A Response to the EPC's Position Papers on Transgender Issues

Some years back, the EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church) announced they would be forming an investigative committee to formulate more thorough and informed positions on matters of human sexuality and gender dysphoria. The following is a draft polished up out of unfinished notes I had from back around the time this was first ongoing. One of the things my old pastor told me growing up was to never take anything he taught for granted but to always go and independently verify it for myself in Scripture. This is something I’ve taken to heart ever since, even as my commitment to that principle has at times put me in a position of being outspoken. Nevertheless, I believe at the heart of Protestantism is open and earnest Biblical debate, and that political consensus is no grounds to shut down an argument without giving a chance to carefully lay and hear out evidence first. Over the course of this essay, I am going to argue that the official statements and guidance put out by the EPC…