Does God Being Male Insult Women?

God refers to Himself as the Father; Jesus Christ, God in the flesh (John 1:1-3,14), who referred to Himself as the Son of God, came to earth in the form of a man, was crucified, rose again, and now sits on the right hand of the Father as the God-Man. It's fairly straightforward—God is male.

Though God has chosen to reveal Himself as Father and Son—both males, it doesn't mean men are more important than women (cf. Galatians 3:28). Females have played important roles in the Bible: Eve, Sarah, Ruth, Esther, Mary 1, Mary 2, Elizabeth, Lois, Lydia, and others were noteworthy women. And there's no record about them being unhappy with God's gender. 

There is no insult in God being male. The only insult is the one that people try to create.

The female was made from the male (Genesis 2:22), and God has given roles to each gender. They're both equal in creation but not in order (Genesis 1:27). God ordained males as heads (Ephesians 5:23). The only offense is to someone unwilling to accept God's declared order in creation.

Humans could have been anything God created, but He chose to make us male and female. When men and women have children, the family becomes a reflection of the eternal relationship within the Trinity. Apparently, God takes pleasure in proper familial relationships and is glorified in them.

Women can understand God the Father just fine and God the Son just fine. Female Christians in history did not seem to have a problem with that. Only now in American PC culture has God's gender become an issue.

One final note: Jesus Christ gave His life for His church (Ephesians 5:25)—a group comprised of both males and females. He refers to His church as His betrothed bride—a female (2 Corinthians 11:2), and their wedding ceremony will be in heaven during the Tribulation on earth (Revelation 19:7-9). That may make some men uncomfortable, but it's what God has declared—Christian men do not seem to have a problem with that. So, in the New Testament, God speaks to us as a Father, as a Son, and as a Husband to His bride. 

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By Jerry Smith
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