God is a what?

hmmmm.....very interesting, indeed.

 

Peachtree,
not one verse in the Old Testament has shaddai translated as breast.

I think you need to study

 

But would you agree that "God of breasts" is a POSSIBLE translation?

 

Dan, I appreciate your reading my posts in context and not trying to pick out pieces to say something that I'm clearly not.

And for standing up for me too.:thumbs:

 

No, 'God of Breasts' could not be a possible translation.

'El shaddai' means "God Almighty, who is All Sufficient"

'shad' means breast

'shaddai' does not mean breast.

ai is not plural

 

I think that is very nicely said. You won't have any problems from me referring to God as "himself". I use the terms Father, He, Himself all the time. I never use the terms Mother, She, Herself. I think the "blue" is all I'm after -- trying to understand why this is so problematic for some?

 

Ok.

Just to let you know, you would be going against the grain. Many (at least in my circle of education) would have no problem with "God of Breasts" as a possible interpretation.

 

Linda, I am a little confused by this after reading some of your other posts. Do you conclude that the "Spirit" of God is male? Or do you conclude that both male and female are in the image of God (spiritual), and that the Spirit of God is neither male nor female?

 

Male and female (humans) are created in the spiritual image of God. You do understand that man (male and female) is triune, possessing a body, soul, and spirit. God is referred to as "He". We pray to "Our Father" God is not a "what" but a "WHO". He is eternal, self-existent, immutable and HOLY. Our finite minds cannot possibly understand or explain the Infinite God. God is NOT physical with physical attributes.

God doesn't HAVE a spirit, God IS a Spirit.

Psalms 71:19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

 

but part of the question was if you conclude that God (yes, we acknowledge He is spirit) is male?

 

That's true. I don't disagree with anything Linda said, but she really didn't answer my question.

 

Haha. Obviously this translation would not go well with Western minds. I just hate the mindset of some when they say "if it's not in the KJV then it can't be"

 

I didn't say that God was male...what I said is this: God is referred to in the male gender, like "Our Father" ... Jesus refered to God as His FATHER. How hard is that to understand?

 

It isn't. I agree with you.

You weren't very clear, because SFIC said he thought that God is male. Also, the entire topic is over a few feminine characteristics to describe God as well; that apparrantly you and SFIC disagree that they are being used to describe God, despite the fact they don't mean that God is either gender, or any gender at all!

 

You mean...it can be?!

 

I have lost track of your original question because you have deviated so much from the original intent. What do you want to know? God has NO gender. God is NOT physical and therefore has NO physical attributes. However, the proper pronoun by which God is referred is HE. He means MALE, does it not?

I'm done here. Have a nice day!

 

This is not a KJV debate....don't make it one.

 

No need to blame because you're getting flustered.

You answered the question! :type:

 

God is our father, Mother Jerusalem, which is above is our mother as the scripture says the mother of us all.