How Does Your Identity Differ from All Others?

Recently, an interviewer asked me what I thought about men expressing their feminine side. When I asked what he meant, the man responded by stating his belief that most men were sensitive and had tender feelings but that this fact did not negate their masculinity.

In truth, every man has some feminine traits, but they are not dominant. Women have some masculine traits, but they are not dominant. Molly, a friend from childhood, loved to play sports with the boys, but she was very much a girl in ways that were undeniable.

Genesis confirms that God created man and woman in his image. He gave both the capacity to love, to be sensitive to each other, to have fun and enjoy each other. In God’s perspective there is “neither male nor female, for we are all one in Christ Jesus". We all have equal standing before him. He created us for each other and for himself and in his own image, which is a wonderful thought.

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Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

~Ephesians 5:1-2 New Living Translation

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How Are Feelings of Prejudice Acquired?

 Every family can have a member who allows a harmful habit to become disruptive to the family’s peace and rest. It’s interesting how a chosen behavior ends up becoming a habit by repeated exposure. One encounter can lead to endless craving.

Some habits are healthy, like eating good food, going to church, reading the Bible, and daily prayer. Some are amusing, like looking for an item in its old place after it’s been moved. An annoying habit can be waking up at a particular time when you want to sleep in on weekends.

One of the most destructive habits humans acquire, regardless of their socioeconomic status, is being  prejudiced. Listen to Job’s question to his friends. “If God looks at you closely, what will he find? Never think God can be deceived even though your prejudice is hidden.” Ask God to help you see others as he sees and loves them and then let that be your objective. 

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So there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women; you are all one in union with Christ Jesus.

~Galatians 3:28 Good News Bible 

You will do all right, if you obey the most important law in the Scriptures. It is the law that commands us to love others as much as we love ourselves. But if you treat some people better than others, you have done wrong, and the Scriptures teach that you have sinned.

~James 2:8-9 Contemporary English Version 

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

~2 Corinthians 3:17 New International Version

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