Masculine
The Judge: At our final hour God is the one who decides who lives and who dies. He will judge us, apparently as a community, and that sounds like a very masculine thing- killing people off if they fail judgment.
The Avenger: tying in with the previous name, if we are judged badly then those who we failed to help in life will be avenged. There is a saying that goes like "Blessed is the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." The whole "the meek shall inherit the earth and the wicked shall perish in hell." Basically, God avenges the people that had a sucky time in life.
Feminine:
The Most Kind: God performs small miracles every day and gives us all an easier time in life.
The Maintainer: God maintains life so that we may continue living and have serve Him.
Reflection:
The names purvey God's nature. He is kind and merciful but He also doesn't take crap from people and will smite a sinner in an instant. I found myself dividing up the names by whichever ones had to deal with death and physical execution were masculine and the feminine were simple acts of kindness or non physical things.
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