Born "That Way" - A Look Into Human Complexity

Popular musician Lady GaGa has a song titled; "Born This Way".  The title of the tune is pretty much a sampling of the musician's life.  Born that way...indeed the human condition is complex.  People who have obvious birth defects are certainly born that way, but what GaGa sings about is different, or is it ? I ask you to think through your faith as you look into this issue.

Genesis 2

 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”

God and Humanity


We are created beings with freewill. Our God given freedom is evident by our ability to either reject, or acknowledge the Father and Creator without fear of being reduced to a pile of ashes.  According to Biblical claim, folks who partake in what God says not to do are sinning.  Whatever choice is made, God still exists. ...  God is absolute truth, and absolute truth can't lie.  If God pre-programmed humans to automatically love and worship, it would be false worship out of fear.  God isn't going to reveal himself to prove he exists like a genie.  God revealing himself in an undeniable manner would cause overwhelmed, unavoidable, face in the dirt respect.  Coerced adoration is false reverence !  God is the basis of truth; therefore, His creation has a free mind of its own.


The Evil One 

Ezekiel 28

You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness was found in you. Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,  and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

Before there were humans, evil existed.  The father of evil is better known as "the devil ".  Selfishness, corruption, and darkness are the satanic calling cards. God created the devil, he is also known as Lucifer.  In Ezekiel's claim above, this evil one was initially in agreement with Father God.  This adversary of Holiness was created with freewill, but we see in the Book of  Ezekiel that the dark one selfishly used his freewill to rebel against God.  Why does this evil lord have interest in us?  It's because God loves us, and the satanic agenda is to corrupt God's creation because we are made in the Almighty's image.


The Unseen


The supernatural veil between us and God is the reason why His believers are so distinguishable.  We move toward God as believers, and the thousands of churches around the nation make this evident !  But, just like the devil did, the unbeliever pushes away from God.  The detractor doesn't believe in God because they are in a supernatural, evil bind; in other words, they are duped !  The skeptic unwittingly resides in darkness, and feels that worldly knowledge is enlightenment.  An atheist believes that bring enthralled with what this side of life has to offer is all that there is.  Nonbeliever's say the idea of an unseen supernatural realm is foolish ignorance, especially when God is mentioned.

I think the main reason why a person tarries in non-belief is because of the desire to do as one sees fit.  The dark lord and his minions can and will custom design a life filled with diversions to keep a scoffer firm in non-belief!  Believers aren't immune to evil just because they belong to Jesus, especially if a healthy relationship with God isn't maintained !  The true believer who drifts away from fellowship with God can count on feeling the natural consequence of sin, and sometimes they reap the harshest naturally occurring consequences. 


The Birth Of Death


For those who aren't familiar with what Moses claimed in the book of Genesis, it resulted in the very first human fail.  No, God didn't instantly vaporize Adam...he died as a very old man.

I will explain this below. ...

The relationship between God and His creation changed when the first humans sought to be independent of God.  When the initial humans partook of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they thought they were taking in enlightenment, but instead, they ingested darkness.  Not only did the male fail his wife by not identifying the deception, he failed all of creation.  Eve gave in first, but Adam was warned about meddling in Godly territory.  Adam failed to sufficiently teach his wife not to experience the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and by indulging himself, he compounded that failure!  Should the first male of the human species be held at low esteem because of this?  No, because we read that God's anger subsided a bit by the time Adam died of old age, but the curse of death is perpetual on this side of life.  The inaugural sin of humanity made the clock of creation start ticking.  Death, as we know it, is the result of disobedience.  This is why everything created; including us, has an expiration date.


God's Plan


Even after being judged by God, Adam lived a very long time.  God's judgment for humanity was death, and sure enough death eventually overtook the firstlings of humanity.  Before indulging in what the evil one offered, humanity had perfect fellowship with God.  I don't think God's original dream of tarrying with his creation included old age, disease, and deformity.  God doesn't break his covenants, humanity takes those detours.  The good news is that God's plan hasn't changed. ... You can read the story about the restoration of perfect fellowship in the book of Luke in the Holy Bible.


Corrupted Creation


In Genesis 2 God said "you will surely die"; and he wasn't kidding.  From the very point of sin, humanity started to age.  I don't vividly remember, but I do recall the day I spotted the first gray hair, and it was soon forgotten with a pluck  We inch closer to death every day, and there's nothing we can do to stop aging on this side of life, and soon, there are too many grey hair to pluck.

While the first humans had a flawless alliance with Father God they were not subject to natural illness and aging because death wasn't a factor.  Due to the fall of humanity we are subject to aging, death, disease, and deformity.  Immediately after the fall of humanity, God placed a veil between Himself and humanity...God's perfect fellowship with us ceased.  We read in the book of Genesis that God condemned the sin of humankind; therefore, we are born into this present natural situation without the full benefit of God shielding us from natural consequence. God's judgment of death leads to corruption all the way down to the cellular level, and it is perpetual on this side of life for all generations until the gathering at the time of the Father's return.    

Please understand, God doesn't create a person to be cursed with downs syndrome.  God  does not create a person to be a hermaphrodite.  People are naturally born with the potential to suffer physical and mental issues due to the perpetual, genealogical inheritance of the fallen human race.  Folks, we are flawed beings.  We have a natural body made of created matter which is subject to flaws, but God breaths eternal spiritual life into our body. ...  The condition of our spiritual relationship with God influences us to make the right decisions which help us to negotiate this side of life.  A person can belong to Jesus, but we are we also are subject to the full brunt of natural time and circumstance.  The believer has a wonderful assurance because they know they will live forever with God.


Perplexities


Many in the male or female lot have gender traits which are opposite of their unmistakable physical sexuality.  Some guys are born with less testosterone, and have higher voices.  Some females are born with hormonal imbalances that result in abnormal facial hair. Due to the corrupt DNA of humanity, all of the previous can be easily explained.  These traits are not an indicator that someone is same sex attracted.  Some girls walk like a football player and turn wrenches for a living, but are not lesbian.  Some fellows like to watch the Lifetime Channel, but aren't attracted to guys.  Mannerisms are not necessarily indicators of same sex attraction; if anything, they are an indication that they are just harmlessly weird, or different.  



The Purpose of Human Design


While humanity varies in physical statute and personality; guys are still guys, and girls are still girls.  Each gender is created to function in its designed physical role; in reproduction, and life in general.  A Man can exponentially increase his physical power,  but most females are probably stronger in my opinion based upon the full capabilities of their anatomy and mentality. While most males have the potential for exceptional brute power, the female is more physically diverse, so to speak.

We know from reading the claims of Moses that God created woman because it wasn't good for man to be alone.  I think when God conceptualized human proliferation he wanted to somehow divide the human's power to spawn children.  Could you imagine a human being able to speak another human into existence ?  Yup, too much power !  God loved His creation, and I think that He wanted humanity to also experience the joy of creation, but he wanted to keep humanity honest.  I feel that God created the woman to subdivide the human's capability to reproduce.  The female is an equal partner in the reproduction of humanity, and an invariable participant her God given capacity.  I think God's intentional, specific design of male and female is very important in the grand scheme of things.

You're probably wondering which way I'm taking this. ...

We Must Teach Our Children

Around the age of 18 month to 2 years old, a child figures out how grab stuff and run with it!  Toddlers also learn how to scream at the top of their lungs...just to watch you freak out.  We have to teach the little ones right from wrong because they are not born behaving right.  Along with teaching a child that it's not ok to put the kitty cat in the clothes dryer, a child must be taught to identify with their gender in the right frame of mind.  Moms do girl stuff with the girls, and dads do guy stuff with the boys.  TIME must be invested...this is so very critical.  A man needs to spend as much time as he can with his son, and a woman must spend as much time as she can with her daughter.  I truly feel that this is axis of gender identity!  Liberal studies will vehemently disagree with this, but commonsensical Biblical and secular thought will rule that out.  I know that most will dismiss with what I've written here, but it's the parents job to make triple sure that they are doing what they should in providing their child with excellence in gender mentoring.

If a boy or a girl feels as though they can't fully associate with mom or dad, it can lead to self-destructive behavior, or it can lead them to seek affection from other adults which is dangerous.  Most of the time when a boy or girl doesn't feel close to their parents they seek closeness with older friends, and quite often this is taken the wrong way by the more mature individual, thus leading to a bad experience.  If we carefully teach a child from an early age to do right, and show them how to live well, they have a better chance in doing the right thing.



Same Sex Attraction

Please understand that what you are about to read is my theory on the subject of same sex attraction.  I am not a doctorate holder in any profession, I'm just thinking through my faith.  I feel that a person's sexual orientation is quite often implanted into the mind's sensory process at an early age.  I think same sex attraction is developed by an experience at a young age.  I have heard multiple times that same sex attraction starts with an intentional, unintentional, incidental, or situational experience which occurs with a like gendered friend during physical contact that leads sexual arousal.  In most cases the same sex contact was introduced to the individual by someone else who has had it done to them.  Because the person wasn't taught right from wrong, the continued sexual engagement leads to stimulus, and hence sears to the mental conciseness, and this causes the individual to again seek stimulus from the gender that they now have comfort having sex with.  It has been documented that the first experience in this type of intimate contact occurs at very young ages, and it's quite shocking really.  This is why I mentioned gender mentoring earlier. Usually, the very first sensual contact is where sexual orientation begins.  This is why parents are right to exercise caution during sleep overs.  Satanic principalities are very deceptive and will stop at nothing to warp creation by further bamboozling young people into the homosexual lifestyle, and the go to dark tactic is perpetrated through other demonically disillusioned individuals who are in similar situations along life's pathway. 

Many homosexuals claim to have been in relationships with individuals of the opposite gender and report that it didn't feel right, but usually this feeling is after the same sex experience has already been seared into the mind.  Some homosexuals will argue that they trust and love individuals of the opposite sex, but have no sensual desire to be with them, and I say that's a cop out because quite often we all have friends who are "just friends". ...  Besides, it's not a good idea to be having sex previous to marriage anyway.  All of this goes back to teaching your kids well!  



Bisexual Attraction

The bisexual lifestyle does not disprove what is written here at all since everything discussed here finds it's roots in the sin nature.  All sexual behavior outside of marriage is fornication which is brought about by selfish driven lust.  The desire for ungodly sexual contact is nothing more than selfish focus on pleasures of the flesh.  A deceived individual who is already spiritually bankrupt seeks to fulfill themselves with ungodly things, and will stop at nothing to fill the void.  This is why you see stories of men who "discovered" that they were gay after 20 + years of marriage.  I feel that the same sex attracted individual is much different than the individual who "suddenly becomes gay"  How do people who never experienced same sex attraction suddenly feel that way I ask you?  I feel that this sudden change is possibly demonically influenced.  I know...that's a bit extreme, but how else do you explain a sudden desire to do this ?  Sometimes it's just human sexual desire, and other times it's demonic influence.

The person who has had same sex experiences early on has the same sex attraction seared into their mind and is aroused by certain types, and is far different from the bisexual.   The bisexual truly doesn't care who they have sex with because they sexually bond with anybody, anytime.  I feel that the bisexual is the actual personification of devilish lust because it's about seeking selfish pleasure in hyper drive.  I think the most deceived person is the bisexual individual, for they are entrapped in a destructive world where spiritual awareness of a supernatural God can be smothered until it's too late.

In Conclusion

Is homosexuality and bisexuality a born in kind of deal?  I say absolutely yes!  GaGa is right. ...  We are all born corrupted.  At the point of conception in the womb, two sets of corrupt DNA interweave resulting in corrupt human being.  We are all born with an uncanny predisposition to sin, and we can plainly see that same sex attraction is admonished several time in Biblical claim.  The reprimand of the homosexual lifestyle in Biblical claim is not just a warning to avoid the practices of pagan culture, it's an order to stop it.  Homosexual relations are opposite of the way God's designed humanity to sexually interact, and it's spiritually dangerous.

Homosexuality is actually the fulness of nearly every sin discussed in the Bible !

God can pull you out of this homosexual lifestyle if you are in it.  You are being spiritually hoodwinked by darkness if you think God made you to be same sex attracted.  Yes, we are all born with a sin nature, but it doesn't excuse us from what God has told us not do !

Our natural being (flesh) is subject to naturally occurring flaws before, and after birth. ...  Sadly, there is a chance that natural flaws can hinder a person from being fully functional for a lifetime.

Our spiritual being which is in the background of our behavior and life force animates our natural body, and this is also subject to flaws before and after birth. ...  Flaws and malfunctions with this issue; however, is fully adjustable, preventable, and revisable. 

Homosexually is fully forgivable, and God can spiritually restore to spiritual wholeness.  It's best if you have a trusted godly friend who is not same sex attracted, but if that's not an option, God can and will start to restore a same sex attracted individual.  Many give up because this is a seared in condition, but God can and will deliver the hurting soul who comes to him asking for help, but healing of the mind it is also dependent on the person.


God Bless, and I hope this creates an understanding. ...


  Bible verses were NIV 1984