God: male or Female
Dear doubting ones,
"I do not believe as the Father from Texas says that God is male in the
conventional sense. I believe that God is neither or both. The Hindus
believe in Ardha Nareeswara. The Hare Krishna temple shows the
evolution from the Fish to Radha Krishna. Why is Sofia depicted as a
Woman? Is she not part of the Triune God? I cannot think of the
Transcendent as a Macho Chauvinist Man. Why does Genesis 1.27-28 say
that God created Man as Male & Female? So God created Man in His own
image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created
them'"
Orthodox mysticism is a dangerous mix, when we look at a distance. Gen.1: 27 is
an introduction and the creation of Adam and Eve in detail is given in ch.2,
Adam first and Eve later for a special purpose of killing his monotony, "It is
not good for that the man should be alone; I will make a helper fit for him,
Gen.2:18, could be the reason for J.Milton to write, "He for God and she for God
in him". Because there is only manhood in Heaven, Adam was created as a man,
then Eve as the mother of all children on earth only. Just like Eve contained
in Adam prior to the creation of her, life after death manhood of both man and
woman will be as separate entities that reflect the earthly complementing roles
of oneness which make as `one body' affirmatives given by Jesus and apostles.
The one body nuptial role is a manifestation of mature manhood in the afterlife
which is a reality of Adam alone prior to the fall.
God, male or female?
"Perhaps someone would explain why there is both Masculine and Feminine in God
the Father and whether Jesus denied this. Can we limit God to a gender?"
No gender action that is or gender balance in Heaven. This is how I understand
the subject, not from any reading, but from biblical evidences. If God created
man and woman in His image, God has a form that is apparently like a Herculean
frame because there is only `mature manhood in Heaven', to the measure of the
stature of the fullness of christ'4: 13. Eve lived in Adam prior to her
creation, just as Levi was in the loin of Abraham at the time when Melchizedek
met him. Adam was alone when he was created. As woman and man were separated
with a likely future intention of replenishing the earth, they were created
separately, Adam first as a man, woman later for maternal roles. Man and woman
may be clothed with mature manhood again in resurrection like Adam before his
fall, despite the feminine form seemingly remain there with no sexual
propensity. But Jesus only testifies the presence of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
in the kingdom of God, not the presence of Sarah, Rebecca and Rachel. As angels
are men, Eze.1, man and woman also get that Heavenly sonship, for which our
imperfect mortal bodies `groan inwardly as wait for adoption as sons, the
redemption of our bodies', Rom.8: 23.
Some religions and our own religious veterans teach that God is a spirit, not
having any form or image. Man's inner body is a spark of the Spirit of God;
does it mean that man has no form or image? Man is a trinity of body, soul or
inner man and spirit that has a body image, so also God is a Holy Trinity having
form and image. If the spirit of man disappears from him, he becomes a dead body
that decays in this plane. Similarly, God is Spirit who has an image and
likeness, the frame that Adam before the fall was created with. `Deham, dehi,
atmavu'. Man is seemingly a nuclear translation of God who is in the image of
man. "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being
changed into his likeness from one degree of glory to another ; for this comes
from the Lord who is the Spirit", 2.Cor. 3: 18; Jn.4: 24. His voice you have
never heard, his form you have never seen…", jn.5: 38. This confirms that God
has a form. This form is in the image or form of a man who passed walking in
front of Moses. God also walked in Eden, could be interpreted by some
theologians as a hyperbolic conjecture.

"And above the firmament over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in
appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a
likeness as it were of human form…appearance of his loins…..", Eze.1: 26-28.
"All the Heavenly creatures' had the form of men', Eze.1: 5, 10. What form did
the son of Amos see him in the Temple? Do you need more proofs, if you believe
in the bible? That human form is reveled as man or Father, not mother from the
very beginning of human history. Look how many times the phrase `Father in
Heaven' is repeated by Jesus the Son who has equality in the Triune God. The
pronoun `He', `not she' is also another suggestion for your pondering. The Son
of the Father, Jesus, is a man, not a woman. The clear proof is that He became
Incarnte in a woman without an earthly father. Therefore it proves that the
Heavenly Father is Jesus' Father, Lk.1: 35. `Begotten, not made; being of the
same substance with the Father'. The third personae of the Triune God, the
Spirit of God, is man, not woman, but a feminine solace of consoling, loving and
caring aspect is reveled in the New Age because Jesus' selfless sacrifice is a
sign of woman's nature of love, affection and care, men also are ought to be
clothed with love, care, compassion and duty. I repeat: there is no womanhood or
femininity in heaven, there is only mature manhood and sonship there.

Jesus emptied His Heavenly equality and lived in the mortal frame for carrying
the yoke of sufferings for our sins. This is what man and woman are expected to
do. If you are called as woman, it is her duty to fear, obey and serve in faith
and modesty, so as to be a model for their children, and man to honour and work
for the safety and protection of the `weaker vessel' and their children. If man
and woman are claiming for the artificial equality freedom of utopia, it is not
possible for one to interchange the complementing roles and functions of each
other every second day because we are tied up with natural and instinctive laws
which cannot be severed in this plane. Only in the Lord (Heaven), there is no
difference between man and woman, Greek and Jew…., as all are clothed with the
garment of incorruption that has no sexual impulse. All in Heaven are heavenly
men; no place there for any Heavenly womanhood.
E.s.John, Australia