Few Christians would disagree that we live in a confused world. In recent years, people have begun to claim that God put them in the wrong body, or that the doctors at their delivery ‘assigned them the wrong gender.’ They think that they can correct this by wearing different clothes, taking on different names, or by undergoing irreversible surgeries that leave them scarred for life. But these confused individuals seem to have forgotten that the body matters. God made us male and female intentionally, and we should thank Him for that.
First of all, we cannot switch sexes, no matter how much we may want to. No man has ever truly become a woman, or vice versa. Despite the age of his corpse, we know King Tut’s sex because every cell in his body indicates he had a male body. No matter what someone wears, thinks, or does, every cell in their body remains the sex God gave them. And that’s a good thing. We need both men and women as they are.
Every cell in our bodies testifies to the way God made us.
Could you imagine if God made us all the same? If He built women to have the strength and aggression of men, we would live in a far uglier and meaner world. Similarly, if men acted just like women, would all would lose a key source of protection that men offer against the dangers of our world. After all, God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” (Genesis 2). God made us to complement and help each other deal with the challenges of our fallen world.
God designed our bodies to play different roles in society. Many Christians understand that men should protect and provide for the family, while the women contribute by receiving and nurturing. We know this because the body teaches us. God designed men as more capable fighters. Not because He wants men to pursue violence, but because He provides them with the means to protect those whom He entrusts them with. Likewise, He designed women as more gentle caretakers. Many people mistake this for weakness, but even the strongest man needs comforting from time to time. These generalizations don’t hold true across every individual, but they do generally describe one of the many dynamics between men and women.
Men and women should strive together for holiness.
Regardless of our temperament, God made every man and woman as such. Even a man who doesn’t have the strength of his peers or who enjoys more traditionally feminine activities is still a man. Even a woman who likes lifting weights or gets rough at sports is still a woman. God made us as unique individuals who don’t always conform perfectly to the archetype of man or woman. He made us male and female because he wants us to help each other thrive, and ultimately, to help each other reach Him.
Chris Tarantino is the Communications Director for TOBET. He studied History at The University at Texas A&M and has written for the Tennessee Register and Nashville Catholic.
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