What Is A Man? What Is A Woman?

I’ve been reading the book of Genesis this month.

You don’t have to read very far until you come to this verse:

“So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.”
Genesis 1:27

To me, this is a straightforward statement, without ambiguity. You are either a man or a woman, a male or a female. Today, however, many would disagree with me.

I have been looking for a resource that can give me a better understanding of the ongoing debate about sexual identity — from a biblical perspective. Recently I came across an article that benefitted me greatly, and I’m writing to tell you about it. It’s entitled “What Is a Man? What Is a Woman?”

Here’s an excerpt:

“Though pockets of our culture are confused about fundamental human nature, there’s no excuse for Christians to be confused. Our Maker confirms through special revelation—Scripture—what we already know from observational common sense: God made humans male and female. Full stop.

“Here is the biblical record of God’s sexual design for humanity: ‘God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them’ (Gen. 1:27).

“When God fashioned the human race, he created two sexes and only two sexes. Jesus confirms this design when, in Matthew 19:4, he cites God’s created order described in Genesis: ‘Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female?’ According to both Jesus and Genesis, our Maker made only males and females. Scripture never hints at the possibility of any other variation. That’s why God’s people have spoken with one voice on this for thousands of years.”

Then the author explains why “Scientific research also verifies the fact that human sexuality is binary, either male or female.” He delves into topics such as genetics and chromosomes, and he does it well. Even I could understand it, and I’m no scientist.

It’s written by Alan Shlemon of “Stand to Reason” (str.org). You can read the entire article for free here:

https://www.str.org/w/what-is-a-man-what-is-a-woman

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