There's No Confusion
Identity Series • Sermon • Submitted
0 ratings
· 13 views"There is no confusion when it comes to the creation of humans. God created males and females. The only reason there is confusion is because of sin and the narrative to get rid of God."
Notes
Transcript
Sermon Tone Analysis
A
D
F
J
S
Emotion
A
C
T
Language
O
C
E
A
E
Social
Introduction:
Introduction:
Welcome Everyone
Recap Ryan’s Sermon
“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Article
In the summer of 2005, the London Zoo posted a sign in front of their newest exhibit, reading, “Warning: Humans in their Natural Environment.” The exhibit featured eight humans in a sealed enclosure adjacent to another sealed enclosure of various primates. The human “captives” were chosen from an online contest, and spent their time sunning on a rock ledge, playing board games, and waving to spectators. A signboard informed visitors about the species’ diet, habitat, worldwide distribution, and threats.
The goal of the exhibit, according to Zoo spokesperson Polly Wills, was to downplay the uniqueness of human beings as a species. “Seeing people in a different environment, among other animals,” said Wills, “teaches members of the public that the human is just another primate.”
Tom Mahoney, one of the participants in the exhibit, agreed. “A lot of people think that humans are above other animals,” he said. “When they see humans as animals, here, it kind of reminds them that we’re not that special.”
This is in direct contradiction to the Bible which says that man is fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of God.
The narrative of evolution brought a lot of confusion to my generation. This made many, including some in the church, doubt the creation of the world and mankind that is found in the bible. Today, your generation is dealing with a lot of confusion regarding genders/sexuality. Tonight, my goal is to end the confusion and tackle the following questions;
1.) Who’s image am I created out of?
2.) Are there more than 2 sexes?
3.) Why giving in to same-sex temptations is destructive.
So God created man in his own image;
he created him in the image of God;
he created them male and female.
(Prayer)
Who’s Image am I Created Out Of?
Who’s Image am I Created Out Of?
The verses we just read don’t hide who’s image we are created from. We are created in the image of God. The first sentence of this chapter says, “In the beginning God..” God created all things in His perfect way. So if we are created in God’s image, what did He exactly make us to do?
1.) Resemble The Character of God:
“Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.”
Likeness (Resemble): Similarity in appearance, character, or nature between person or things.
(Example: Copy Cat Game)
“We are created to copy the characteristics of God.”
Characteristics of God:
Perfect
Faithful
Creator
Lord
Savior
Just
Love
Joy
Peace
Promise Keeper
Light
2.) Rule the Whole Earth:
“They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”-Genesis 1:26
“God, out of grace, gave us authority to rule. That is why He established basic principles that help us rule in ways that glorify Him.”
3.) Marriage:
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. And the man said:
This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called “woman,”
for she was taken from man.
This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.
Are There More Than 2 Sexes?
Are There More Than 2 Sexes?
I went through the LGBTQ glossary of words and definitions and there were about 60 different definition of sexes/gender terms. After reading this article, I was confused by some of their terms and disturbed. So the question at hand, “Are there more than 2 sexes?”, if you ask the world, they will say yes. If you look at the Word of God, the answer is quite clear.
This is the document containing the family records of Adam. On the day that God created man, he made him in the likeness of God; he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and called them mankind.
“Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that he who created them in the beginning made them male and female,
But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.
“If we say that the we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and that His word is truth, then we believe that God created male and female only.”
Why all the confusion then? It doesn’t come from God, it comes from satan.
You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
since God is not a God of disorder but of peace.
As in all the churches of the saints,
"There is no confusion when it comes to the creation of humans. God created males and females. The only reason there is confusion is because of sin and the narrative to get rid of God."
Why Is Giving Into Same-Sex Temptations Destructive:
Why Is Giving Into Same-Sex Temptations Destructive:
“Love is love.”
“Hey! If they are happy, leave them alone.”
“Why are you making such a big deal of same-sex activities? I don’t see you harping on those who commit heterosexual sins..”
“Love is Love”:
The definition of love that is being thrown around is a false definition.
False Love Definition: If you love someone, you will allow them to do whatever they want.
True love, tells the truth, in love.
But speaking the truth in love, let us grow in every way into him who is the head—Christ.
Telling The Truth: To speak or make known statements consistent with fact or reality.
“If they are happy, leave them alone.”
1/3 of youth students who struggle with same-sex attraction have attempted suicide.
(NBC April 2021 Article)
15% of gay marriages end in divorce
(PrideLegal February 2021)
Those that identify as LGBTQ are more than twice as likely to abuse substances like alcohol, heroin, and opioids.
(American Addictions Center October 2021)
“The truth is, those who give into same-sex temptations aren’t happy. They are empty.”
“Why don’t you address heterosexual sin like same-sex sin.”
I’ll be honest, the church, including myself, have not handled this with love. It is very easy to become judgemental. Let me first say that all sexual sin (same-sex or heterosexual sin) is destructive. We are commanded to flee from it.
Flee sexual immorality! Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.
Marriage is to be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
The one who commits adultery lacks sense;
whoever does so destroys himself.
Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, or males who have sex with males, no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom. And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give to the thirsty from the spring of the water of life. The one who conquers will inherit these things, and I will be his God, and he will be my son. But the cowards, faithless, detestable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars—their share will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
The Gracious and Just God
The Gracious and Just God
and if he rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the depraved behavior of the immoral (for as that righteous man lived among them day by day, his righteous soul was tormented by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.
Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones;
(Pray)