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January Words: Wisdom, She Is God

I've finally caught up with my Bloglines feeds that have been piling up over the holidays. I've subconsciously set a new years resolution to spend more time in the real world, so I'm a little late with these latest Words.

This month, I'd like to share a few passages that help give a different perspective on the gender of God. Even though God is never coupled with she or her in the Bible, it is legalistic to say that we should not call God Mother or Her. We make up names for God all the time, so it would be appropriate to get a better picture of God by referring to her as she occasionally. Exploring God as more than Him is important because there are dozens of times in scripture (see examples) where metaphors describe God as a woman; however, how often do we actually picture God as a woman? We would gain a much better understanding of God's nature if we would recognize the embodied female, male, androgynous, and genderless qualities of our creator. On a side note, anyone have any good Bible personification links?

Proverbs 4:6-7 (NASB)

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

Proverbs 8:1-2, 8:23 (NIV)

Does not wisdom call out?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
On the heights along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand…
I was appointed from eternity,
from the beginning, before the world began.

John 1:2 (CEV)

From the very beginning the Word was with God.

1 Corinthians 1:24 (NLV)

Christ is the power and wisdom of God to those who are chosen to be saved from the punishment of sin for both Jews and Greeks.

Genesis 1:26-27 (MSG)

God spoke: Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature…

God created human beings;
he created them godlike,
Reflecting God's nature.
He created them male and female.

By rockofvictory | Tue 2005Jan11 21:25 CST | Beliefs | Last edited Mon 2005Mar07 23:07 CST
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