Already Been Defined - Series: Part 1

Hello TiMP Nation we are back with our new series “Already Been Defined”. Have you been paying attention to our world in recent years? Society is increasingly pushing the envelope on setting its own rules or opinions on what is or is not acceptable. One of the major areas we see this occurring is in the “so called” redefining of the sexes or genders. No longer is it simply man and woman as has already been defined by God, which is our series study text Genesis 1:27-28. People have shunned God’s truth for their own personal preferences and pursuits. So what does it mean to redefine something? The Cambridge Dictionary says this: to change the meaning of something or to make people think about something in a new or different way.

Let’s apply this definition to the vast amount of new words we hear used by today’s lost, defiant and sinful world. Such as transgender, this is where a person expresses they no longer agree with their God given identity at birth as male or female. Therefore, they try and redefine themselves as a man who tries to identify as female and female who tries to identify as male. Then there is transexual, where a person tries through medical assistance, such as reassignment therapy or hormone treatment to physically change their body from being the sex they were given by God (born with). Then there is non-binary, genderqueer, cross-dressers, drag queens, drag kings, homosexual (gay or lesbian), bisexual, asexual, or some may decline to label their sexual orientation. There is even a group defined as intersex. Finally if you didn’t know, they have redefined us regular folks who identify with who God made us at birth, male or female as cisgender. Oh and for good measure if you like the opposite sex as God intended you are a heterosexual. There are a lot more sinful redefinitions out there too many to put into one writing for certain.

I was truly stunned, yet not surprised in researching for this series, at the many avenues the world is taking to try and get around God and His truth. I was left with a distinct thought. I recall the saying that it takes so much less effort to smile and be happy then it does to be mean and hateful. Over time this has been medically proven that it takes less facial muscles to smile than to frown. My thought was look at all the work, effort and pains people are going through to redefine something God made so simple and easy to understand from the very beginning of His creation. Genesis 1:27-28 says, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

Notice how God not only defines proper identity roles as male and female but clearly places their relationship (togetherness) and relations (sex) as the only way to be fruitful (produce children) and increase in number (grow the population). Genesis 2:24-25 is the connection scripture as God let’s us know this should be done within marriage which commits the man and woman as one unit. I believe what we may often miss when reading these portions of scripture is these are clear definitions of spiritual fundamentals in step with God. Which is why He gives His blessing over it. This is also the proper engagement between man and woman so there is no shame in it. By definition this means there can be no painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. Because God’s way is designed so that He can take part and be the head of the oneness relationship. None of which can be applied or accomplished if having sex outside of marriage or through the world’s sinful attempt to redefine the sexes, gender identity or marriage as these endeavors go against God. Thus anytime we are going against God’s rules, standards and Truth (Jesus) we should be ashamed!

In Part 2 we will look at the mass push for the opposite of God’s definition to be normalized.