Holding Fast to God’s Design: My Thoughts on Gender and Sexuality in a Changing World

Beloved in Christ,

As I ponder the times in which we live, I find myself grieved by how far the world has strayed from the clear teaching of God’s Word on matters of gender and human sexuality. In this age, many declare that a person may define their own identity, that gender is fluid, and that any form of sexual expression is acceptable so long as it feels right to the individual. Yet, as a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, I must stand upon the unchanging truth of Scripture, even when it brings reproach.

Let us begin at the beginning, as the Lord Himself did. In Genesis 1:27, the Holy Ghost declares: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” Here is God’s perfect design—male and female, distinct yet equal, both bearing His image. This is no accident or cultural construct, but the very foundation of humanity.

When the Pharisees questioned our Savior about marriage, He pointed them back to this truth. In Matthew 19:4-5, Jesus saith: “Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” The Lord affirms that marriage—and indeed, human sexuality—is ordained between one man and one woman, becoming one flesh in God’s sight.

The Apostle Paul, under inspiration, further warns of the consequences when mankind rejects this design. In Romans 1:26-27: “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.” Such practices are called unnatural, unseemly, and a recompence in themselves—a judgment from God upon those who suppress His truth.

Again, in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind… And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” These sins, including homosexual acts, bar one from the kingdom unless repented of. Yet praise God—there is hope! Some in the Corinthian church had been delivered from these very things through the washing and sanctifying power of Christ.

I do not write these words with hatred in my heart, for the Lord commands us to love our neighbor. Many today wrestle with confusion, pain, or strong temptations in these areas, and my soul aches for them. But love does not affirm what God calls sin; true love points to the Savior who can redeem and transform. As Ephesians 4:15 instructs: “But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ.”

Dear reader, if you are struggling, know that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Repent, believe the Gospel, and find freedom in surrendering to God’s good design. For the church, let us hold fast the faithful word, extend compassion without compromise, and pray for revival.

May the Lord grant us grace to stand firm,

In His service, A humble servant of Christ