(note: all the following verses are pulled from The Christian Standard Bible, or CSB, unless otherwise noted)
Genesis 1:27 "So God created man in his own image; he created him in the image of God; he created them male and female.'
No question here, no confusion, clean, cut and dry, male and female.
Deuteronomy 22:5 'A woman is not to wear male clothing, and a man is not to put on a woman's garment, for everyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.'
I was talking to a man from a town I used to live in, and he seemed like a sound Christian man, who was doing the best for his kids, as best he knew. He was divorced, and told me that his ex wife in fact was not okay with his wanting to dress up as a woman in the bedroom. And, I can say with certainty, that I too would not have been okay with that. The fact that he was partaking in these cross dressing activities was a huge red flag, not only to any future relationship, but also to his relationship with Christ, or the lack thereof that had to exist.
Leviticus 20:13 'If a man sleeps with a man as with a woman, they have both committed a detestable act. They must be put to death, their death is their own fault.'
Again, this is so simple, a child can understand. Being gay or homosexual, is not Biblical, and is not okay.
Matthew 19:4 'Haven't you read,' he replied, 'that he who created them in the beginning made them male and female,'
Very clear, male and female.
Mark 10:6-8 'But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh.'
How does this happen? Simply marriage, and they become one flesh in the marriage bed.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 'Don't you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males, no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God's kingdom. And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.'
What sinners we are, and how filthy we were, but those of us in Christ, we have been sanctified. We no longer live under the sin, no longer live under the guilt. What a relief for us, and what an encouragement for those that are not under Him, to come on in. Rest easy, give Him your burdens. We will continue to sin, we are human. We will continue to acquire burdens, but oh He carries us.
Genesis 3:16 'He said to the woman, 'I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear children with painful effort. Your desire will be for your husband, yet he will rule over you.'
Genesis 1:28 'God blessed them, and God said to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.'
He said to who in 3:16? The woman. Men don't bear children, men don't labor the child out of the womb. Men don't have wombs. There is absolutely NOTHING confusing about this. How can a man with a man be fruitful, not at all.
1 Peter 3:7 'Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker partner, showing them honor as coheirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. '
Genesis 5:2 'he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and called them mankind.'
Genesis 2:18-24 'Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.” The Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. And the man said:
This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called “woman,”
for she was taken from man.
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
What I know, is that the Bible is very clear/distinct when it comes to male and female, and what I also know, per the reference just below this, found in 1 Corinthians 14:33, is that God is not the author of confusion. The KJV states, 'God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.'
Genesis 1:26-28 'Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”
So God created man in his own image;
he created him in the image of God;
he created them male and female.
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”
Matthew 19:4-6 “Haven’t you read,” he replied,“that he who created them in the beginning made them male and female, and he also said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
Colossians 3:11 In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.
1 Corinthians 11:8-12 For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man. 9 Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man. This is why a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, and man is not independent of woman. For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, and all things come from God.
And the end all be all for this discussion, we should strive to be better Christians, better humans. We are not called to be judges, we are chosen to praise God, in all we do, say, and who we are. In 1 Peter 2:9, we read, 'But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.' May we do ALL we can to attempt to be worthy, though without Christ's sacrifice we could never possibly be, but let us now that we are sanctified and made worthy through Him, exemplify a life of good example for those around us. A life likened to Christs'. A life worthy of being called a follower of Christ. A life worthy of being in a royal family. But on the flip-side, don't live a life worthy of being called a follower of Christ to bring praise and glory and fame to your name, BUT to bring glory to the One who deserves it. God Almighty, the King of kings.
I know someone who once told me that she felt like she never had a father growing up. When in fact she resided in a home with her father, but did not feel like she had a reliable fatherly figure. Earthly fathers are just as human and inadequate as the next person. But, when we are exposed to the failure and shortcomings of the fathers we are given on earth, all the more reason to look up to our Father who will never fall short, the Heavenly Father.
When we come across people that are confused about their genders, or confused about who they are, or where they belong, or people who did not have strong fathers in the home, or good examples of fathers in their lives. God is there, His Word rings true for all. Have we established that the lgtbq etc alphabet community are in fact mislead? Yes. God did in fact not make a people to be confused, unsure, etc with themselves. He made men and women. He made men for women, and women for men. He made woman to desire a man, and man to desire a woman. To be helpmates, to be partners, to be fruitful and multiply. When a man is with a man, there is no multiplying. When a woman is with a woman, there is no multiplying. God made us how He made us, and that's the way we are meant to be. We as women are meant to want a relationship with a man. Men are made to want a relationship with a woman. When we come across humans that are confused on their gender, or what sex they are attracted to, we can know it is from the devil, not God.
While we have established that in fact their thinking does not align with the Bible. While we can know that what they are doing is wrong, it is not our job on this earth isn’t to be on His jury to dole out the punishments we think we see fit or the “karma” that should roll around. If that were the case, that’d be a pretty sinful, hypocritical, biased jury wouldn’t it? I surely wouldn’t belong on that panel. We can disagree with what they are doing, and it not be hateful. Love does not mean approval. We can let them know they are going down the wrong path, and encourage them, as Jesus did to the woman at the well, ‘go and sin no more.’ (John 8:11b) God wants them to be whole and clear minded.
I’m grateful that we have a loving Savior and a gracious Heavenly Father who sees all things, just as we do, but who also sees the heart and can be the perfect judge. I’m grateful that when I feel the inclination to judge and be offended, He reminds me that I’m overstepping my bounds and that I shouldn’t judge lest I be judged likewise.
In James 4:12 it says so simply, “There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”
And in Galatians 6:7 it reminds us that He sees all and will take care of it even better than we could: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
It’s so hard to remember this, especially when our first inclination as human beings is to defend what we feel is right and to “correct” the wrongs that we see. I think we sometimes have the nasty habit of sniffing out wrongs like hound dogs and forgetting the things we still have to work on. I think we have a duty as Christians. Can we show them the truth in His Word, and encourage them to repent and turn from their sins and sinful living? Yes. But can we accomplish that in a loving way? Also yes, but it will take compassion, and an understanding from you that it is not your job to turn them from their lives of sin, that it is in God's hands. Talk with them, educate/encourage/instruct them, and leave it to God. Be a good example of a loving Christian, pray for them, be a resource for them. And show them God's love, while also letting them know they are indulging in sinful life and sinful behavior. Show them the love that God wants for them, that He made them perfect, and that this confusion is not from God, but rather from Satan. Pray with them that God would make all these things clear to them, and heal them of this sickness.
At the end of the day, if you were born with a vag*na, use the women's restroom. If you were born with a pen*s, use the men's restroom, it truly is that simple, and nothing outside of that should be allowed or forced to be accepted by anyone.
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