Why are both "God" and "Satan" veiwed as male?
607186
well some people view them as female like in the movie dogma god is a girl, and sometimes they are viewed as the same person, i guess it's really a matter of perspective, i think both god and satan can kiss my ass, i mean what has either one done for me right? lol, but if they are males i bet they'd like that 2 much
467196
I think God is both male and female and appears in innumerable forms. God is everything.
1065318
I believe there is a higher being that is both male and female, there has to be a balance in everything. As to why look in nature there are to many things that repeat throughout EVERYTHING to be an accident. It's not called the DIVINE PROPOTION for no resaon. :)
1079797
hmmm seems intresting, how can one worship both satan and God though, seems a bit contradictory.  the "not harming children"  yes, but as for the church of satan being added to any type of Christian beliefs seems to be contradicting the Christian faith all together.
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If there was a God, and there isn't. But if there was for the sake of your question. He would be a she and she would be a lesbian.\n\nMore:Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.\nIs he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.\nIs he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?\nIs he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
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Because God is unknowable. (Honestly, the universe, even as we know it is incredibly vast. If the Creator created it, then the Creator must be far beyond what our imagination can devise.) People use pronouns and terminology such as a man or woman in order to conceptualize something so vast. I use the pronoun "He" because it shows more respect than "it", and in English, gender-neutral is "he" as well as male.
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Neither (yet, oddly, both).\n\nIn response to the argument that the Bible refers to God as "Him" and therefore God is Male -- In the French language, words describing objects are preceded by "le" or "la" which gives them value as being masculine or feminine terms -- that doesn't mean the objects are female or male.  In most languages, ships and nations (just two examples) are referred to as "She" and "her" -- that doesn't mean they are female.  In the past, in the US, to simplify statements, if the gender was not known or could be either, "he" was used.  (Example:  "To return an item, he must have his receipt.")  Our (US) Constitution uses the term "he", but in no way is meant to imply that it only refers to men.  And, man, as a species, includes women.\n\nGod (as great as He is) and the Lord (as great as He is) would not be so petty (I believe) as to bicker about the terms, He or She, to describe Them.  If the Lord was both male and female through the ages, the use of "He" to describe His position simplifies writing.  People (I believe) are equal in His eyes regardless of gender.  \n\nBesides, in Scriptures, in naming woman, we really don't know that "woman" doesn't mean "equal to the first one, but different-looking". \n\nPeace.
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god is neither a man or a woman but an entity many ppl get this confused by a bible passage that says god made man in his image but that by no means translates to god has a penis or a vagina
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Because for the last 7-10,000 years we have lived in a society dominated by the Culture Hero stereotype.  Prior to that, God was tho't of as female, as the dominant stereotype was the Mother Goddess.  This is compounded in English by the fact that the indeterminate pronoun for living things is the same as the male pronoun.  "It" is used only for inanimate objects.\n\nWe are now reaching a level of maturity where the generality of mankind can begin to really think of God as having no attributes of any kind, let alone sex linked ones.
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There are so many different names for Satan, both in english and other languages. That specific name is the same in many languages, but there other languages where it differs. because most words originate (english especially) from an older language, it's probable that "Satan" is a derivative from an older word, and that other languages (where the word is the same or similar) derived it from the same older language- or even from english itself. But the word or name itself is not english.
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We've all seen pictures of Satan portrayed as a hoofed creature, red in color.. with little horns on his head. \n\n\n \nBut this description is not Biblical. The hoofed being we usually see is actually closer to that of "Pan" from Greek mythology. \n\nPerhaps Satan wants this image of himself to be used, because of its absurdity. Knowing that the day would come when God and the Devil would both be dismissed as "mythical" \n\nRevelation 12:3 speaks of the red horned dragon. This is not Satan himself, but a reference to him from where these physical attributes possibly originate. \n\n\nRevelation 12:3 (KJV) \nAnd there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. \nThe Book of "Ezekiel" tells us what Lucifer really looked like before he sinned. \n\nLucifer was a being "of perfect beauty". He was covered in every precious stone. He had pendants and jewels of gold... \n\nLucifer was beautiful before he sinned. An expression of Gods own beauty and power. But like man, Lucifer’s very nature changed when he sinned. His (Lucifer’s) physical appearance may have as well.
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God is commonly referred to in the masculine sense because of the relationship that primarily judaism based religions wished to portray between god and mankind. God the Father, because at the time all the ancient religious texts for these religions were written a family was dominated by the father and rather than using the metaphor of the mother, which would imply at the time that there was some other superior to the God figure, they used a masculine term. This term has persisted due to a continuation of male dominance in society and through the institution of tradition which is now so ancient that many believe it would be heresy to alter it today. It is true that the relationship that many today share with god is much better described as female, but this too stems from the feminization of 'soft' concepts such as love and procreation. Consequently calling God male or female is 100% related to culture and I would like to answer your question with a question. Why try to personify god as male or female? If you follow western society's modern beleif that male and female are equal, or the more radical belief that there is no definite male or female but shades of gender (see transgender), and if gender serves the sole function of procreation through sexual intercourse why attempt to place the all powerful being that is God within the restraints of a single gender. God does not need to procreate through sexuality as God is capable of creation without thought or effort. So, why call God she? Why not just understand that God is God regardless of name or gender.
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good question.  i had never thought about this before.  any operation would be going against the will of god, wouldn't it, starcameo?  if god had intended the person to be either male or female, god would have made them as such, right?  \n\njohn_killebrew: please explain how being self-aware proves the existence of god.
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The Bible says God is neither man nor woman ......but is spirit.
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Because that "God" in Jeremiah 13:14 is the Lord, God of Israel. That "God" is not the same God who created humans or is it the same God who created the entire universe. They are all different. The Lord, God of Israel is actually Satan, the fallen angel. Satan is an alien from heaven and is obsessed with control and power over humans. In the case of the biblical story you brought up, Satan is concerned with collecting all the gold and treasures from all the people he ordered massacred. Reread the story again with this explanation in mind and it will make sense. Satan is still concerned with hoarding gold to this day. The followers of that "God" are actually Satanist working for a real alien (or angel). There is nothing spiritual about the mass killings of women, children, and babies; it is just, quite simply, a factual account of a greedy, gold hungry alien passing as a 'god' to humans who willing do his bidding in exchange for worldly policical powers. These Satanist are behind almost all the world events of modern times. But don't be scared, their time is almost up and they will soon be at our feet (Rev 2:9 and 3:9). And the creator God of human beings will be returning! (Rev 20-22) That is the Good News of the Bible.
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"God" doesn't have a plan...you can't even prove that there is a "god". \nHermaphrodites are people who are both male and female, it is a serious birth disorder, and wasn't caused by any "god", it's caused by bad cells, I think.
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God created all things, yes including Satan. He made everything perfect and beautiful. Because He wanted to love and be loved He gave all His creation free will. A beautiful angel Lucifer began to feel pride. He thought that he should be equal to God. Because of this sin that had entered him he was ejected from God's presence and cast onto the earth, he became Satan. Jim