Asexual? (was Question about New Testament)

[David]

> David wrote:
> > God is asexual?  How do you know?  Is that Catholic doctrine?

Grey Wolf replied:
> Sort of. God hasn't got a body to be male or female with (that's 
> Catholic doctrine, I think - God is spiritual, not physical). 

Lots of avenues of discussion here:

- does sexuality require a body?

- in Christian doctrine Jesus still has 'his' body post the 
Ascension - how does that affect the above view?

- does 'spiritual' entail 'not physical'?

Me (David) again:
>  
> > and... assuming you believe God created people male and female, 
> > where did that pesky human sexuality come from, if God is 
asexual?

> Ummm... The Bible says that Adam was lonely and God gave him a 
friend 
> (Eve), IIRC. Besides, two sexes allows reproduction, that God does 
not 
> need but life on this reality does (since we're supposed to grow 
and 
> reproduce). This is doctrine, I think. (*Please* bear in mind I'm 
not a 
> student of the Bible. My words are to be listened to with extreme 
> caution).

Again, you raise more questions than you answer:

- is it possible for *any* creative being to create something not 
latent in themself - IOW, if God is asexual, how could 'he' arrive 
at sexuality?

- specifically, in Christian doctrine, man is supposed to be the 
image of God.  What aspect of God is human sexuality the image of?  
(that Adam was lonely shows IMO that the image of God was incomplete 
without Eve (and, BTW, that the capacity for loneliness is divine))

- what does it mean for the church to be the 'Bride of Christ' if 
sexuality is not involved?

David