gen·der 1. Grammar. a. A grammatical category used in the analysis of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and, in some languages, verbs that may be arbitrary or based on characteristics such as sex or animacy and that determines agreement with or selection of modifiers, referents, or grammatical forms. b. One category of such a set. c. The classification of a word or grammatical form in such a category. d. The distinguishing form or forms used. 2. Sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture.
North American Chruchology has led the way into gender confusion and gender mislabeling.
One might ask, “How could any believer in the Lord Jesus make a statement like that?”
First let’s look at some natural situations and then answer the above question. If we should have a cat that delivers a litter of kittens, how do we determine how many males and how many females are in the litter? Of course, we look at the genitals! Same thing on the farm! If a sow hog has a litter of piglets, how do we separate the males form the females? Again we look at the genitals!
In the delivery room of a hospital, how does the doctor determine if the child born is a son or a daughter to the parents? Again the doctor looks at the genitals. If the newborn has a penis and testicles, the doctor will write “son” in the space that states, relationship to the parents on the birth certificate. If the newborn has a vagina, the doctor will write “daughter” in the space that states, relationship to the parents on the birth certificate.
It does not take a lot of brainpower to make a distinction between male and female. One might ask then, “Why do we see the main stream media reporting on gender confusion of every sort almost every day to include both children and grownups?”
Let’s look at the Creator of all things and learn that which the Creator spoke concerning mankind after mankind was created.
Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth
God has never had any gender confusion! The whole creation bears this out. Two females cannot be fruitful and multiply or procreate the species. The same is true with two males, neither can two males be fruitful and multiply or procreate the species.
God designed the male of the species to carry the seed or sperm. God designed the female to carry the egg and posses the womb in which the fertilized egg will grow and become fruit of the womb and multiply the species on the earth through the birthing process. The fruit of the womb produced will either be male or be female.
One might ask, “Well, what gender is the church, which is the body of Christ?” Why don’t we mess around it the Word a bit and see what we can find some interesting facts about that topic. The first scripture that should come into our mind is Gal 3:27-28, where we find that the body of Christ is not based on nationality, social status, or gender.
Gal 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
We should not allow this to freak us out to the point that we call the church an “it”! Jesus operated on the earth as the “Son” of God, the “son of David” and “the son of man”. When one believes on the work and Truth of Jesus Christ, then confession is made unto salvation. That is a very simple process and simple enough that anyone can do it, if they so choose to do it. What takes place at the moment when anyone chooses to believe and confess Jesus as Savior? The old man of sin, which we inherited from the first Adam is destroyed and we receive a replacement of the Spirit of adoption, which is the Spirit of Christ.
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Gal 4:4 But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Rom 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
When we study the prophecy of Jesus first being born the Son of God from Psalms 2 and ruling and reigning with God from His throne, the word “son” does not indicate being born a male but rather a standing, rank and ruling position. The word “begotten” actually is the birthing process.
However, Jesus was born a male with a penis and testicles. Remember the 8tth day of His life?
Ps 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Son is #1121 ben (bane); from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,
begotten is #3205 yalad (yaw-lad'); a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage:
In the body of Christ, the title of “Son” is not to show gender but a position and function as builder of the family name i.e. the family of God. The female daughters of men on the earth, who choose to confess Jesus as their savior, receive the “spirit of Christ” or we could say the “spirit of adoption” and become builders of the family name. That is the family of God the Father now being built on the earth. That is why as we read the NT scriptures, we see all who confess Jesus as Lord and Savior are “Sons of God”! Same position, authority and inheritance in the family of God go to both male and females, of the sons and daughters of men, who willfully choose to become members of the body of Christ as Sons! Is that simple or what?
Let’s look at the disciples of Jesus, who were the beginning core group of the church. This is before the day of Pentecost. The disciples of John came to Jesus and asked this question.
Matt 9:14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
children is #5207 huios (hwee-os'); apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:
The KJV translates this word as child, foal, and son.
Notice that this is not “builder of the family name” as we saw above. Jesus refers to His disciples as “children” of the bridegroom. We also know that the twelve disciples were all men.
bride·groom n. A man who is about to be married or has recently been married.
What do we call a man who marries his children? Selah
bride n. A woman who is about to be married or has recently been married.
Even though there is no scriptural validation, we have been indoctrinated to believe that the church is a “she” and is the “bride of Christ”. Do some study on your own!
We as the church are members of the body of Christ. Jesus was a male and was circumcised on the eight day. Jesus is also the Head of the church, which is His body. The body of Christ does not have a male head i.e. Jesus and a female body i.e. the church. One would have to go to the fair and pay money to see such freaks. They are located near the “100 lb rat” and the “breaded lady”.
Eph 5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Col 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
Eph 1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body, the fullness of him that fills all in all.
Those who teach that the church is the bride of Christ have stated that Jesus is coming back for a bride without spot, wrinkle or blemish and we all ooohhhh and aaahhhh. Can that be found in the scriptures? No! This is what we can find. We see from the scriptures that the church is not an “it”. The church is the body of Christ and made up of individual believers, male and female, and we are all members one of another.
1 Cor 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and members in particular. (KJV)
Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; (the church)
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it (the church) with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it (the church) to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it (the church) should be holy and without blemish.
Of course, the presenting of this church, which is His body, is the end result after the church has stood before the judgment seat of Christ. This process is described it 1 Cor 3.
1 Cor 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Now if any man builds upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, and stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abides, which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
The wood, hay and stubble represent the works of the flesh and of course the fire will consume those items. The gold, silver and precious stones represent the works under the leadership of the Spirit and there is an eternal reward for those.
Government imposed political correctness has infiltrated the denominational churches of America and has shaped the narrative of churches and ministers of today. The 501c3 tax exemption comes with much government control and scrutiny and may have influenced the church language of today.
As we listen and read after those, to whom we give much respect in their wisdom and Words from the Lord, we hear and read of them referring to believers as “sons and daughters of God”.
One might say, “Well what is wrong with that”? As Paul would say, “Much in every way”!
There is only one scripture found in the KJV that sounds like there are sons and daughters of God. Remember that Truth is established in the mouth of two or three witnesses. The scripture reference is 2nd Cor 6:18. However the context is verses 14 though 18.
2 Cor 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
When we examine the Greek words for sons and daughters we will see a bit more clearly concerning the text and Jesus becoming our kinsman redeemer and also some weak translation by the KJV translators
sons is # 5207 huios (hwee-os'); apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship: KJV-- child, foal, son.
This word is different from the son that is the builder of the family name, which we look at above. Son is #1121 ben (bane); from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,
daughters is # 2364 thugater (thoo-gat'-air); apparently a primary word [compare "daughter"]; a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant): KJV only translates this word as daughter.
This #2364 is the same word used to describe the woman bound for 18 years, who was certainly not the biological daughter of Abraham but a female descendant of the linage of Abraham.
Luke 13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?
In the scriptures believers are referred to as heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus. In the natural family, usually the children are the heirs of the father whether male or female, because they are the descendants of the family line.
In the body of Christ there is neither male nor female, but only Sons i.e. builders of the family name and that does not refer to gender. In the natural there are daughters of men but in the body of Christ there are only Sons of God. Human females in the body of Christ are Sons of God with Sonship authority. We can back that up in the Holy Scriptures.
John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (notice that it doesn’t say sons and daughters)
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Rom 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (Notice that it doesn’t say sons and daughters)
Rom 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. (Notice that it doesn’t say sons and daughters)
Phil 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; (Notice that it doesn’t say sons and daughters)
I Jn 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. (Notice that it doesn’t say sons and daughters)
I Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (notice that it doesn’t say sons and daughters)
Is this a huge problem in the grand scope of the kingdom of God? The Biblical pattern, for God’s chosen people, which is the children of Israel, is that the daughters had neither inheritance nor any authority over the heritage of the family line. If we bring that pattern into the church, which is the body of Christ, then that seems really huge. Sonship in the body of Christ has nothing to do with being male or female. Sonship has everything to do with inheritance and authority.
The enemy has worked effectively through the government political correctness system of worldly counsel, to influence churches and ministries to remove all “sonship” authority from the female members of the body of Christ through assigning them to be “daughters of God”. Serious scrutiny and study should be done here!
As shown in the above research of the scriptures, there also seems to be scriptural mistake and doctrine that ascribes the church to be the “bride of Christ”! Again, type into your Bible device “bride of Christ” and see how many references show up. A more in depth examination of this subject is available for the asking.
The church not knowing its own identity is that which has given rise to the present strength of the LBGQT movement in America. We just saw the SCOTUS rule in favor of sexual perversion and their perverted rights exalted in America. Of course the SCOTUS legislated from the bench and failed miserably in their Constitutional function of interpreting law and not making law.
We saw our last Muslim Jihadist president 44, Hussein Obama; go from defining a marriage as to be between a man and a woman to lighting up the White House in the pastel colors in honor of the LBGQT community and promotin every perversion of sexuality to be normal and accepted in America.
If the church of the Lord Jesus Christ does not know its own identity, then how can we expect the world to know any better? The church should be a light of divine wisdom to the world and the kings of the nations. The church should be ruling, reigning and occupying until the Lord Jesus returns for His Body, which is the church. The question is, “Are we”?
Another side note is this! What would we think about any king who would send his bride i.e. his wife, out into a war in order to do battle with the forces of the enemy, while he stays home in the castle out of harms way? Just a question that one should answer.
Grace and Peace multiplied in the name of Jesus. Compiled by Jerry Thomas 6/23/2020
All scripture references are (KJV) unless otherwise denoted. jtministriesinfo@gmail.com
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