In God's Image: In the Bible

I was reading a post the other day and there was a story about a white man, that identified as a Korean man.  The story was not about someone attempting to change their race, this is not possible; however, the man was identifying as another race, there is a difference.  Race is a social construct, and it is not possible to change one's race. However, it is possible to identify with a different race than the one one is assigned at birth. This is known as transracialism. Transracial people are people who identify with a race that is different from their birth race. It is my belief that a man of one race should not attempt to identify as another race, however there are a number of reasons that people attempt to do this... There are a number of reasons why someone might identify as transracial. Some people may feel that they have a stronger connection to a different race than the one they were assigned at birth. Others may feel that they have been marginalized or discriminated against because of their race, and they may want to identify with a race that is more accepted by society.

But what does the Bible say about this? Well, the Bible says that we are made in God's image[Genesis 1:27], therefore anything we do to change this image that God gave us at birth is wrong. People change their image in a number of ways. For example, a man could identify as a woman, or a white male could identify as a Korean man. There is no difference here, in both examples the person is changing the image God created them to have. It is important to note here that transracialism is not the same as cultural appropriation. Cultural appropriation is when someone adopts elements of a culture that is not their own, without understanding or respecting the culture. Transracialism, on the other hand, is about identifying with a race that is different from one's birth race. It is important to note here that in the Bible, Israel was told not to adopt the customs/traditions of the people neighboring them. Why, because God had already given them an identity... Watch a YouTube video about my free ebook: Download my free ebook: