Is God a he?

Why does the Bible refer to God as a he? Is God a male? Does He have a sex? If so, then why is He male and not female? These are questions that people ask quite a bit actually. It has to do with the nature of God. So in this blog, I plan to give my two cents on this.

First, I do not think God has a sex. He is not male nor female. God is spirit (John 4:24). Now, being a spirit doesn't prohibit that spirit from being a male or female. Throughout history, people have always viewed deities as male or female. But when you look at the attributes of God, you will see that it isn't trying to describe some sort of male figure in the sky judging people and what not. I think when it says God is a spirit, it is talking about a omnipresent being.

But what about the Trinity? Is the Father male? Is the son male? How about the Holy Spirit? By looking at the words "father" and "son", of course it appears to be indicating that God is male like. But does that make the Holy Spirit male like too? Just because the Bible uses the word Father and son doesn't actually make God a literal male.

It is always important to know when the Bible was written down and by whom. The people of Israel are responsible for the Bible. There society was a man ruled society. No, I am not suggesting that sexist men called God a he because they wanted to. I believe that God made Himself known in an easy way. Also, father figures were seen as the "highest" type of people. Men were seen as providers, and things of that nature. The Bible says God is a provider. So of course we and the people who wrote this down got this idea that God was male like. But this doesn't actually make Him male. He is just male like and father like in his actions. This is how God chooses to reveal Himself in scripture.