This site is a collaborative experience for a couple friends of mine. We’re working through the book The Shack, by William Young. You can order the book or see reviews here.For the sake of those who are following along with us and reading it as we go, I want to point out a few guidelines for participation.
- Yes, we’d love if you would contribute your thoughts.
- Please post in the appropriate Chapter so you don’t spoil the book for others who haven’t gotten as far as you.
- We recognize that this book deals with significant issues of theology. If you disagree, please do so politely.
- Enjoy the dialog.
5. And have fun, laugh a lot, and don’t take us or yourself too seriously.
(first post,so hope i follow ll the rules ; p )the issue here is not if God IS a woman,or if God IS a man. he is not(i cant seem to escape it!) male or female as we understand it. he is not a physical being, so he has none of the material distinctions that human males or females share. he does however have the role of father, and yet he nourishes like a mother, i believe the scriptures use the imagery of a mother hen or something like that to portray his relationship to israel as protector. God can use theophany and take whatever form he wishes, but he isnt actually these things(he actually was human however), it is his way of showing himself to us in a way we can understand, like the book talks about, limiting himself out of desire for relationship with us. thats how i see it anyway.