First off, I am not one to be swept away and tunnel visioned onto any politician. I believe that anything and anyone can be corrupted, however, the fearless Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis has had my attention from the beginning. Being Canadian, it’s been a learning curve to understand how the United States government navigates and it’s reassuring to see leaders like DeSantis remain fortified with a solid base for a standard of truth.
I’ll preface this by mentioning in 2015 when Caitlyn Jenner was announced ‘Woman of the Year’, I remember being the only one amongst family and friends that was utterly appalled. My first thought being ‘how in the world can you receive a title as such when you have absolutely zero experience being a woman?’ I remember not being able to articulate my thoughts into words it was just so backwards to me. I was angry and beyond irritated at the thought and people questioned my morals. Fast forward to now, upon seeing not only yet again another man – ‘Rachel Levine’ – receiving the honour of being ‘woman’ of the year’ (I still burn inside) but also seeing the headlines of a man - Will Thomas (now known as Lia Thomas) – winning first place in the NCAA First Division swimming championship for women.
As Christians, this should not come as a surprise. Most leaders and those who have a platform to stand on are well programmed to help push towards this new agenda and way of life.
‘So that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes’ Ephesians 4:14 ESV
This is why when I read the headline that Ron DeSantis stood firm to announce that Lia Thomas’ opponent Emma Weyant, in the 500 yard freestyle race, was the real winner – I was in fact surprised. He went on to state:
‘Women have fought for decades to have equal opportunities in athletics, and it is wrong to allow ideology to erode these opportunities as is happening in other states, and the preservation of women-specific athletics teams or sports is necessary to promote equality of athletic opportunities,'
As mentioned above, the world is being calibrated and beheld to the politics of the moment, and that includes this war on gender. We are going to have more and more doctors and professionals stand firm on the concept of biology, all the while allowing the twisting of narratives and truth to fit what biology means to each individual person.
Those who are of this world, reject Gods word as the absolute standard of truth. I am starting to see a trend and divide amongst those who are secular Conservatives and those who are Christians. There was a point in my life where I really thought that just because you upheld right wing ideologies you must be a Christian, but that could not have been anymore false.
We cannot look at biology as a primary aspect of gender. It is not a defining aspect. There is either an objective pre-existing standard of what a woman is or there is not. Although this pre-existing standard is not less than biology, it certainly is more than and that is because GOD SAID SO. It is vital to understand that the woman did not pre-exist Gods word, Gods word pre-existed the woman; therefore the woman has form, definition and meaning. The word woman has meaning because God gave meaning to the word woman.
‘ Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Mana when they were created ‘ Genesis 5:2 ESVThis is not just semantics; it is absolutely real. We see not only secular conservatives, but others who want to point to everything that comes after Gods word as means to argue what is right or true and all that is, is building a house without a foundation. Clinging to biology is the safe answer for most, but we need to cling to Scripture, to Gods word alone. Because that is what’s true at the most foundational level.
‘For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.’ 1 Corinthians 11:12 ESV
