Originally posted by Blood_Rayne
Male because the bible says so.
But as I said before, as weird as it sounds..women...are first described as being part of "mankind" in the initial versus of Genesis. God never states "Let us make man and woman"..but instead..he states.."Let us make man"
So as I stated before. Technically speaking..a woman is..well..just a type of man.
Jesus does refer to the Godhead as "Heavenly Father", but God also likens himself to a "woman in labor" and "Mother" in the Old Testament.
But If you think about it..from a spirtual standpoint..either gender can play the role of father/mother.
So anyway..I believe it's pretty safe to say that God is a spiritual entitiy..and being such makes him "gender neutral"..not really male/female..but possessing the spirtual qualities of both.
*note..I know there is a contradiction in referring to God as "him/he" and then saying God is gender neutral..no need to point this out.