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How to Navigate Transgender Topics with Love and Biblical Principles! · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

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  Pastor Robert Young: Ever wonder how and if the Bible has relevance for today.
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  Pastor Robert Young: On this podcast, we provide biblical answers to today's tough questions.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Hi friends, i'm Pastor Robert Young.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We have 30 plus years of church-planting and mentoring other pastors, 30 plus years of training leaders in evangelism and discipleship.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Our team of missionaries go into jails, rehabs, parks, street corners, coffee houses and any place unchurched people gather.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We present the true, untainted gospel.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We ask questions and give answers as we conduct surveys.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We do this so that you can make a true, informed decision about Jesus Christ.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And today our question is, is being transgender a sin?
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  Pastor Robert Young: We will attempt to answer this question next on the podcast.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Hi friends, welcome to the Not Your Parents Religion podcast.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And today we will be concluding our Pride Month series with a biblical talk on transgender.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Transgender people are individuals who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth and may seek to transition to a different gender through hormone therapy, surgery and or social transition.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This issue has caused a lot of confusion, fear and misunderstanding in our communities.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Many people wonder what the Bible says about transgender individuals.
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  Pastor Robert Young: First, let me say that, as Christians, our primary concern should always be to love our neighbors as ourselves, regardless of their gender identity.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We should treat transgender individuals with the same dignity and respect that we would want for ourselves, and we should not discriminate against them in any way.
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  Pastor Robert Young: In fact, Jesus commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves Mark 12: 31.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And this includes transgender people.
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  Pastor Robert Young: When it comes to the specific issue of transgender identity, the Bible mentions very little about it.
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  Pastor Robert Young: The concept of gender identity as we understand it today was not known in biblical times, so I couldn't find explicit references to transgender people or the experiences they face.
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  Pastor Robert Young: However, there are some principles in the Bible that can guide us in our understanding of gender and human identity.
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  Pastor Robert Young: First, we know that human beings were created in the image of God.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Genesis 1, verse 27, tells us So.
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  Pastor Robert Young: God created man in his own image.
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  Pastor Robert Young: In the image of God, He created him male and female.
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  Pastor Robert Young: He created them.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This verse affirms that all human beings, regardless of their gender identity, are made in the image of God and have inherent dignity and worth.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This means that we cannot and should not dismiss or disrespect transgender individuals on the basis of their gender identity, because they are also made in the image of God.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We know that God's love and grace extends to all people, regardless of their gender identity or any other characteristics.
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  Pastor Robert Young: In the book of Galatians, chapter 3, verse 28, it says There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male or female, for all are one in Christ.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This verse affirms that in Christ, all people are equal and unified, regardless of their social or biological status.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This means that being transgender does not make someone less worthy of God's love and acceptance.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Jesus's ministry was marked by his care and concern for those who are marginalized and excluded in society.
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  Pastor Robert Young: He reached out to the outcasts, the poor, the sinners and the sick, showing them love and compassion.
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  Pastor Robert Young: In the same way, we should seek to love and support transgender individuals who have been marginalized and excluded by society.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We should be a source of hope and healing for them, not judgment or condemnation.
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  Pastor Robert Young: But let me add this little piece in here.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Some Christians and others are promoting the narrative that all transgender people are grooming pedophiles that target children.
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  Pastor Robert Young: The problem here is the misguided Christians that label all transgender people as one complete unit.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Remember these same misguided Christians have also labeled other groups of marginalized people as well.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Labeling a marginalized group by the actions of a few from the group is an oppressive and unfair practice that can result in harm to innocent individuals of that marginalized group and is something that God does not condone.
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  Pastor Robert Young: When individuals from a marginalized group engage in actions that might be considered questionable or inappropriate, a common reaction is to generalize those actions to the entire group.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This approach reinforces negative stereotypes and puts unnecessary burdens on the group members who have nothing to do with the actions of the few.
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  Pastor Robert Young: It fuels discrimination, resentment and even hatred, making it harder for the marginalized group to gain respect and recognition and, in this case, basic human rights from the larger society.
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  Pastor Robert Young: So, instead of looking at the individual cases and trying to determine the cause of the actions, society might choose to label the entire group as bad, dangerous or immoral.
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  Pastor Robert Young: This practice can lead to a lot of suffering for the marginalized group, including discrimination, exclusion and violence.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Again, as Christians, it is essential to recognize that labeling a marginalized group based on the actions of a few in that group is a harmful practice that should be avoided.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now, while the Bible may not directly address transgender identities, it does provide principles that can guide us in our interactions with transgender individuals.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We should love and respect all people, recognizing that they are made in God's image and are worthy of His love and grace.
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  Pastor Robert Young: By doing so, we can reflect the love of Christ and help create a more just and inclusive society for all.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now, as we conclude our discussion on Pride Month, I want to invite anyone from the LGBT community who may have recognized that I have said some things that unintentionally were offensive.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Get in touch with us, let us know, we want to be an ally.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Specifically, we want you to know that not all Christians are hateful hypocrites.
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  Pastor Robert Young: If we have said something that is offensive, it was done unintentionally.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Get in touch with us If you've been listening to the podcast for any length of time and you realize and recognize that you want this Jesus Christ, this love, this God of love that we've been talking about through this whole series, this God that says I love you.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Come to me just like you are.
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  Pastor Robert Young: I will love you, i will accept you.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Your sense of identity is in me, not in this world per se, because one day you're going to leave from this plane of existence and you're going to stand before me, regardless of your status in life, regardless, If man recognizes you, no matter what, I love you.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now, if you've come to that realization that you want that Jesus, he has a certain specific way to come to him, to the Father, and that is through Jesus Christ.
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  Pastor Robert Young: That is, believing that all of us have sin.
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  Pastor Robert Young: We were born in sin and shape in iniquity, as David from the Old Testament says, because we were born with the nature of Adam and have the propensity for sin.
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  Pastor Robert Young: There's something inside of us that will eventually cause us to miss the mark, as it were.
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  Pastor Robert Young: First thing we need to do is to ask God to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, that he came, paid the price for our penalty of sins, died on that cross and rose again on that third day and is coming back once again.
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  Pastor Robert Young: That you believe on Jesus Christ and ask God to fill us with the precious gift of the Holy Ghost.
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  Pastor Robert Young: The Holy Spirit, He will bring back to our remembrance the things that God has said in His word.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now, friend, if you have said that with a sincere heart and believe in Jesus Christ and have repented of your sins and ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit, the Bible, lets me know that your name is written in a book in heaven called the Lamb's Book of Life.
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  Pastor Robert Young: But there's one more thing you must do.
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  Pastor Robert Young: And until next time we will see you.
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  Pastor Robert Young: My name is Pastor Robert Young and we will see you again on Not Your Parents Religion Podcast.