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NASB | Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:28 There is [now no distinction in regard to salvation] neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you [who believe] are all one in Christ Jesus [no one can claim a spiritual superiority]. [Rom 3:22; 1 Cor 12:13] |
Subject: God can use woman in the ministry? |
Bible Note: To the best of my knowledge, the personal pronoun "He" is always used in reference to the Holy Spirit. To say that God has a masculine or a feminine side is to anthropromorphize Him - that is, attempt to give Him human characteristics. But remember, we are made in HIS image... we must be careful not to re-create Him in ours. Having said that the only feminine characterization of God that I'm aware of in the Bible is Sophia - Wisdom - who is represented in the book of Proverbs as crying out in the streets for us to hear. But to take this analogy and make a feminine God out of it is not warranted in my opinion. The is also the image of a mother bird used to portray God's providential love and concern for us (Ps 91, Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34) but again, to take this analogy to the point of calling God "her" is not Biblically accurate. |