Ask a Pastor Column

Q: Does the bible mention anything about transgender people?

A: The most important verse to remember in regards to transgender people or anyone else is John 3:16. God has proven his love to the entire world by sending his Son to take the full penalty for our sins and offer us eternal life as a free gift. Other verses to consider are Psalm 16:11 and John 10:10, which tell us that God wants to bless us with abundant life. The guidelines for life we find in the Bible are designed to free us and enable us to live this blessed, abundant life. 

         With these truths in mind, we can examine what God tells us about our gender identity. Genesis 1:27 tells us that God designed the human race to consist of males and females. This lets us know that the gender we were born with was not a mistake; it is part of our Creator’s good purpose (Psalm 139:13-14). Christians believe that genuine happiness in life is found by discovering God’s ‘acceptable and perfect will’ for us (Romans 12:2). This means that we must take our identity from what God says about us, not what others tell us or what we invent about ourselves. We must learn to see our gender from God’s point of view and trust Him to fulfill that reality in our lives. If we do this, then we all can discover the happiness, identity and acceptance that I believe many transgender people are seeking.

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