The Deity is Androgynous! Genesis 1:27
**God is Androgynous**
> "Thus the logos of the Father goes forth into the All, being the fruit of his heart and expression of his will. It supports the All. It chooses and also takes the form of the All, purifying it, and causing it to return to the Father and to the Mother, Jesus of the utmost sweetness." — *The Gospel of Truth*
The declaration that *God is androgynous* may seem startling at first, especially within traditions that have long emphasized only the masculine aspects of divinity. Yet this idea finds deep roots in Scripture, early Christian texts, and a balanced understanding of the nature of the Divine.
### What Does Androgynous Mean?
The term *androgynous* describes someone or something that is:
* Both male and female
* Possessing both masculine and feminine characteristics
* Ambiguous in sexual identity
* Neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance
Applied to the Divine, this term doesn't mean God is humanlike in gender, but that all gendered characteristics—masculine and feminine—are sourced in God. The Deity transcends and includes what we divide into male and female.
### The Feminine Aspect of the Spirit
In previous writings, it has been shown that the Holy Spirit has often been portrayed as a feminine aspect of the Deity. In Hebrew, the word *ruach* (spirit) is a **feminine noun**, while in Greek it is neuter (*pneuma*). But more telling than grammar is the function. The Spirit is associated with activities traditionally linked to women:
* **Birthing**: "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit." (John 3:5)
* **Comforting**: "As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you." (Isaiah 66:13)
* **Inspiration** and **emotional warmth**: The Spirit breathes life and groans in travail (Romans 8:22–26).
The Spirit is not a separate female deity, but represents the maternal and nurturing activity of the One God.
### The Image of God Includes Both Genders
Genesis 1:27 is a foundational passage that reveals God's androgynous nature:
> “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” — *Genesis 1:27*
The image of God is not limited to man alone, nor to woman alone—but both. Only when male and female are both present does the image of God become fully expressed.
In Genesis 2:18, we see the Divine recognizing the incompleteness of man without woman:
> “Then Yahweh Elohim said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.’” — *Genesis 2:18*
Why was this necessary? Because only in the union of male and female is the human being truly "whole," reflecting the unity of God. As Paul says,
> “The two shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24)
This unity foreshadows the spiritual union of Christ and the church—a mystical and complete oneness that mirrors God’s own fullness.
### God as Mother
Multiple scriptures explicitly describe God using maternal imagery:
* **God gives birth**:
> "You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you; you forgot the God who gave you birth." — *Deuteronomy 32:18*
* **God comforts as a mother**:
> “As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.” — *Isaiah 66:13*
* **God labors in birth**:
> “Shall I bring to the point of birth and not cause to bring forth?” says the LORD; “Shall I, who cause to bring forth, shut the womb?” — *Isaiah 66:9*
* **God has a womb**:
> “Listen to me, O house of Jacob... you who have been borne by me from before your birth, carried from the womb.” — *Isaiah 46:3*
* **God nurses and remembers the child at her breast**:
> “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you.” — *Isaiah 49:15*
These are not mere analogies but deep revelations of the Divine character. The Deity is not embarrassed to liken the Divine self to a mother, even as tradition has long emphasized the role of Father.
### A Balanced View of the Divine
From Job to Psalms, God is seen acting both as Father and as Mother:
* **Job 38:28-29** — "Has the rain a father, or who has begotten the drops of dew? From whose womb did the ice come forth?"
* **Psalm 22:9-10** — "Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts. On you was I cast from my birth..."
Both masculine and feminine expressions flow from God. Neither is superior.
### The Gospel of Truth
In one of the early Christian texts, *The Gospel of Truth*, we read:
> “...purifying it, and causing it to return to the Father and to the Mother, Jesus of the utmost sweetness.”
This beautiful expression recognizes both masculine and feminine aspects in divine restoration. The *Logos*—the Word—returns us not only to the Father, but to the Mother, who together represent the wholeness of God.
### Conclusion
We must move beyond seeing God through the narrow lens of earthly gender roles. God is not male or female but the Source of both. Masculinity and femininity are attributes *from* God, not *definitions* of God.
Recognizing the androgynous nature of the Deity allows us to embrace the full richness of divine love—strong, protective, nurturing, compassionate, and wise. In the union of masculine and feminine, in the parental care of both father and mother, we see the full heart of the One who created all things.
What a dynamic, living, and complete God we worship.
Thus the logos of the Father goes forth into the All, being the fruit of his heart and expression of his will. It supports the All. It chooses and also takes the form of the All, purifying it, and causing it to return to the Father and to the Mother, Jesus of the utmost sweetness. The Gospel of Truth
God is Androgynous!
But what Does Androgynous Mean?
Being both male and female;
Having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
Having an ambiguous sexual identity.
Neither clearly masculine nor clearly feminine in appearance.-
In other posts I have shown that the holy spirit is a Feminine Aspect of God. Spirit in Hebrew is a feminine noun; but in Greek, neuter. The Holy Spirit is often associated with women’s functions: the birthing process (Jn. 3:5; cf. Jn. 1:13, 1 Jn. 4:7b, 5:1, 4, 18), consoling, comforting, an prophitc groaning in travail of childbirth, emotional warmth, and inspiration.
In this post I will show that God is Androgynous
Consider this: it is only when BOTH man and woman are created in Genesis 1 that God is fully portrayed:
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” – Genesis 1:27
In fact, the first time we see God declaring something to be “not good” is when Adam finds himself alone in the Garden:
“Then Yahweh Elohim said, “It is not good that a man should be alone: I will make him a helper fit for him.” – Genesis 2:18
Why did God need to create BOTH genders before mankind fully displayed the image of God? One reason is that this is an allegory of Christ and the church especially when man and woman come together as “one flesh” we see the mystical body of Christ (Genesis 2:24).
Female images for God (drawn from women’s biological activity)
a mother who does not forget the child she nurses (Isa. 49:14-15)
a mother who comforts her children (Isa. 66:12-13) Isaiah 66:12-13
a mother who births and protects Israel (Isa. 46:3-4).
In Isaiah 46:3 God says, "Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, you who have been borne by Me from birth and have been carried from My womb."
a mother who gave birth to the Israelites (Dt. 32:18)
You have forgotten the Rock who fathered you, and put out of mind the God who gave you birth.
God has feminine attributes as well as masculine.
God has manifested himself to be both Father and Mother so that we might be more aware of God’s constant presence and willingness to assist us
Later in Isaiah, God says to His people: "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!" (Isaiah 49:15).
"God did not satisfy himself with proposing the example of a father, but in order to express his very strong affection, he chose to liken himself to a mother, and calls His people not merely children, but the fruit of the womb,
Likewise, when we think of God’s love for those who are reconciled to him in Jesus, we not only think of a strong, protective and wise father, but we can also take comfort in his tender, nurturing, kindness and care seen most beautifully in a mother’s love for her child. What a dynamic God we worship