God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.(
Genesis 1:27;
5:2;
Mark 10:6).
Who would have thought this verse would become controversial?
If we truly have compassion for mankind, we'll accept Biblical teaching and pray for people trapped in the harmful sins of transgenderism(1) and transvestism.
Our gender is no accident:
Psalm 139:13-16: "you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb…Your eyes saw my unformed body..."
We damage our souls when we defy God's choices:
Isaiah 45:9: "What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, 'Stop, you're doing it wrong!'" (also
Romans 9:20)
We have different personalities, interests, skills, and mannerisms. Not every man need be ruggedly masculine nor every woman lacy feminine. But God assigns gender, and He knows us better than we know ourselves (
Psalm 139:1).
Scripture forbids both homosexuality and men who act like women:
1 Corinthians 6:9-10: “Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor effeminate [malakos], nor homosexuals [arsenokoitasis], nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.”
Malakos means men who intentionally act like women.
Arsenokoitai means same-gender sexual activity.(1)
Revisionist gay teachers claim malakos and arsenokoitasis must be translated together to condemn:
1. Homosexuals who role-play male-female sex roles; and/or
2. Homosexuals who sexually abuse others. In this explanation, they claim
malakos refers to abused boys.
Neither of these arguments is legitimate:
1. The Greek does not combine malakos and arsenokoitis but condemns homosexuals and effeminate men separately.(2)
If we assume that the only homosexuals condemned are those who have sex with effeminate homosexuals, then we might just as logically assume that covetous people are only wrong when they participate with thieves. The Greek doesn't reflect this combining of sins.
2. If malakos are victims, God would never condemn them!
Scripture condemns transgender behavior (read more), and it also condemns homosexuality. Nowhere does it make exceptions for either. If this passage actually meant what revisionists claim, our all-wise God would have worded it to reflect that meaning because our sexual behavior is of utmost importance to God (1 Corinthians 6:18).
In addition, revisionist gay teachers generally approve of transgenderism, which further weakens their arguments. Why would God approve of transgenderism but condemn people born male who act like women?
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(1)This devotion is
not discussing ambiguous genitalia (atypical genitalia), which is a birth defect where a child is born with genitalia that are not clearly defined. This devotion is discussing people who are clearly born with male or female genitalia but claim they are meant to be the opposite sex or who claim they are neither or both male and female.