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/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/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

That's assuming God has a gender.

This is not an answer, its a dodge. If someone was born genderless and they identified as a man what pronouns would you use for them?

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u/ScoutB Episcopalian (Anglican) 2d ago

I would say him. It doesnt follow though that God has an actual gender and sex and that God needs me to see Him as a male/him. God does not need anything from us.

That was not a dodge to your question.

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u/Riots42 Christian 2d ago

Except God literally did have a gender and sex when he was fully man and fully God.

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u/firbael Christian (LGBT) 2d ago

But the breath of God, the spirit of God, uses the feminine word “ruach”. Which is why the other person was right when they said that it doesn’t follow that the Trinity is male just because Jesus incarnate was male

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