I know that I am treading on dangerous grounds, but I believe that it is my task to try and evaluate this phenomenon through what the Scripture says about this. The word “transgender” is off course not taken up in Scriptures. This does not mean that there is no general guidance that one can look at to give more clarity. I will also glean information from the experience of people that has been through the process or reversed the process due to the unhappiness associated with the first transition. The re-transition can have devastating effects on both male and female such as infertility, nonfunctioning of male genitals, etc.
1. Maturity:
One of the major problems with gender transitions is the age at which a lot of children are being transitioned. Children are only mature enough to make such a major life decision when they are at least 18 – 25 years of age. Girls are more mature than boys at the same age.
What is also true is that a lot of children have what they call gender euphoria. This however is normal in most children, a normal phase which they normally grow out of over time.
If one also look at the number of unhappy transition people and a number that want to re-transition, the seriousness of such a decision must not be underestimated. Before looking at what Scripture says, anyone considering such a transition should spend a lot of time in prayer and find out what the Lord says for them. Making a mistake is not just costly but could have a devastating effect on the person.
2. Abnormalities:
Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, the reality is that a child can be born bi-sexual (both male and female organs) or with brain abnormalities (male brain in female body, etc.) When this occurs in a child, corrective action is required but parents’ should not choose what they prefer the child to be. Medical and Psychological assessment are to be done before action is taken to correct. This blog is not about these children.
3. Scripture:
It is very clear from Scripture that God made two sexes, man and woman.
Genesis 1:27 - 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Genesis 2:21-22 - 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[a] and then closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[b] he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
Man and woman were created to procreate. This in itself tells you that man and woman are different.
Genesis 1:28a - 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
Eve was created to be a helper to Adam. This means that they have biological and emotional differences. If you deny this, you are denying how God created man and woman.
Genesis 2:18 - 18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
God created them to have different roles. Man = provider/leader Woman = Helper/Childbearing. In achieving these roles, both would suffer as a result of the sin of Adam and Eve.
Genesis 3:16-20 - 16 To the woman he said,- “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” 17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.” 20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
4. The problem:
God created everything perfectly. Sin in the world has created the desire not to comply with the will of God. And the evil one will capitalize on this fact to lead us astray and to think “earthly”. People tend to believe the evil one and act on their primal instincts.
Based on all the research done, the transgender issue is about how people feel. It is not based on what they are (biological facts). Parents tend to be swayed by a boy playing with girl’s toys and then make the assumption that the child is more than likely a girl and therefor reinforces their belief. This is called reinforcement of their view. Especially when a child is young. They believe what a parent says. They see parents as their heroes. Parents are confusing their children by not validating their biological design.
God gives u a stern warning:
Luke 17:1-2 - 17 Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. 2 It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
In most cases, if reinforcing that a boy is a boy and a girl is a girl, most children grow out of the tendency to play with the other gender’s toys and they will become satisfied with who they are biologically. There is also the issue that some boys may have “female tendencies” and girls “male tendencies”. This does not make them transgender. Parents must not confuse a child when they grow up. This parental reaction also sometimes creates the impression in the child that he/she is gay. Making your son wear dresses when they are young, can indoctrinate the child to believe they are gay or transgender. Our role is to confirm their biological being.
Deuteronomy 22:5 - 5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor a man wear women’s clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this.
John 17:17 - 17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
We also have to understand that the media and pear pressure has a huge effect on the mind. The indoctrination that is done by this also creates “euphoria” of “everything goes”, whilst the truth is not spread in the media. We have seen the deterioration of Biblical norms over the last number of decades. The “world view” has changed and the Scripture is no longer enforced. We have seen the increase in sex amongst children and adults. This was part of the evil one’s strategy from the 1950’s the Satanists said at the time they will get to our children through music and films (now TV and social media as well)
Romans 12:2a - Do not conform to the pattern of this world.
5. The mind:
Feelings are the worst basis for making decisions. Feelings are dependent upon circumstances. They are volatile and not a sound foundation. We also have to accept that the evil one uses deception to create false “truths” in people’s minds. It started a long time ago in the Garden of Eden: deception is the main strategy of the evil one. We must guard against that.
Genesis 3:13 - 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
The evil ones strategy has not changed and we are warned in the Scripture to be aware of this. Deception in principle means that it is so well done that unless you have discernment, you will not notice it. Deception is successful in that it does not change the truth fully but only partially. As an example: The evil one will not say that Jesus died on the cross and rose again for atonement of our sins. He will say: Don’t do it now. You are young and there are many years left for you to do this. Enjoy your youth.
2 Corinthians 11:3 - 3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
The deception will get worse. That is predicted in Revelations.
Revelation 20:10 - 10 And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The time of the evil one is short. Therefore he will try and deceive as many people as he can. Including a lot of church goers that is not familiar with the Scripture.
1 Peter 5:8 - Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
6. What is the solution:
I am not a doctor or phycologist, however I believe one must start with what the Scripture tell us what to do. This applies to children of God.
Romans 12:2 - Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
When you allow God to renew your mind, you will begin to see life out of God’s perspective. The real truth will be in you as the Holy Spirit that lives in you is the Spirit of Truth. This will allow you to become satisfied with who you are. A lot of deception happens when one is not satisfied with who you are (poor self-image).
God tells you that you are wonderfully made in the image of God. That He loves you just as you are. We are His children. The apple of His eye. Made in the image of God. We as Christians should have the best self-image. God even calls us saints (Redeemed sinners through the blood of Christ).
In my personal experienced, this has helped me being a whole person in Christ. I felt that I was gay when I was younger, and I was a child of God, because girls did not relate to me. My voice did not mature, etc. When I accepted who I was, I became a different person. All the lies the evil one was planting in my mind was taken over by the truth of Scripture. I am a whole person in Christ and will be so for the rest of my life. Nothing the evil one says to me will change my mind.
7. Conclusion:
I will not judge transgender people. That is not my right neither does God want us to judge. Our purpose is to love people, irrespective of who they are. I do realize that it is a difficult place to be. But do yourself a favor and learn from people that have been through the process. There are a lot of people that have done the transition and are regretting the decision. Some have been re-transitioned but will never be fully man or fully women again. Do not make a rash decision or a decision when you are still young. Personally I believe that counselling will solve a lot of the issues as they are “mindset” based.
1. A few real stories that should be taken into account:
At birth when he was very young, he had to be circumcised. They made a mistake and damaged his genitals. His parents decided that they would transition him to a girl. He battled his whole young life and was not comfortable in a “woman’s” body. When he was older, he re-transitioned to be a man. He did get married, but committed suicide due to the years of trauma.
A young boy at the age of 12, asked his mother to transition him to being a female. She used her hormone tablets for the transition. At age 14 he became uncomfortable to being a girl and asked to be re-transitioned. Fortunately no surgical transition was done. To enable him to be a boy/man, he has to have a major operation to remove the breasts that have been caused by the female hormones. Once the breasts have grown, even stopping the hormones, cannot reverse the breast growth. That is both expensive and dangerous and he has to go to South Korea to have the operation. Currently, to hide his female breasts, he has to wear baggy clothes and cannot swim or walk around without a shirt. He is devastated and is desperate to change back to being a boy. A decision made too quickly and the mother that did not take the proper route of counselling and research.
A man in his twenties decided that he wanted to transition to a woman. He did the full transition. After the transition he felt uncomfortable as a woman and after I think 8 years, he re-transitioned back to being a man. He is married but because of the original transition, his male organ cannot function properly with the reconstruction. He is happy being a man again. He has started a ministry to assist people that want to transition or have transitioned and are unhappy. He received 350,000 letters in one year from people seeking help.
A man who transitioned in his 20’s have also found out that the transition did not help her. She is very unhappy at the age of 60 and has decided not to reverse the transition due to the cost and trauma of surgery. She now has a ministry to talk at schools about the dangers of gender transition.
There are also success stories. I have focused on the non-success stories merely to get you to think through the process before you engage upon gender transition.
My advice is:
· Be careful and don’t make a rash decision
· Take your time to research
· Talk to people knowledgeable in the field of transitioning, both Phycologists and doctors.
· Speak to people that have transitioned (both positive and negative)
· Learn from their experiences
· Visit
· Let God renew your mind
· Seek in prayer God’s approval
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