General points about sin:

1. Whenever we move off the foundation of the Bible, we only have man-made ideas left

to choose from. Man is obviously fallible and fickle (Jer 17:9-10).

2. Truth can only be absolute. Relative truth is a logical fallacy and unbiblical.

3. When we don’t find our identity in God, we get distortion and confusion.

4. Sin has a compounding element of deception. First we get tempted and deceived into

sinning (Gen 3:1-7, 1Tim 2:14). Then the sin itself perpetuates further deception (Oba 3,

Rom 7:11, 1Cor 15:33, 2Tim 3:13, Titus 3:3).

Transgenderism:

1. Transgenderism distorts and confuses God’s created natural order of only 2 genders (

Gen 1:26-28, Gen 2:7-25, Mt 19:1-7).

2. Transgenderism blurs the clear lines between genders and violates the Biblical

principle of distinction (Deut 22:5, 1Cor 6:9-11).

3. Transgenderism is rooted in sodomy (male and female) which is clearly condemned

throughout the Old and New Testaments ((Gen 9:20-27, Gen 13:13, Gen 18:17-19:29, Lev

18:1-5, Lev 20:13, Deut 23:17, Deut 29:23, Deut 32:32, Jud ch. 19-21 particularly 19:22-

28, 1Kings 14:22-24, 1Kings 15:11-12, 1Kings 22:43-46, 2Kings 22:1-23:27 particularly

23:7, Eze 16:44-59, Rom 1:18-32 particularly vs. 26-27 and vs. 31-32, 1Cor 6:9-11, and

1Tim 1:9-10). Sodom is used repeatedly as an example of God’s judgment ((Is 1:9 with

Rom 9:29, Is 1:10-20, Is 3:9, Is 13:19, Jer 23:14, Jer 49:17-18, Jer 50:40, Lam 4:6, Amos

4:11, Hab 2:15-16, Zeph 2:9, Mt 10:15, Mt 11:23-24, Mk 6:11, Lk 10:12, Lk 17:29, 2Pet

2:2, and Jude 5-19).

4. Transgenderism involves cross-dressing (Deut 22:5).

5. Transgenderism promotes “gender re-assignment surgery” which is simply body

mutilation (Lev 19:28, Lev 21:5, 1Cor 3:16-17). Body mutilation and cutting are part of

paganism and Satanism (1Ki 18:28).

6. Transgenderism attempts to justify the fulfillment of the lust of the flesh rather than

encouraging self-control (Gal 5:19-22, 1Jn 2:15-17).

7. Transgenderism seeks to redefine marriage (Gen 1:25-28, Gen 2:7-25, Mt 19:1-7).

8. Transgenderism seeks to usurp the authority of God and claim authority to make

decisions God does not authorize (Jer 18:1-6, Rom 9:21).

Resources:

1. Back to the Basics by Rick LoPresti

2. awordnerd.com articles (blogs):

Femininity vs. feminism

Binary code

Male order bride

The pattern in the mount

Absolute truth

The manufacturer’s instructions

Identity crisis

3. Answering sodomy by Rick LoPresti

4. God and the gay Christian? By R. Albert Mohler

5. Transgenderism is a Fake Legal Construct by Daniel Moody