Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihnp4.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!cfiaime From: cfiaime@ihnp4.UUCP (Jeff Williams) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: the gender of God Message-ID: <633@ihnp4.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 05:14:30 EDT Article-I.D.: ihnp4.633 Posted: Tue Aug 14 05:14:30 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Aug-84 00:38:59 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 27 What good does this discussion of God's gender serve? By definition, isn't God so far advanced that we can not begin to really understand the nature of God? So again I ask, what good does this serve? In my opinion, absolutely nothing. It ranks in the same category as the question of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. Could this time be spent on things more important? Rather than the question of gender, which is totally irrelevant to our relationship with God, could we not dwell on the very nature of the Almighty? Rather than flame at each other, could we not be discussing the very reasons for the existence of religion? What could be of more importance than, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not parish, but have everlasting life." And the christian response to that should be to, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..." What I am advocating is a discussion of the real meaning of religion, especially the christian religion. This may be offensive to some, but is of more importance than any unresolvable question about God, or life. Jeff Williams AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, Ill. ihnp4!cfiaime