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[ "Man is not the measure of God." ]

I do wonder if God even has need of gender..
Men certainly do need gender, physically.. but not spiritually..
But God would have no need of that, I believe..

Could be its the test of the flesh, that is, the need for gender..
Some/most humans glory in their gender, depend on it for identity..
Without gender they would be set adrift in a sea with no power..
I wonder if the human spirit needs gender..

A great spiritual test may be separation from gender..
Not ignoring it, but separation of identity from it..
Could be that "men is not the measure of man either"..
Men might be spirit as God is Spirit..

If so, what would the spirit/Spirit have need of gender?..
Needful for human bodies but irrelevant for the spirit, maybe..
Robbed of gender, would that be such a grievous thing?..
Or separated from gender would that be a glorious FREEDOM?..

Indeed, AG's question(supposition) precipitates wonderful possibilities..
I love that girl...

Thank you oh so very much for your encouragements, beloved brother in Christ!

Truly, gender is a physical necessity. But because "man is not the measure of God" we should not superimpose our concept of the physical body onto the spiritual body.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. – John 3:6

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. – I Corinthians 15:50

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. – Romans 8:9

And of course this:

So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit. – I Corinthians 15:42-45

To God be the glory!