Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother are God, but can God really have a male or female image?
Posted by Son born of the Free Woman at 12:37 PMWhen I first told my dad about Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother through the Bible, his first reaction to Genesis 1:26, was that we cannot confine God to male or female. I’ve actually heard this from many people. My dad said God is everything and God is above the categories which we use to characterize ourselves such as male or female. For many of us, God just cannot be confined to human characteristics.
Genesis 1:27 says that we were made in God’s image, male and female. Then who had a male and female image first, God or us? Of course God existed first and then created us in Their image. Since God existed first then male and female is not merely a human characteristic but actually a characteristic of God.
When God says image, it doesn’t mean a physical image right? (My dad’s next comment). God is talking about a spiritual image or characteristics of personality such as the love and mercy of a woman and righteous anger of a man. So I took out a dictionary from the bookshelf and asked him to read the definition of image.
As the famous Merriam Webster states, image means:
1: a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing; especially : an imitation in solid form : statue
2 a: the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device b: a visual representation of something: as (1): a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material (2): a picture produced on an electronic display (as a television or computer screen)3 a: exact likeness : semblance
That seemed to be clear enough for him; image is clearly something with a physical manifestation. I did not add the Bible reference either, check it out for yourself.
I didn’t want my dad to have any doubts so I showed him two more verses, Romans 1:19 and Revelations 4:11. Romans states that God created everything to show about his divine nature. God created us, animals, plants, birds, etc. with a male and female counterpart so that we would not be confused about God’s true nature as male and female. Revelations also states that God created all things by His will, then everything has God’s will and purpose in it.
May all thanks be to Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother for allowing us to see and know true almighty God.
9 comments:
If we deny the God that is in the bible, is like creating our own god. How would God, that One who created us feel when we deny them?. it is better to say "i don't know" than "i don't believe" that's why i'm so glad Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and MOther gave me the chance to join the bible studies at the Church of God. There, is the only place that we can truly see the reality!!!
Thats cool. it makes sense. I learned a little bit about Christ Ahnsahnghong before but i never learned about a female image of God. like i said, it makes sense.
Ha, i never thought of it that way. Its true. In order for God to create us in such an image "male & female", it would mean that FIRST OFF God had to be male & female since we are their image. Its so simple if we just keep it to what the bible says rather than to what we think...Ahnsahnghong Christ is Father, and Heavenly Jerusalem is our Mother.
I love our Bible studies! Did you get a chance to do the full lesson about Heavenly Mother Jerusalem?
It is amazing how God made everything on this earth for us to describe their nature. From (Genesis 1:26) to (Revelation 22:1) to Galatians 4:26, etc. The whole Bible testifies to this! God has two images: the male image and the female image.
wow!! You got to the heart of my doubt on Ge 1:26. Now I clearly understand the image of God. Jesus came in the flesh 2000 yrs ago. and Jesus (the Spirit, male image) and the Bride(female image) should come through the prophesy... They are creator God!! AMAZING!
I also have heard the same response..that God cannot have a gender and that He is beyond having a male or female image...If that's so then why did he come as a male 2,000 years ago? Even the Dictionary backs up the Bible! Clearly the bible testifies since the beginning that God indeed as two images: male and female. If our Father Christ AhnSahngHong didnt come back then maybe we probably think that God has no images. But thanks to Christ AhnSahngHong we know Father God and Mother God!
I had a similar conversation with my friends, but I tried to tell them that God wants us to call Him and Her Father and Mother for our salvation, so that we can know who our God is and the way to recieve eternal life.
Man! Thats awesome that verse is so deep I didnt even know the exact definition of Image now I know there is a Mother God.
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