God as man

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    • God as a man
      Throughout the Bible and general worship God is constantly referred to with male pronouns and titles such as He, Father etc
    • Biblical stories that depict God as a man
      • The Lord's Prayer'Our Father who art in heaven'
      • 'God created mankind in His own image' (Genesis 1:27)
      • "Have we all not one father?" Malachi 2:10
    • Art that shows God as a man
      • Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
      • God the Father by Giovanni Battista Cima
    • Jesus referring to God as father
      'Forgive them Father, for they do not know what they are doing'
    • Jesus as a role model for Christians
      By him referring to God as a male, set an example for Christians to follow
    • Jesus referring to God as 'Abba'
      Meaning 'daddy'
    • Scholars referring to God with male pronouns
      • Aquinas
      • Augustine
    • Children's bibles
      • God is constantly referred to with male pronouns He Him as well as Father hinting from a young age they should view Him as a male
    • Popular culture
      • Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty playing God
      • The voice of God during the story of Moses and the Burning Bush is male (Val Kilmer)
      • In response to being asked "Do you believe in God?" she replies, "Of course I do, life is so cruel only a man could be responsible." Immaculate 2024 Sydney Sweeney
    • God being a man

      Weakens theodicies that have come around as a result of the problem of evil as it puts God within a gendered binary restricting Gods transcendence therefore denying Gods omnipotence
    • Overall God being a man would make him less powerful as it would reduce him to male human qualities
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