The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender Paul, Moses, and Jesus on Homosexuality and Gender Identity

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender And God made Adam in his image. In the image of God he made him. And he made them as male and female. And God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply . . .” (Gen 1:27-28a).

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination (Lev 18:22).

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender If a man lies with a male as with a woman, they both have committed an abomination and they shall die . . . (Lev 20:13).

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender Jesus: “Have you not read that the Creator made them male and female?” (Mt 19:4)

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived (1 Cor 6:9a).

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender Neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate*, nor men-bedders*, nor thieves, nor the greedy, not drunkards, not revilers, not robbers shall inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 6:9b- 10)

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified by the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God (1 Cor 6:11)

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender Knowing that the Law was not appointed for the righteous, but for the lawless and disorderly, for the impious and sinners, for the unholy and defiled, for those who kill fathers and mothers, for murderers, for immoral persons, for men-bedders*, for kidnappers*, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is anything else opposed to sound teaching according to the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God (1 Tim 1:9-11a).

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender Therefore God gave them up in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among them, such ones who exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever, amen! (Rom 1:24-25).

The Gospel and the Confusion of Gender For this reason, God gave them up to dishonorable passions, for their women exchanged the natural function for the one contrary to nature. And the men, abandoning the natural function of the woman, burned in their desire for one another, men with men doing what is unseemly, and receiving the recompense of their error in themselves (Rom 1:26-27).

Summary: Christian Responsibility 1) The Church is to be a faithful witness to the deliverance God has worked in Jesus Christ.

Summary: Christian Responsibility 2) The Church is to be a realistic witness to the deliverance God has worked in Jesus Christ.

Summary: Christian Responsibility 3) The Church is to be a caring witness to the deliverance God has worked in Jesus Christ.