Gender dysphoria and transgenderism (5) “Religious” objections to the Bible’s teaching on gender
Prof. Cory Griess addresses the first of three main "religious" objections to the Bible's teaching on sex and gender, specifically examining how proponents of transgenderism attempt to use Scripture (such as Galatians 3:28) to support their position. This article defends the Reformed understanding that God has created two sexes with divinely ordained gender roles, and that presenting oneself as a different gender constitutes sin against God's created order.
Previous articles in this series: Volume 99, pages 13, 45, 69, 114. Introduction In a previous article on the subject of gender dysphoria and transgenderism I have defined gender dysphoria, transgender, and transgenderism. So-called "gender dysphoria" is a distressing feeling of being different from one's biological sex. On the other hand, being "transgender" is accepting the errant feeling of gender dysphoria and therefore identifying oneself as another gender. Transgenderism is a philosophy...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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