Thoughts

Have you ever heard the phrase, "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"? I don't think I'm a fool, but if I am, so be it. What I am about to talk about needs to be addressed, especially in our current culture.

So God created humans in his image. In the image of God he created them. He created them male and female.Genesis 1:27

And God saw everything that he had made and that it was very good.Genesis 1:31

A woman must never wear anything men would wear, and a man must never wear women’s clothes. Whoever does this is disgusting to the Lord your God.Deuteronomy 22:5

The purpose of this essay is not to be hateful. Nor am I a transphobe. I do not hate people of either sex if they disagree with me or Scripture. I am not afraid (which is what "phobia" means) of them either. My motivation, in all of my teaching, is to explain the Scriptures in such a way that the true nature of God is revealed. I believe that when He is properly understood, there is a high probability that hearts will be changed and eternal lives will be saved. Failing that, my hope is that there will at least be understanding, and maybe even less antipathy.

When these scriptures were written, it was common for men and women to wear clothes that were similar. They both wore long robes, but with distinctive styles that differentiated between the sexes. Deuteronomy 22:5 was a command not to blur the lines between the sexes or to purposely dress in the manner of the opposite sex.

You see, as Genesis 1:27 says, God created only two sexes. Male and Female. There is not a spectrum. It's one or the other. Now, before you say, "But Steve, some people are born with the organs of both." Yes, I know that's true. But hear me.

We live in a fallen world. We live in a world that is suffering the effects of sin. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned, all of creation has been under a curse. Romans 8:22 says, "All creation groans…" Every living thing on the planet is less than God intended it to be. Humans were not meant to die. Humans were not meant to be born with any kind of defects. There was not supposed to be any disease. Every system on the planet is not what God intended. The weather is not the way God intended. Earthquakes were not supposed to be something we worried about. Everything is broken. Sin ruined everything. Including how we think about ourselves and each other.

Birth defects do happen, and when a baby is born with a defect, it is not because God made it happen. It is because of the condition of the world. Yes, God allows bad things to happen, He is not the cause of bad things happening. Couldn't He just step in and stop bad things from happening? Sometimes He does, but other times He doesn't. God is sovereign, which means that He does what He does, and He answers only to Himself. But know this: His way is perfect. Deuteronomy 32:4 says, “He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he…” One day, everyone who has ever been born will see that and acknowledge that.

So, back to the subject at hand. God says that it is wrong to dress in the manner of the opposite sex. Why? Because, for one thing, it is rebellion against God's will. If he created you as a male, He wants you to be a male. If he created you as a female, He wants you to be a female. God truly does love you, and He has a marvelous plan for your life. He wants the very best for you. To reject that plan is really cutting off your nose to spite your face.

As I have said many times on this show, God's laws are not given to take our fun away. God is not a cosmic killjoy. He is a loving Father who knows what is best for us...