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            It seems like every few days, we are treated to some confusion relative to the subject of the male and female genders. In the last several years, we have heard about school systems dropping terms such as “boys” and “girls” and encouraging the staff to use only “gender-neutral” terms. I remember about a decade or so ago, there was a Bible produced that billed itself as the “Gender-neutral” Bible! People today are told that gender is not a “binary” thing, but rather a spectrum, like color or light. Included in this “spectrum” of gender are such terms as: “neither”, “two-spirit”, “androgynous”, “gender-neutral” and others.

             In recent times, it has been reported that the social media website, Facebook, now gives its subscribers many options to describe their gender! In Kentucky, our legislature has taken up valuable time in the past to discuss whether or not certain boys can use the girls’ bathroom in public schools, and vice versa.  “Political correctness” has run amok!

             Though some now consider gender to be on a “spectrum,” God does not. The distinction between genders is what God established at the beginning (Gen. 1:26-28). God made Adam, a male (Gen. 2:7; I Tim. 2:13), and then created Eve, a female, as his companion (Gen. 2:18-24; I Tim. 2:13). From this union has sprung all future generations of boys and girls, who then became men and women (Gen. 5:4, 7, 10, 13, 19, 22, 26, 30; etc.) who then gave birth to boys and girls. The cycle continues today. Male and female is a beautiful distinction that God established.

             Why this push for “gender inclusion” and the like? I suggest such indoctrination is an out-growth of the evolutionary theory. Speaking of God’s creation as “neither,” “two-spirit,” and the like is to say that we are not created beings. Such an attitude is very much like the people described in Romans 1:28. Just as the theory of evolution strikes at the heart of Bible inspiration and of the existence of God Himself, so also does playing havoc with God’s creation by using “gender-inclusive terms.” This is a strike against God who made His creation male and female! Friend, God made us, and He created the DNA, the genes, and all aspects of us. People who have the “XY” chromosome are male, and those who have the “XX” chromosome are female. Think about it, even among the plant and animal life there is such a thing as “male” and “female.” We recognize this in other parts of God’s creation. Why are we trying to ignore it among God’s humans?

             God’s order of male and female cannot be denied (Gen. 1:26-28). Instead of fighting against God and His order in this world, let us learn from the book of God about His plan for saving all His creation (male and female) from sin (Mk. 16:16). Obey His word, and be a blessed people for doing so!

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