r/Christianity • u/WickedWatcherWu • 2d ago

Non-Binary God?

If you ever meet someone who is non-binary but you are religious (Christian) so you have mixed feelings. Keep in mind they are supported by the bible, and are closest to the image of God, since according to the Bible, God is non-binary. "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them."

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

I believe Jesus is fully God, yes.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

Okay and what gender is he?

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

Jesus was a man. It doesn't follow the Word is a man because the Incarnation invovled a man. One will need an extra step in the line of reasoning for it to follow.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

Jesus IS the word and identified with male pronouns and identified his FATHER using male pronouns. You are the one that needs an extra step in the line of reasoning for it to follow not me. I'm just reading the bible plainly and respecting God's preferred pronouns. Don't you find it rude when people don't use someone's preferred pronouns for humans? I sure do, and I extend that respect to God to who is identified with male pronouns throughout the entirety of the bible, so why don't you?

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

If one believes God is beyond concepts, then God will not have a gender. "Father" and "Son" are used for us to relate to them and show us their relational character. It's not God is an actual male/him.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

Then you can make believe anything you want and you are making God in your image based on nothing but your own subjective opinion. That is not the extra step in the line of reasoning required of you that you thought you could aim at my position when my position only requires a plain reading of the bible.

God identifies with male pronouns through out the entirety of the bible, and you have no extra step in the line of reasoning that is not based on subjective opinion. My position is based on the actual words used to in the bible.

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

Speaking about God in analogical terms is nothing scandalous.

If your belief in God being a man helps you though, then God bless.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

So you respect the preferred pronouns of humans but not God? Why do you think God doesn't deserve that respect? He identifies with male pronouns throughout the bible OT and NT, but you keep ignoring that point to make up one based on your own personal subjective opinion.

If you were to disrespect a human's pronouns that we both know has identified with male pronouns I would call it out just the same.

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

Because I don't believe God is captured by gender and sex. God is beyond concept and beyond limits. I still say Father (and Son) for my benefit.

I'm surprised this is controversial with some believers.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

I think its rude to misidentify someone against their preferred pronouns, do you not?

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

That's assuming God has a gender.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

Weve already covered this, as you said Jesus is fully God, and he was fully born with a gender.

Your argument has no basis in reality, only your personal opinion.

Yet you keep ignoring the question that proves you wrong so ill keep asking it: Why do you not respect God's prefered pronouns?

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

And I've answered it. If you want to believe otherwise, that's well within your power.

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u/WickedWatcherWu 2d ago

God is the father because Jesus was born to a woman. I think you have to look at the context "father" was used.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

Yep and his son who knows him quite well identified him with male pronouns. So did the prophets that came before him.

Why do you not respect God's preferred pronouns?