Male, Female, or Other

Historically, there have been only two gender options: male and female. But popular culture is trying to change that. Facebook users can now identify themselves as a-gender, androgynous, bi-gender, gender variant, or a host of other alternatives. This comes on the heels of a feminist movement that insists that a woman's sex should not impact her role or function: Biology should not equal destiny, every woman has a right to dictate the terms of her own life, and she can decide for herself what her womanhood means.

The Bible counters these modern trends. It says that God created two sexes and wants this binary to serve a specific purpose: Gender, sex, and marriage were created to illustrate the marvelous story of the covenant relationship between Jesus Christ and His bride, the Church. Male and female exist to bear witness to an eternal, cosmic reality. The greatest display of God's glory and the greatest joy of human relationships come about when the deep, God-ordained differences between men and women are not rejected, but are embraced and celebrated.

Given the extent of gender confusion in our culture, it's more important than ever that the church uphold the beauty of God's plan for male and female and help men and women experience the joy and fulfillment of being exactly who He created them to be. 

Taken from email from Moody Publishers