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Gender was not a social construct, but God’s intentional design. Rather these words clearly define that when God created humanity, He created us to be gendered beings. “Male and female He created them” doesn’t infer that He created us to be both a little bit male and a little bit female or that there’s a gender spectrum we slide down to determine if we’re male, female, or both. The creation of humanity was divinely marked by the distinction of gender. “God created man in His own image in the image of God He created them male and female He created them.” (Genesis 1:27)
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“Let us make man in Our image,” God said. Rewinding to the opening acts of the world in the beginning of Genesis, we get a front-row seat to God’s creation of humanity.
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Before we can dive into how to respond to Pride month, we need to consider what God says about homosexuality, gender confusion, and every other letter on the ever-growing acronym. Many awkwardly ignore the issue and hope it doesn’t come up in a personal situation.īefore we can get our responses right, we need to get our theology right. Other Christians vocally condemn those who experience same-sex attraction or gender confusion. Some Christians openly approve of the LGBT+ lifestyle and claim that God accepts and approves of all sexual expression. The possibilities of responses are numerous. Should you applaud it? Ignore it? Condemn it? Confront it? How do you respond when your school sets aside a day to celebrate the LGBT+ community? What do you do when your city has a Pride parade? How do you react to your neighbor who waves a rainbow flag in their yard? It’s a month the majority of culture can easily applaud and join in celebrating, even if they don’t personally identify as LGBT+.īut what about Christians? Is Pride month something Christians should celebrate? How Should Christians Respond to Pride Month? I’m sure you, like me, have seen countless flags, social media posts, articles, headlines, and ads all celebrating Pride month. It’s a month where society is encouraged to learn about the struggle of the LGBT+ community and grow in awareness and acceptance and where members of the LGBT+ community can embrace and celebrate their sexuality. Every year, the beginning of June marks a month-long celebration of LGBT+ rights. Of embracing one’s “true self” without shame or reservation. It’s a symbol of solidarity and inclusion. It’s interesting how a simple piece of fabric woven with a certain pattern of color can make such a bold statement. Stripes of color fluttered in the breeze, the flag displayed in my neighbor’s front yard more proclamation than decoration. I drove past a rainbow on my way home yesterday.