In class we learned that our world lives in a gender binary. This means that most of the world has views that a person can either be male or female, and nothing in between. The binary also stated that certain traits can only be given to males and different ones to females. For example, guys must be strong and very masculine and girls must be cute and fragile. The world says if a person has traits of the opposite gender than something is wrong with them.
I find there are some problems with this idea. I know lots of girls who like sports and guys who like Disney Princess movies. I know guys who are more emotional than girls, and girls who never shed a tear. Also, what about those born intersex, which means they have both male and female parts. Which gender do they fall into then? In the fallen world that we live in, the binary does not define our
world. There are people who are not just male and not just female, but
are somewhere in between. But I do not believe that is how God created us to be.
This topic is always hard to discuss. I don't know all the answers, so I turn to the Bible to get my answers. From the Bible I find the truths. A) God created us and has a perfect plan for us. B) God doesn't make mistakes. C) Thus, we can't be mistakes.
Psalm 139:15-16
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness
I know the argument people are now thinking. A) If God created us perfectly B) If one believes people are born gay C) Then how can in be a sin to be gay?
There then must be a flaw in this equation. That flaw is created from the fall. I believe that God created people as man and women. I believe once sin entered the world (the fall), people were no longer perfect. Because of that, same sex attraction began to form.
We can love. That's what we can do. Hate the sin, love the sinner. Part of the reason this topic is so blown out of proportion is because people are so single minded. A man loving a man is wrong, but in God's eyes no more wrong or less wrong than swearing, lying, or even murder. The levels of severity are completely man-made. The government does not follow Christian values. There is "separation of Church and State." So while we will more than likely disagree with what the government has to say, we hold fast to our beliefs. Marriage is between a man and a women. And while homosexual relations are wrong, we are not the judge. We are people who should show Jesus Christ by our love.
ReplyDeleteYou are 100% correct! Thank you for your post.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, the conflation of gender and sexuality is incorrect. I'm a little confused about how you jump from gender to sexuality. They're completely different concepts.
ReplyDeleteI don't know you and hope to never meet you, but I had to comment when I saw your last question "Is intersex the result of the fall?" I need you to know how offensive this is. Intersex can be likened to a birth defect (although it's not actually a defect, just a deviation from the norm). Asking if intersex is a result of human's sin, therefore equating intersex with a sin, is extremely offensive. Would you ask the same question of a cleft lip or Down syndrome? "Is Down syndrome the result of the fall?" Do you see how offensive that is? Please reconsider your views on this and try to educate yourself on intersex conditions instead of equating it with sin.
I think that sin is something that most humans are in control of. We have free will, and if you choose to use it to harm others or go against God's teachings, then you have sinned. Being born a certain way or loving a certain person is not a sin. One could argue that acting on your desires is a sin, but that can be true for both heterosexual and homosexual people. I disagree with that argument, but it can be made. However, saying that people who are born a certain way are automatically sinners is outrageous.
Sorry this is so long and I look forward to hearing from you.
Yes, gender and sexuality are two separate terms. I learned that in my class, but I am still messing them up here and there. Thanks for letting me know!
ReplyDeleteAnd I see your point on my question. It also could be asked if those diseases are because of the fall? That would be interesting to do more research on.
I also agree that a heterosexual person can sin by acting on there desires as well. But it is only a sin outside of marriage. God gave us the desire for sex, but it is when we use it outside of marriage that is becomes a sin.
Thank you for your post! Nothing is too long =]