Brokenness And Suffering: Male & Female

Pastor Andrew continues the sermon series titled “Brokenness and Suffering”. In this series, Andrew focuses on how Jesus suffered for us. He then addresses an aspect of human sexuality, and the suffering and brokenness that comes with sexual immorality. See the notes below for more.

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Things To Remember:

Jesus suffered by being misunderstood and misrepresented when he was on trial before the Sanhedrin. 

In Matthew 19:4 Jesus applies to Genesis 1 to say

we are created

we are created in God's image

we are created male and female

Biblical Ideal for Human Sexuality: Male and female

God created us as male and female; man and women (Genesis 2:7, 21-23)

Challenge: Trans* & Gender confusion

When talking with people about these issues we should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry (James 1:19-20)

We should seek to understand others we will likely misunderstand and misrepresent. 

We want to be a safe place for people to process.

Biological sex: male or female

Two options based on (reproductive) body parts, chromosomes, type of hormones released

Gender: is the psychological, social or cultural aspects of being male or female

Trans*

An umbrella term for when your gender identity (the internal sense of self one has of being male/female/neither/both) doesn't match their biological sex.

Scripture teaches that God created us male or female and that we should affirm the gender to which he created us:

Genesis 5:1, Deuteronomy 22:5, 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

The Bible does not give us prescriptions for gender role (what likes, affinities, etc). 

Most of what we associate with masculine or feminine are based on cultural gender stereotypes which do not equate to biblical directives.

Where do we get our identity:

From others: what they say, approve us, exect, affirm

From ourselves: what we feel even though we are broken people

From our Creator: in whose image we are made and who loves us

Challenge: Self hatred and/or gender hatred

We can hate ourselves (and subconsciously our genders) when we don't feel like we measure up as a man or woman.

Misogyny is the hatred of women/feminine

Misandry is the hatred of men/masculine

To be a true man or true woman is to be who God created you to be and we live into that by listening to and obeying Jesus. 

Conclusion:

Jesus' response when he was being misunderstood, accused, slandered, mocked, and bullied was to say that he was God's Son because that is who God said He was.  

Our response is to get our identity from our Creator who made us (Psalm 139:13-16) and chooses us and loves us.  

Scripture References:

Matthew 19:4 Genesis 2:7, 21-23 Genesis 5:1, Deuteronomy 22:5, 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Psalm 139:13-16

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