Gender Confusion and a Sermon from Genesis
Overnight your Gospel-preaching church could change from being “a cool place to worship” to being branded as a church of bigotry and hate. That’s what happened at The Crossing in Columbia, Missouri — and it could happen anywhere. A Sermon on Gender Draws Criticism and National Attention On Sunday, October 13, Pastor Keith Simon preached a message on Genesis 1:27 as part of a new series on Genesis. His topic was gender. The sermon was thoughtful, welcoming, and non-judgmental. In an attempt to speak to the issue of gender confusion, the tone was one of respect and compassion. However, he did affirm the biblical teaching that God created only two genders: male and female. He ended with a series of questions including: “Are we sure that erasing the concept of father and mother and substituting parent 1 and parent 2 — are we sure that this is good for families?” “Are we sure that it is fair for sports to have biological males [who transitioned to female] compete with biological w...