However, in the Judeo-Christian tradition, God manifested himself in a fatherly manner, and, as such, was given male charecteristics by those cultures.
You could say both. Because God can create life, but a man or woman on their own cannot create life. But a man and woman can come together to participate with God in the creation of life.
God is neither a man nor a woman. As stated, he’s presented himself in a paternal way, but he’s not an animal like we are and so does not have an actual biological sex.
When he assumed flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, he chose that Jesus would be a male. But the Divine Nature itself is not male or female.
God is neither, the Holy Spirit is neither, Jesus is a man. All three are one in the same. Jesus said to address God as Father. The only Mother I know we have is Mary and she isn’t one of the three persons of the Trinity.
God is beyond the concept of gender as us humans understand it. God is not limited by anything including gender, and He is not really comprehensible in human terms.
However, Maximilian is correct that God the Father presented Himself as a father figure, and also God the Son (Jesus) appeared on earth as a human man. This is God’s chosen way of presenting Himself to us in a manner that humans could understand.
God is neither, the Holy Spirit is neither, Jesus is a man.
This is theologically incorrect. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity and has two natures, Divine and human, in the unity of His Divine Person. That’s the Council of Chalcedon (4th Ecumenical Council) and is de Fide. He is NOT just a man; He is True God and True Man.
I didn’t mean to suggest Jesus isn’t divine. The question was about gender. We only have a hint about gender among the trinity with Jesus and the fact Jesus said to address God as Father.
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