Earlier this year, President Trump defined male and female according to biology and rolled back much of the transgender madness sweeping our culture. Many activists were very angry, claiming kids will die if we don’t fight for so-called “trans rights.”

But the studies show something different. A study published this year found adults who have transgender surgeries are much more likely to struggle with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and even suicidal thoughts than those who don’t have surgery.

Yes, it’s a fallen world and people struggle, but God’s design of male and female is best. And that’s what they need to hear!

I want to encourage parents, Sunday school teachers, and pastors not to teach kids—or even adults—Bible “stories.” Now, what do I mean by this?

Well, in our culture, the word story usually carries the idea of “fairy tale.” When we teach stories from the Bible, we can mistakenly give people, especially children, the impression that it’s just a book of made-up stories.

We need to teach people that God’s Word is a book of real history! Our faith isn’t based on made-up stories from a long time ago but on a real God who acts in real history. Instead of teaching Bible stories, teach the Bible as history.

Many Christians don’t think the age of the earth matters. They wonder why we should care if God created in six days or millions of years? After all, he’s God—he can do anything!

Well, God can do anything. But what matters isn’t what he could’ve done but what he did. And the Bible clearly tells us God created everything in six, literal 24-hour days. And Exodus confirms that, saying, “for in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all that is in them.”

How and when God created matters because it’s an authority issue. We need to trust God’s Word.

Is there such a thing as interracial marriage? Well, all this week we’ve been looking at the Bible’s teaching that there’s only one race—the human race. So if there’s only one biological race, there’s no such thing as “interracial” marriage!

Now, there’s only one race, but there’s actually two races. What do I mean by that? Well, the New Testament talks about two spiritual races—believers and unbelievers. The only kind of marriage the Bible speaks against is between a Christian and a non-Christian. The Bible doesn’t say marriages between different people groups are wrong. After all, we’re all related through Adam and Eve.

Yesterday, we learned that when we start with the Bible, there’s no room for racist attitudes. We’re all descendants of Adam and Eve, created in God’s image. So, there’s only one race—the human race.

This means that everyone is your relative. Have you ever stopped to think about this? Your neighbor, your coworker, the family across the street—they’re all your relatives. So are the millions of Muslim peoples, the young secularists, and uncontacted tribal people.

As Christians, it should burden us that millions of our relatives have never heard about the gift of salvation through Jesus. We need to take the gospel to all the world.

Did you know the Bible’s history gives us the answer to racism?

In Genesis, we read that God created Adam and Eve in his image. They were the first people and we’re all their descendants. So, where’d all the people groups come from?

Well, after the global flood of Noah’s day, mankind disobeyed God. So, God confused their language, forcing them to spread over the earth. Different language groups took different physical characteristics around the world. This led to the development of what some people call “races.” But there’s only one race—the human race. In a biblical view, there’s absolutely no room for racism.

Did you know that the Bible explains the origin of languages around the world? After the flood, Noah’s descendants disobeyed God and refused to spread around the world. So God confused their language so they were forced to fill the earth.

Now, we can look at the genealogies recorded in Genesis and see that, from the original language, God created less than one hundred new ones. Well, language analysts have determined that all 7,000 languages spoken around the world today came from less than 100 original languages.

Yes, science confirms God’s Word from the very beginning.

You’ve probably heard of flood legends around the world. But these aren’t the only stories that sound similar to the history in the Bible.

The Polynesians have a story about a group of people that, after the flood, tried to build to the sky, but the creator changed their language. The ancient Sumerians had a story of a time when all people spoke one language, but it got changed by a god. Groups in Asia, India, North America, and other places have very similar stories.

Of course, the real account of this event, called the tower of Babel, is found in the Bible. You see, these legends confirm that the Bible’s history really is true.

Yesterday we looked at the claim that morality is determined by feelings. We saw that, in this view, no one can tell anyone else what they’re doing is wrong since everyone can choose their own morality.

Well, I’ve also heard that “we establish laws by consensus.” But different groups can have a different consensus.

So, let’s take this to its logical conclusion. Are terrorism and suicide bombings wrong? What about Nazi Germany or the modern sex trade which abuses children? If these groups have decided these things are right, how can our group say they’re wrong?

Without the foundation of God’s Word, morality makes no sense.

A big problem in the secular worldview is trying to explain where morality comes from. One famous atheist once told me he determines what’s right and wrong “based on what I feel as a member of the human tribe.”

He then admitted that his feelings could be very different from someone else’s feelings.

But what happens if someone feels that types like him are dangerous? Should they be allowed to get rid of them? Of course not! But if morality is determined by our feelings, there’s nothing wrong with this, and no one can tell someone else what they’re doing is right or wrong.

You see, only God’s Word provides a solid foundation for morality.