Friday, September 23, 2022

What Are The Marks Of A True Church?

 The Reformers generally recognized the following things as the marks of a true church.  

-The preaching of the Word of God

-The administration of baptism

-The administration of the Lord's Supper

-The exercise of church discipline

Friday, September 9, 2022

Understanding Transgender Terminology

 Here are some terms and basic definitions related to transgenderism that one might encounter from the LGBTQ movement.  

Transgender - a biological male who identifies as a female or a biological female who identifies as a male.

Gender - a social construct, a person may identify differently than his or her biological sex.  

Nonbinary - rejects male and female only sex distinctions.  

Gender Fluidity - a person's gender may change over time.  

Assigned At Birth - biological sex is just assumed, a person may change and identify as the opposite sex.  

Cisgender - someone who continues to identify with his or her sex that was assigned at birth.  

(Genesis 1:27)"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (ESV)