WHEREAS, all persons are created in God’s image and are made to glorify Him (Genesis 1:27; Isaiah 43:7); and
WHEREAS, God’s design was the creation of two distinct and complementary sexes, male and female (Genesis 1:27; Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6), which designate the fundamental distinction that God has embedded in the very biology of the human race; and
WHEREAS, distinctions in masculine and feminine roles as ordained by God are part of the created order and should find expression in every human heart (Genesis 2:18; 21-24; 1 Corinthians 11:7-9; Ephesians 5:22-33; 1 Timothy 2:12-14); and
WHEREAS, the Fall of man into sin and God’s subsequent curse have introduced brokenness and futility into God’s good creation (Genesis 3:1-24; Ecclesiastes 1:14; Romans 8:20); and
WHEREAS, according to a 2011 survey, about 700,000 Americans perceive their gender identity to be at variance with the physical reality of their biological birth sex; and
WHEREAS, transgenderism defines a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth; and
WHEREAS, transgenderism differs from hermaphroditism or intersexualism in that the sex of the individual is not biologically ambiguous but psychologically ambiguous; and
RESOLVED, that we oppose efforts to alter one’s bodily identity (e.g., cross-sex hormone therapy, gender reassignment surgery, etc.) to refashion it to conform with one’s perceived gender identity; and be it further
RESOLVED, that we continue to steadfastly oppose all efforts by any governing official or body to validate transgender identity as morally praiseworthy (Isaiah 5:20); and be it further
RESOLVED, that we oppose all cultural efforts to validate claims to transgender identity; and be it finally
RESOLVED, that our love for the Gospel and urgency for the Great Commission must include declaring the whole counsel of God, proclaiming what Scripture teaches about God’s design for us as male and female persons created in His image and for His glory (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 20:27; Romans 11:36).