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Matthew 19:4-6 “Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, (5) And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? (6) Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”

Once Again, America’s Immorality Has Stolen The Spotlight! “Transgender” “Denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity does not correspond with the gender assigned to them at birth” (Oxford Dictionary)

The Facts Of The Case Est. 700,000 transgender folks .02% gender identity problems Non-biased historical analysis informs us that 80-90% of young people questioning (?) their gender identity “spontaneously” get past it.

Options: Male or Female? In alphabetical order: Agender Androgyne Androgynous Bigender Cis Cisgender Cis Female Cis Male Cis Man Cis Woman Cisgender Female Cisgender Male Cisgender Man Cisgender Woman

Neutrois Non-binary Other Pangender Trans Trans* Trans* Female Female to Male FTM Gender Fluid Gender Nonconforming Gender Questioning Gender Variant Genderqueer Intersex Male to Female MTF Neither Neutrois Non-binary Other Pangender Trans Trans* Trans* Female Trans Male Trans* Male Trans Man

Trans* Man Trans Person Trans* Person Trans Woman Trans* Woman Transfeminine Transgender Transgender Female Transgender Male Transgender Man Transgender Person Transgender Woman Transmasculine Transsexual Transsexual Female Transsexual Male Transsexual Man Transsexual Person Transsexual Woman Two-Spirit Two-Spirit 3rd Gender

What’s The Difference? Biblically & traditionally, only 2 options, therefore 2 questions. Is “gender” completely different from “sex”? Is a person’s gender a physical fact (and therefore objective), or a mental choice (and therefore subjective)?

Liberals Hate Facts “Male” & “female” are not defined by feelings and thoughts. Rather, both “male” & “female” are objectively defined as physical, anatomical realities. “Feelings?” No, objective reality! Anatomical characteristics of a male or female, including an XY or XX chromosome pair, a genetic trait inherited at conception is not alterable by any surgery.

How Does This Affect Us? Last year it was the Supreme Court & its decision to recognize gay marriages. Another notch on the belt of America’s political agenda into more immorality and depravity. Target and the President.

How Does This Affect Us? It affects our focus! Galatians 5:19-21 Philippians 2:5 Galatians 2:20 Easy to become imbalanced! Romans 13:1-9 Hebrews 12:2

By altering the Biblical roles of men and women! How Does This Affect Us? By altering the Biblical roles of men and women! I Timothy 3:15 Ephesians 5:22-24 Ephesians 5:25 Ephesians 6:4; Proverbs 22:6 I Cor.11:3-12; I Timothy 2:8-15 Titus 2:3-5

It provides an “easy sin” to speak against ! How Does This Affect Us? It provides an “easy sin” to speak against ! At the same time, there are subtle gender-specific role violations within the family that ignore Biblical principles.

An “Easy Sin” To Speak Against Is every Christian man the spiritual leader, husband, and father that he needs to be? Is every Christian woman the spiritual example of what a wife or mother should be? Defend while pacifying ourselves. Not being transgender does not make us obedient to God as a male or female.

It affects the perception of the church. How Does This Affect Us? It affects the perception of the church. Attitudes & actions have eternal effects, both good & bad. I Peter 3:15 Ecclesiastes 1:9 Ephesians 5:14-16

How Does The Transgender Movement Affect The Church? How Does The Church Affect The Transgender Movement?

God’s Simple Plan HEAR (Romans 10:17) BELIEVE (John 8:24) REPENT (Luke 13:3) CONFESS (Rom.10:9-10) BAPTIZED (Gal. 3:27) ADDED TO THE CHURCH (Acts 2:41,47)

Are You Wayward? “Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.” (Acts 8:22) “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16)