I am trying to grasp why people who claim to be religious use language that only refers to God as 'he', 'father' or by using only masculine references?

To me this implies that the masculine comes before the feminine in order or position. But no one can say the chicken came before the egg, or if the seed came before the plant. Same goes with males and females. From my understanding one can not proceed the other and they are equal in terms of what is whole.

I also get that in science people use terms like 'universe' to incorporate everything known to exist. To me that makes sense because 'uni' means one or consisting of one just like the term 'god' does to religion too.
But if I was to refer to the universe as the 'man-verse' or the 'father-verse' then it kind of implies an imbalance to me and seems to stray from the original definition.

I mean when people call god 'he' or 'father' to me it's like that too. Like in science people might say 'black hole'. Why black? Why not white too? Or just a hole or ''holy'? Does this not imply that they are actually straying from what is whole or 'holy' too? Just like when people use 'he' or 'father'?

There has to be some sort of explanation as to why this is so common and why people do this...any help would be appreciated if you have a viewpoint on this or you use these kinds of words yourself.

This post was edited by Insein on Feb 11 2026 09:37am

Jesus was historically male. He referred to God as "father" "our father" while God is a divine being and spirit. He is being used in a relational context. It's biblical language and also traditional.

“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24.

For the ONE TRUE GOD of the BIBLE, our CREATOR. This is NOT islam, buddhism, or other false religious babble, blah blah blah. This is for the Triune God our Father, who created us.

"...In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." - Matthew 28:19 Spoken by Jesus as we are to baptize in this fashion.

We will find out when we die.

Why in relational context to the father only and not the mother also?



Why do you think Matthew/Jesus only quotes the father and not the mother too?

i assume its because the male is the stronger of the two and is also the protector. its also a mistake to get hung up on it. resulting in some in a sex war on earth when one should be concerned with salvation and sanctifying one self? its no different then bickering the shape of the earth.

Galatians 3:28
King James Bible
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Thanks for your response. The topic/responses here don't evoke any emotions or actions from me that you need to be concerned about like that. If they have for you I hope you are ok.

This post was edited by Insein on Feb 11 2026 11:54am

i replied to you post is all

There are times Mother is referenced. Historically you have Mary who was Jesus's mother.

You have Mother Church. Church spiritually nurtures, teaches, and guides believers.

Throughout life God presents through Father and Mother, situational cases.

“Honor your father and mother” (Exodus 20:12).

Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger,
but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Fathers are called to lead with patience and godly instruction, not harshness.

Proverbs 31:26–28 “She opens her mouth with wisdom,
and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Her children rise up and call her blessed…” This highlights a mother’s wisdom, kindness, and nurturing role.

Deuteronomy 6:6–7 “These words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children…” Both parents are expected to teach God’s commands faithfully.

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” when we give our life to the lord we become one with the Father.

Why we don't call God mother? There are times we refer to God in this sense, but Jesus refers to him as Father and that is currently what we have to go off of. We will know more spending eternity in heaven with him.

male privilege

because they were the first people with internal dialog and heard their own voice. thousands of years ago the atmosphere was alot thinner the stars and planets much easier to see and people praised the planets as gods. the romans also looked at Saturn as a god Saturday is also named after Saturn.