| “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them” (Genesis 1:27). |
| Today a lot is being said out in the world concerning gender issues, and many young people are becoming confused by what they are hearing. Suddenly, within the last few years, the world has decided that people can choose their own gender, rather than being satisfied with the gender with which they were born. Boys can decide that they want to be girls, and girls can decide what they want to be boys. Same sex marriages have become legal in many countries, and homosexual behavior is not only permitted, but honored. So called “Pride parades” are often organized to promote this kind of behavior. Those who speak out against this kind of thing can be accused of “hate speech” and may be liable to punishment. |
| We do not want to go into all the reasons why these new attitudes have suddenly developed out in the world, but we would point out to all of you young people that the Word of God strongly condemns any such behavior, in both the Old and the New Testaments. It is a very sinful thing, and ultimately comes about because “they did not like to retain God in their knowledge” (Romans 1:28). As a result of their giving up God, we read that “God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to practice unseemly things” (Rom. 1:28 JND). We see this all around us in the world today, for as God is given up, and people try to live without Him, God is allowing this serious moral evil to overtake us. |
| Let us trust the Word of God, and recognize the sinfulness of all this. The Word of God is plain, and we need simply to follow the clear teaching of the Bible. Let us have nothing to do with this sinful behavior; it is not of God, but rather something Satan has devised. |
