tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534479.post369638537723236414..comments2023-06-10T09:58:55.460-04:00Comments on No Religion, Just Jesus: Transgender Pastor in the United Methodist ChurchBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02760796660943324484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534479.post-70621275104446197442007-08-20T18:44:00.000-04:002007-08-20T18:44:00.000-04:00Ally,Psalm 139:14 reads "I will praise you, for I ...Ally,<BR/><BR/>Psalm 139:14 reads "I will praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are your works, and my soul knows very well." <BR/><BR/>In the original Hebrew text, the word 'fearfully' means: with great reverence and heart-felt interest and respect. The word 'wonderfully' means: unique, set apart, uniquely marvelous. WOW! No wonder the psalmist bursts out with exuberant praise in this verse. He realized the great love and concern that went into his unique and very individual creation.<BR/><BR/> Ephesians 2:10. "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has prepared beforehand that we should walk in them" 'workmanship.' It comes from the Greek word 'poiema' and the word signifies a work of art brought forth by an artisan. Our English word poem and poetry stem from this word. <BR/><BR/>Genesis 1:27 "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."<BR/><BR/> Romans 1:26-28 "For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper," <BR/><BR/>Lev 18:22 "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination."<BR/><BR/>God is the Creator and He does not make mistakes. If you are a female, no matter how many surgeries you have you are still genetically a female. You can not change that. If God supposedly created this person to be a male, then why didn’t He do it right the first time? Remember, He does not make mistakes. Trying to become a different gender is extremely insulting to God. It is like telling Him He didn't get it right the first time. Give me a break! To say that God made a mistake by making her a female and then going through the hormones and surgery to become a man, is a final slap in God’s face. This is rebellion as well as disobedience.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02760796660943324484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23534479.post-78483398551717021362007-08-20T08:15:00.000-04:002007-08-20T08:15:00.000-04:00Hi from another homeschooling parent, Becky!I wond...Hi from another homeschooling parent, Becky!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if you could say a few words about how you read Scripture as saying gender transition is a perversion...Allyson Dylan Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889758824779463307noreply@blogger.com