Gender Dysphoria is a sensitive topic for many Christians who are struggling to navigate this issue. We are dealing with one of the most divisive issues we’ve had in a long time.
Gender Dysphoria is a complex and deeply personal issue that impacts many people around the world. Christians often struggle to understand and respond to this issue in a way that is Christ-like. We are going to unpack this sensitive topic and how it affects Christians.
Many Christians experience gender dysphoria, which leads to a divide over faith and feelings. At some point, they may feel like they’re living in a body that doesn’t align with their internal sense of gender, and this can lead to feelings of guilt, shame, and anxiety. I know this experience, as I spent most of my life feeling this way.
There is a disconnect for those struggling with gender dysphoria due to feelings of being broken and sinful, which are legitimate. They may even feel they don’t fit into a male or female category, leaving them isolated and alone.
Christians may feel as though they are unable to discuss struggles with gender dysphoria openly. Fear of rejection or judgment from family, friends, and community may cause severe anxiety, leading to hidden true feelings to avoid conflict or even persecution.
Christians are not all on the same page, with many congregations opting to become woke activists and disavow the truths found in the Bible. Clergy may even endorse affirming gender dysphoric practices, saying they are not sinful, but it is not the clergy that determines what is sin and what is not.
The church is not the final word on what is or is not sin. Unfortunately, some church leaders and congregations go against what is Biblical by saying that certain sins are not sins. This deceptive practice leads many people away from Jesus.
Many congregations in my area have become woke and are now watching their membership dwindle as sermons turn from preaching the Gospels to preaching social and political agendas. They are turning away from making disciples over making activists. They embrace affirmation of gender transition over helping people to know Christ.
As noted in Genesis 1:27, God created man and woman in his image at the beginning of the Bible and time. He did not create several other genders.
The Bible does, however, acknowledge people between genders, known as Eunuchs. They are castrated men. Some were forced to be castrated, while others chose to have this done, and some were born this way. These individuals were often more prominent in size and served as guards, chamberlains, advisors, or in the military in cultures that were not
Society seems desperate to have Christianity justify the normalization of gender dysphoria as if to make it acceptable and okay.
Doing so is humanly impossible as we cannot change God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit. However, God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit can change us.
Try as you might; you will never be able to change the definition of sin. As humans, we will never be sinless people, as we will never be God.
You may be offended by this either as a Christian or a secular person, but you shouldn’t be, as we are all sinners, denying this is evil, and it pulls us away from Christ.
I’m not condemning anyone for struggling with gender dysphoria or anything else for that matter. I’m sharing this so that you will focus less on the justification for or against gender dysphoric issues when pursuing Christ and instead focus on encouragement for all Christians to build a stronger relationship with Christ.
There are infinite issues and situations that we, as Christians, do not understand and cannot grasp. Gender dysphoria is at the forefront of this world today.
Our responsibility as Christians is not to “fix, manage, or control” someone who is dealing with Gender Dysphoria but rather to help them to know and embrace Christ.
We need to love God, love people, and make disciples.
Hopefully, you will now see that, yes, Christians can and do struggle with Gender Dysphoria.