Male and Female

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness” . . . God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them . . . God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.  (Genesis 1:26-28, 31, NASB)

We read the story of Creation in Genesis chapter 1.  On the sixth day, “God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.'”  The use of the pronouns “Us” and “Our” suggests the Trinity.  We know from the first chapter of John that Jesus was there.  The Holy Spirit was there as an active participant (Genesis 1:2), the same Spirit that indwells believers in Jesus Christ!  

So “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them.”  Furthermore, “God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was VERY GOOD (emphasis mine).”  The point is, we’re ALL created in God’s image.  God saw all that He created, and called it “very good,” including the males and females He made.  If it’s good enough for God, it should be good enough for us!  God made us who we are to fit His divine purposes, to fulfill His plan. 

Genesis 1:31 image.  Found at Knowing Jesus, https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Genesis/1/31

Yet we know better than God.  Some boys want to be girls, girls want to be boys.  This is yet another symptom of how far we’ve strayed from God.  Call it what you will, hubris, folly, or pride, but we think we know better than the One Who created us!  We must repent and return to Him!