Gender Identity

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Corinthians 13:11. KJV)

Recently, I read an article in which the Church of England endorsed exploration of gender identity for its youth. The new guidance stated as follows:

“Children should be afforded freedom from the expectation of permanence. They are in a ‘trying on’ stage of life, and not yet adult and so no labels need to be fixed. This should inform the language teachers use when they comment, praise or instructions. It may be best to avoid labels and assumptions which deem children’s behaviour irregular, abnormal or problematic just because it does not conform to gender stereotypes or today’s play preferences.” 

Rev. Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of the world’s 80 million Anglicans endorsed this guidance. (Church of England: Kids should be able to explore gender identity | Fox News | http://fxn.ws/2hqEymP | November 14, 2017)

Is gender identify a new fashion or the rewording of an old concept that satisfy selfish decisions?  Since our species consists of two genders – male or female, the medical definition of gender identity states as follows: “the totality of physical and behavioral traits that are designated by a culture as masculine or feminine.” Since our culture tends to categorize humans into masculine or feminine, so when a person gravitate to either we associate that person as being a specific gender. Have you questioned the importance of categorization? Can categorizing constrain ones’ expectation? Most categorization centers on two specifics – good or evil, black or white, outside or inside, left or right, man or woman. As human, our minds can evolve beyond seeing people from a bilateral perspective which only allow an equal dividing of anatomical parts into halves. Yet, we can better exam our surroundings by using a trilateral analysis.  

In other words, as complex persons we can identify individuals overcoming many oppositions by defying the odds. Therefore, we must stop imposing rules of limitation from a bilateral perspective like gender identity and resume a different type of measuring. The utilization of trilateral analysis enables one to see beyond the obvious. This concept allows the recognition of true intentions. For instance, Scriptures proclaim truth in three occurrence. When identifying the authenticity of the Messiah, the writer reminds his readers of three significant events, “And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.” (I John 5:8 KJV)  Likewise, as human, our existence occurs in three aspects, the physical, the mental, and the spiritual. So when all three of these agree, a trilateral analysis evolves.  

Many individuals focus on their physical and mental growth; yet their spiritual growth tends to error on undernourishment because people fail to understand the source of spirituality. Your spiritual growth only occurs when you commune with your Creator. Even the Son of God, often left the company of others to commune with His Father (Mark 1:35, Mark 14:32-34, Luke 4:42, Luke 5:16, Luke 6:12). Such commune reacts in harmony allowing your trilateral analysis to identify and remove the self-induced choices while emerging a greater purpose. Notice how Jesus explained that His true purpose in John 5:18, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things so ever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.” A trilateral analysis will incorporate a spiritual association. With a matured spirit, a different persona will evolve as your physical and mental abilities formulate harmony with your specified gender. Otherwise, using a bilateral analysis that originating from your physical and mental capacities will only reflect from your natural feelings. As complex humans, true satisfaction occurs only when these three aspects (physical, mental, and spiritual) align in agreement. 

Remember, exploration creates experiences that shapes our perceptions. Nevertheless, exploring the source of our spirituality along with physical and mental growth will allow you to transcend. This transcending will occur above selfish exploits that stagnant true progress and allow persons to tap into a trilateral analysis. Thus, children will become mature adults and discover a greater purpose of life beyond their imagination.