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The verse literally translates to "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus". [2] David Scholer, New Testament scholar at Fuller Theological Seminary, believes that the passage is "the fundamental Pauline theological basis for the inclusion of women and men as equal and mutual partners in all of the ministries of the church."
In Christianity the gender of God is referenced several times throughout the KJV Bible. One point of reference for GOD being male is found in the Gospel of John when Jesus Christ says to Mary Magdalene, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and ...
The first words of the Old Testament are B'reshit bara Elohim—"In the beginning God created." [1] The verb bara (created) agrees with a masculine singular subject.[citation needed] Elohim is used to refer to both genders and is plural; it has been used to refer to both Goddess (in 1 Kings 11:33), and God (1 Kings 11:31; [2]).
In the Hebrew and Christian Bible, God is usually described in male terms in biblical sources, [1] with female analogy in Genesis 1:26–27, [i] [2] Psalm 123:2-3, [ii] and Luke 15:8–10; [iii] a mother in Deuteronomy 32:18, [iv] Isaiah 66:13, [v] Isaiah 49:15, [vi] Isaiah 42:14, [vii] Psalm 131:2; [viii] and a mother hen in Matthew 23:37 [ix] and Luke 13:34, [x] although never directly ...
Masculine energy is good, and obviously, society has plenty of that, but I think corporate culture was really trying to get away from it,” he said. “I think having a culture that celebrates ...
Christian Masculinity is a concept and movement that arose in Victorian Protestant England, characterised by the importance of the male body and physical health, family and romantic love, the notions of morality, theology and the love for nature and, the idea of healthy patriotism, with Jesus Christ as leader and example of truest manhood. [1]
COMMENT: In a world where violence against women and girls is rife and the gender pay gap is still very much a thing, writes Emma Clarke – why not add more toxic masculinity to the mix?
Genesis 1:26–27 says that the elohim were male and female, [3] and humans were made in their image. [4] Again, the verb vayomer (he said) is masculine; it is never vatomer, the feminine of the same verb form. The personal name of God, YHWH, is presented in Exodus 3 as if the Y (Hebrew yod) is the masculine subjective prefix to the verb to be