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Should a Christian Consider Gender Reassignment?

Note: This article is offered in love to those who are struggling with this question.

The Bible teaches us that God’s design for humanity is intentional and good. In Genesis 1:27, we read, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” This passage tells us that gender is not a random characteristic but a purposeful gift from God. God creates every person as either male or female, reflecting both his will and perfect design.

When someone seeks to change their gender, they are, in effect, rejecting God’s design and plan for their life. Isaiah 45:9 warns us about questioning God’s wisdom in creation: “Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou?” God lovingly forms each person, and He does so without mistake. Our role, then, is to trust and submit to his perfect will.

The issue of gender reassignment also raises concerns about identity. As Christians, our identity should not be rooted in our feelings or societal pressures but in Christ. Galatians 2:20 reminds us, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” When we are in Christ, we trust him to define who we are. By contrast, pursuing gender reassignment reflects a rejection of God’s authority and the sufficiency of our identity in Christ.

Moreover, the Bible is clear that our bodies are not our own to modify as we see fit. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 teaches, “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” To alter one’s body in a way that defies God’s created order dishonors the temple he has entrusted to us.

The good news is that God offers hope and healing to all who are struggling with issues of identity, including gender dysphoria. He calls us to find our peace and purpose in him. Psalm 139:14 reminds us, “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.” For those in Christ, theanswer is not in changing who God made us to be but in trusting him to guide us through our struggles with his grace and truth.

If you are wrestling with questions about your identity, know that God loves you and has a plan for your life that is better than anything you could imagine. Turn to him in prayer. Read his words. As you do, you will find the peace and purpose that only he can provide.

“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass” (Psalm 37:5).

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We Care About People Who Identify as LGBTQ+

Pastor Robert Hammond

Long Hill Baptist Church cares about people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community.  There’s several important things that we want you to know:

  1. We love you.  And God loves you, too. If fact, Jesus proclaimed, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

  2. In love, we share that, according to the Bible, a person doesn’t belong in the LGBTQ+ community simply because they lack a natural attraction to people of the opposite biological gender. In fact, the Bible makes it clear that some people are born without a natural attraction to people of the opposite biological gender.

    See for yourself: Matthew 19:12 says,     “For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb…”

    What does that mean? Historically, a eunuch was typically a man who was castrated so that he would not be distracted by physical attraction to women. We understand that, in Matthew 19:12, the Bible uses this fact to illustrate the truth that some people are born without a natural attraction to opposite biological gender (some are born so “from their mother’s womb”). Importantly , however, that doesn’t mean that God intends for those people to identity with the LGBTQ+ community.

    Why would we say that? In the Bible, God specifically prohibits homosexual behavior. For example, in Leviticus 18:22, God commands, “Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.” And so the Bible makes it very clear that God views practicing homosexuality as a sin. This matters because, according to the Bible, any sin will condemn us to punishment in a very real and eternal hell (Romans 6:23) — unless we find God’s forgiveness.

3. The good news is that Jesus Christ offers forgiveness of sin when turn to to him in faith.

In Romans 3:23, the Bible says that "all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."  God's perfect holiness and justice requires that a penalty be paid for sin.  In fact, in Romans 6:23, the Bibles teaches that "the wages of sin is death."  The good news is that the son of God -- the Lord Jesus Christ -- paid that penalty for us by shedding His blood and dying upon the cross in our place.  It is only through repentance (turning to Christ from sin) and placing one's faith in Christ that our sins are forgiven.  Romans 6:23 says, "the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."  If you will repent and receive Christ as your savior, you can know for certain that you have been forgiven and that you have eternal life.

Thankfully, when we come to Christ with a humble, repentant faith, we find both forgiveness of all sin and strength to put off old sinful habits.

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