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:

Present Day Ride of The Four Horsemen

This is more for discussion than anything, but there could be a case made for a present-day ride of the four horseman of the apocalypse. Let's examine Revelation 6.

Revelation 6

1And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

2And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. [(Did anyone notice how the whole of Europe united under one currency, the Euro, without any battle, without parliamentary debate, without anyone taking great notice? Could the first Horseman be at work here?)]

3And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.  [(Anyone notice the fall of Russia (Communism is referred to as the "Red Army")and all the waring states which emerged from the ashes of it? How many wars is this country currently fighting, (Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iran/Pakistan)? Four? That's just the wars we are fighting, this is not counting the continuous wars in Africa and Israel(Middle East).]

5And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of BALANCES in his hand. [(Who isn't feeling the pinch right now, caused by high prices? The wealthy, that's who! The stock market crash caused a massive redistribution of wealth, that has affected the global economy. How many times do we hear daily that we are going into uncharted territory; this has never happened before. And what advice do we get from the Wallstreet pros? They all suggest a BALANCED approach to investing. I'm just saying, what I'm saying)]

6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. [(There are two things unaffected by this whole global collapse; the price of oil never drops and gold has shot through the roof! "The oil and the wine", is also another term for the wealthy.  I submit to you that an argument could be made that three of the four horseman have already ridden and the fourth well, that's up for debate, just like everything else!!)]

7And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.