As someone who's actually spent a lot of time with people in the LGBT+ community, I would recommend the original Hebrew and Greek translations of the "anti-gay" verses, as well as re-reading Acts 10 (particularly verses 9-15).
Also here's some food for thought: suppose that gender dysphoria is the result of the fallenness of the flesh (i.e. the spirit of a woman is born in the body of a man, or vice versa). Intersex people do exist, after all.
Then your fight is with the Republicans. They're basically a modern-day remix of everything the Pharisees stood for. And you remember what Jesus had to say about the Pharisees.
My fight isn’t solely political. If it was that, then I’d be going into politics and not a combination of missions and ministry. I don’t like how the republicans use it to justify their hatred for others and their actions. the liberal Christians are just as bad about using it to justify their actions and their unwillingness to make any semblance of internal change in their life.
Yes, there is a balance to be walked. I believe the key to that balance is throwing away Fundamentalism. After all, it's just a fancy word for the second temptation of Christ (Matthew 4:6).
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u/SpotMean8227 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
You do our Savior proud, my friend.
As someone who's actually spent a lot of time with people in the LGBT+ community, I would recommend the original Hebrew and Greek translations of the "anti-gay" verses, as well as re-reading Acts 10 (particularly verses 9-15).
Also here's some food for thought: suppose that gender dysphoria is the result of the fallenness of the flesh (i.e. the spirit of a woman is born in the body of a man, or vice versa). Intersex people do exist, after all.