations to English dialects.  It typically meant "to invoke" or "to pour out" .Then to add the defining of the Tetragrammation of the Hebraic name for "God", which "God" in Hebrew is believed to originally rendered "Elohim". However the true and actual name of God is not certain but because of the "believed" definition of the Hebrew Tetragrammation of YHVH or as Hebrew translate Yod Hey Vav Hey...or in english Jehovah. I tried like mad to find the pronouciation and meaning of the whole but I am positive that the Yod means "I am" though some translations equate the whole name of God as being "I am the one I am" meaning self-existant one. Or also as for Moses "I am what I need to become". Meaning that lovingly as in "poof! Whaddya need." essentially as He was consistantly there for His belonging to Him. Also and as well its been rendered as meaning.."He brings into existance.." or "He causes to exist".  The Sacred Name appears in the Hebrew Scriptures as four Hebrew letters Yodh,  hey, vav, hey, which is closest represented by the letters YHVH.  According to Jewish tradition it is regarded as 'not to be uttered' in order never to profane it in any way.  In Judaism it is therefore pronounced as 'Adonai', meaning 'Lord'. Notwithstanding this prohibition, the Sacred Name is acknowledged in its usage as PART of the names of many Biblical characters showing that they belong to Him. \n\nIsaiah or Yeshayáhu \n\nJoshua or Yehoshúa\n\nMatthew or Mattanyāhû\n\nJudah or YəhudaYa'akov \n\nNathan or Nattanyahu\n\nJohn or Ye hanan\n\nSo it is easy to see perhaps how Yod or Yood or Yud as the variations may go translated down through the ages to become God. Just as the other languages, dialects and tongues have morphed ever so sligtly  to the English renderings of Hebrew names. However, even though God is Good...the word good isn't nor never has been part of His "NAME". Just wait til ya study on the original Hebrew name for Jesus. That'll flip ya out. God bless, Love in Christ, ~J~ <><
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God is both male and female and IS the source.
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u meant Allah?\nhaha.\nHe's a god.
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God does not believe in a Supreme Being (relative to himself) or religion, by definition, God is an atheist.\n\nHumans invent Gods in their own images, so you might say he is within everyone.
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coz hes the almighty and not confused
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I believe God wants us to know specifically who he is and how to get to him.  Therefore, he provides us Scriptures. I just can't believe we can make up a god of our own imagining and have it be the right one. Only one can be right, otherwise he would be contradicting himself.
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I think there is only one God.  Men have called Him many things; God, Jehovah, Great Spirit, Allah... the list is quite lengthy.  I doubt that He really cares what you call Him, as long as you do call.
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God is God no matter what. He's the Supreme Being in the universe. He's omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, all-good, and eternal. Nothing changes the person of God.\n\nWhether God is Lord in one's life is up to the individual. They can choose not to acknowledge Him as Lord. In fact, they can choose not to acknowledge him at all. That doesn't change the fact that He is God, but it means that He is not Lord over their lives. One day, though, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
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I like your logic, and I agree.  I believe all gods are one God, just different names/aspects.  The supreme ruler is an IMMENSE being, and mere humans with our human brains cannot possibly interpret the whole thing as it is.  So we look at aspects of the supreme being.  I see one part, and you see another part.  But we're seeing the same Being.
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When Jesus was on earth He came as a man as the Son of God.  He was flesh and therefore identified himself as a human in order to show the holiness of God His Father.
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Yeah, you're right. We should show more respect. Now since the title "God" is the highest, why not just call God as God God? Or God God God? Or better still, God God God God God God .........
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What people refer to as "God" is essentially the positive energy force in the universe given a form and a name. The reality is that spiritual beings are man-created to explain the forces of the universe. They are all essentially one in the same because they are all representations.\n\nIn the Neo-Pagan/Wiccan/Druidic religion(s), the positive force is represented in its highest form by The Lord (sun) and the Lady (moon). The other entities control the forces in which they are related to.\n\nPeople who say there is just one god (Allah, Christ, etc.) and that there is no other divine entity do so because they are insecure in their faith and need absolute reassurance that what they believe is the only true religion out there.
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I'm not sure that god has a gender.  I think that is a human convention used to help us feable humans comprehend and relate to a god.  After all God is omnipotent and logically must be able to relate to both genders.  If God was a man or woman the God would run the risk of being biased.