{"id":1347,"date":"2019-06-03T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"podlove-2019-06-03t13:57:38+00:00-24f079d4e018d98"},"modified":"2019-06-03T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T14:00:08","slug":"understanding-transgenderism-part-3","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/understanding-transgenderism-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Transgenderism &#8211; Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t[podlove-episode-web-player publisher=\"1347\" post_id=\"1347\"]\n\t\n\t\t\n<p>Having learned in Part 2 how recently the concept of gender was invented, it&#8217;s no surprise that it&#8217;s entirely alien to Scripture. But from start to finish, the Bible both affirms the deep meaning of male and female biology and deliberately establishes what we would call gender roles. However much our culture demands and coerces, Christians cannot adopt the philosophy behind transgenderism while still remaining faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yjA92Pno9v8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Previous Entries in the Series:<br \/>\nPart 1: https:\/\/youtu.be\/6BUhdqYg-nk<br \/>\nPart 2: https:\/\/youtu.be\/sU69EpFR830<\/p>\n<p>Related:<br \/>\nDo We Really Need More Women Leaders in the Church: http:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/?p=1145<\/p>\n<p>You can find more of my material at&#8230;<br \/>\nThe 96th Thesis: http:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/<br \/>\nThe Federalist: http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/matthewcochran\/<br \/>\nAmazon: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Though-Were-Actually-True-Apologetics-ebook\/dp\/B01G4KWQJW\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Understanding Transgenderism - Part 3 - The 96th Thesis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matthewcochran.net\/blog\/understanding-transgenderism-part-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Understanding Transgenderism - Part 3 - The 96th Thesis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Having learned in Part 2 how recently the concept of gender was invented, it&#039;s no surprise that it&#039;s entirely alien to Scripture. 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