Transgender Identity and The Bible
Introduction:
Key Terms:
-“Transgender”
Someone whose gender identity does not correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth.
-“Gender Identity”
A person’s personal sense of their own gender.
-“Gender Dysphoria”
Distress a person experiences by a mismatch between their gender identity and their sex assigned at birth.
I. Arguments for Transgender Acceptance
A. Arguments from the world
1. “Born this way”
2. “My choice”
B. Arguments form Liberal Theology
C. Arguments from Scripture (Isaiah 56:4-8)
1. Eunuchs (Acts 8:26-30)
2. The Fall (Romans 8:21-22, Matthew 19:4)
II. The Bible’s Teaching
A. God assigns gender (genesis 1:27; 1 Samuel 1:11, 20; Luke 1:56)
B. Male and female are compatible (Genesis 2:18-24)
C. Male and female are made with different roles (1 Timothy 2:12-14)
D. Transgender practice are called sin (Deuteronomy 22:5; 1 Corinthians 6;9, 11)