09/04/2026
As Christians, our starting point for understanding human s*xuality is Scripture. We know from the creation account in Genesis 1 that God creates by “calling forth” by His spoken word (“Let there be…”).
The creation account then gives a distinct separateness for plants and then seasons, followed by all manner of living creatures found in the seas, on land and in the air. Finally, in Genesis 1:26, we see the pinnacle of God’s creation—mankind—called forth into being. Humans are first created separate from the animals.
But we are also told that there is a separation of mankind into two s*xes—male and female—wholly complementary, yet each s*x uniquely and mysteriously bearing God’s image—the imago Dei. Humans bear the image and likeness of God as male and female. And it is in this way, as men and women, that humanity is called to make visible the invisible Creator God on this planet.
