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What Is Behind the Trans-Gender Movement? Prepared by Chris Reeves * 31-W church of Christ Gospel Meeting * July 28, 2016

TG Movement Spreading throughout our culture through entertainment, music, media, education, psychology, law, and churches Facebook has 50+ “gender options” Bruce Jenner TG-ed in 2015 (“Caitlyn”) Obama administration lends their support to Jenner and the bathroom issue

TG Movement June is LGBT pride month If you oppose it, you are an “insensitive hater”, “bigoted”, etc.; you “discriminate” and don’t support “human equality”, “human rights”, and “equal justice” If you support it you are “trans-friendly”; you are for “inclusion”, “diversity”, “equality”, and “progress”

TG Movement Both the RNC and DNC gave support to LGBT (“Trans United for Hillary”) Remember, you cannot change (“trans”) your gender (DNA chromosomes); you can only change your physical appearance (operations, hormones) Reality: TG are men posing as women; and women posing as men

TG Vocabulary LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, trans-gender, queer/questioning TG = transgender (formerly transvestite) GI = gender identity GD = gender dysphoria GR = gender reassignment (“sex change”)

God’s Order Male and female from the beginning of creation for identity and procreation (Gen. 1:27-28; 2:18-22; 3:20-21; 4:1-2; 5:2; Mt. 19:4; Mk. 10:6) Note there were also “male and female” animals (Gen. 6:19; Lev. 3:1; etc.) Note that no idol was to be made in the likeness of “male or female” (Deut. 4:16)

God’s Order Male and female distinctions are to be kept separate (Deut. 22:5; 1 Cor. 11:14-15) Men are not to act “effeminate” (1 Cor. 6:9; Gr. malakos, soft) Mankind and womankind (Lev. 18:22) Man/he and woman/she (Gen. 2:22-23; 3:6; etc.)

God’s Order Husband and wives (1 Cor. 7:1-2; Eph. 5:22-28; Col. 3:18-19; 1 Pet. 3:1, 7) Father and mother (Gen. 2:24; Eph. 6:1-2; etc.) Sons and daughters (Gen. 5:4, 7, 10; Isa. 29:6; etc.) Boys and girls (Joel 3:3; Zech. 8:5)

God’s Order vs. Man’s Chaos Order (Truth) Chaos (Lie) Gender created Gender evolved Gender from birth Gender is self-defined (social construct) Gender differences Gender blurring Gender roles by God Gender roles by man Gender dissatisfaction comes from evil desires Gender dissatisfaction comes from normal desires

Answering TG Arguments “People are born this way.” No, they are born a male (XY) or a female (XX). People choose a vile lifestyle (Eccl. 7:29). People go against “nature” (Rom. 1:26-27). “They are living on the outside what they feel on the inside.” No, they are following their evil lusts and passions (1 Cor. 10:16; Rom. 1:24, 26; 7:5; Eph. 2;3; Col. 3:5; Tit. 3:3; Jas. 1:13-15; 3:13-15; 1 Pet. 4:3).

Answering TG Arguments “Galatians 3:28 authorizes it.” No, Paul is discussing one’s united, spiritual blessing in Christ, not the removal of one’s biological make-up (1 Cor. 12:13; Col. 3:11). Paul maintains these distinctions elsewhere: Jew and Greek (Rom. 1:16; 1 Cor. 10:32); bond and free (1 Cor. 7:21-22; Eph. 6:8); and, male and female (1 Cor. 7:1-2; 11:7- 12; 1 Tim. 2:12).

What Is Behind the TG Movement? The undoing of all distinctions in order to live anyway we want (Num. 15:39; Deut. 12:8; Judg. 17:6; 21:25; Prov. 3:7; 12:15; 16:2; 21:2; 30:12; Isa. 5:21) LGBT today! Child “parents”, incest, pediphilia, rape, polygamy, bestiality in the future?

What Is Behind the TG Movement? Three things you will not hear from TG advocates: 1. Identical twins do not have the same desire to be TG 2. The high rate of suicide among TG 3. Young people with TG feelings no longer have those feelings later in life (70-80%)

What Is Behind the TG Movement? Your family member could be influenced to make wrong choices (Prov. 1:10) Your life (job, school, local church) could be altered by the ungodly laws (Acts 5:29) Your faith could be tested with persecution and you could die for the Lord (Rev. 2:10; 6:9; 11:7; 12:11, 17; 14:12; 20:4)