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" That is why we began with a discussion on how to speak of God properly. Throughout our discussion we have seen that the witness of Scripture is consistent: God is simple (that is, not composed of parts), immutable, impassible, infinite, and that essence and existence are identical in God. It ought to be clear, then, that God does not have a genotype whose phenotypical expression would indicate maleness, like it does for us. Since God is not part of a category, it follows that God cannot be part of the category designated by the noun “male. "

Gary M. Burge , Theology Questions Everyone Asks: Christian Faith in Plain Language


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Gary M. Burge quote : That is why we began with a discussion on how to speak of God properly. Throughout our discussion we have seen that the witness of Scripture is consistent: God is simple (that is, not composed of parts), immutable, impassible, infinite, and that essence and existence are identical in God. It ought to be clear, then, that God does not have a genotype whose phenotypical expression would indicate maleness, like it does for us. Since God is not part of a category, it follows that God cannot be part of the category designated by the noun “male.