What does EGW write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Male and female attributes of God"
Answer
In Adventist writings, the nature of God is primarily described through the role of the heavenly Father, yet His love encompasses qualities that far exceed human maternal and paternal affection. While it is critically noted that concepts of God as a dual being (“He and She”) tend to stem from spiritualistic or non‑biblical teachings, Ellen White emphasizes that God’s mercy and tender compassion even surpass a mother’s longing for her child. God is portrayed as the source of all paternal and maternal tenderness, whose love is an endless ocean compared to the tiny streams of human feeling.
God’s love surpasses maternal affection
In the gracious blessings that our heavenly Father has bestowed upon us, we can see countless evidence of a love that is infinite, and a tender compassion that surpasses the yearning sympathy of a mother for her wayward child.
Critique of the notion of a dual deity
The principle, in short, is this: God is dual – ‘He and She’ – Father and Mother! ... But no one ... has done what Ann Lee did for this world‑revolutionizing idea. ... the simple proclamation that God is as much woman as man, a unity composed of two individual, equal halves, love and wisdom, absolutely and eternally balanced.
God as the source of all parental love
All the paternal love that has flowed down from generation to generation through the channel of human hearts, all the sources of tenderness that have opened in the souls of people, are merely like a tiny stream compared to the boundless ocean when measured against the infinite, inexhaustible love of God.
The depth of Jesus’ love compared to a mother
What mother has ever loved her child as Jesus loves His children? He looks upon the broken character with a sorrow that is deeper and sharper than any mother’s.
Paternal care and Jesus’ revelation
Christ came into the world to reveal the character of God, to make His paternal love toward His adopted children clear to us. ... Jesus, who portrayed Jehovah as more merciful, compassionate, and tender than our earthly parents.
- God's character mother love
- Heavenly Father tenderness
- Infinite love of God comparison
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