Hot Ones: Spicy Takes on Faith Part 3

God is referred to as He, Father, King so much in scripture that many people just assume that is the proper way to talk about God. But people are often surprised that God is also consistently talked about in feminine ways in the Bible as well, especially as a Mother. All of us have images and metaphors for God that are comfortable to us. We need images and metaphors to understand God, but God is always greater than these images. To say God is Father or Mother is a way of getting at God’s character. Like a parent God watches over, protects, disciplines, encourages, and loves us. But this language describes God’s character, not God’s essence. So no matter what words you use to describe God, don’t ever think that those words capture all of who God is.