the image of God
what do you understand from the following verse?
Gen.1: 27; so god created man in his image, in his image created he him; male and female created he them.
This verse says; 1) god = male and female
2) You are also created to this same image; you are male and female in one body.
Question; which part of god = female?
A lot of ancient religions have deitites that were either both genders (with both reproductive organs) or devoid of sexuality entirely, to represent the totality of their existence. It's not really surprising that Christianity inherited this idea as well, though necessarily more vague to give it a mystic appeal beyond something we can quantify with our senses.
The idea is that the world of opposites (man/woman, good/evil, creator/destroyer, etc.) are encompassed within the whole that is God. Again a common motif through various belief structures, but a poowerful one that promotes the acceptance of all existence, since all things (even the bad things) must exist within the totality of creation.
Originally posted by DigiMark007
A lot of ancient religions have deitites that were either both genders (with both reproductive organs) or devoid of sexuality entirely, to represent the totality of their existence. It's not really surprising that Christianity inherited this idea as well, though necessarily more vague to give it a mystic appeal beyond something we can quantify with our senses.The idea is that the world of opposites (man/woman, good/evil, creator/destroyer, etc.) are encompassed within the whole that is God. Again a common motif through various belief structures, but a poowerful one that promotes the acceptance of all existence, since all things (even the bad things) must exist within the totality of creation.
the first life were male and female in one body with both sex organs.
i can aplaud your last statement.
Originally posted by debbiejo
Possibly we are the image of the invisible souce, with male and female traits..Yin Yang, Binah, chokmah... blah blah blah...
how about; your spirit/breath is from heaven and has the image of heaven and is your male half; your flesh is from earth and have the image of earth and id your female half just like your mother earth?