Created Male and Female

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (Gen. 1:27)

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” (Gen. 2:24)

We see in Genesis that when our Triune God created mankind, it was very good. He created man and woman as two complementary beings in His image to not only be stewards of the earth, but to “be fruitful and multiply” as man and woman, just as He intended (Gen. 1:28). After the fall, God’s created design was completely infected with brokenness. While we rejoice in God’s plan of salvation, we understand that things are still not how they should be. Society’s understanding of gender, sexuality and identity, which is contrary to God’s Word, is one prevalent area where we see this brokenness. It is pressing to respond to our culture’s constantly-changing identity movement in a Godly and confessional way, speaking the truth in love.

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Office of National Mission and the Created Male and Female Task Force have developed the following resources to catechize people of all ages, especially youth and children, with what Scripture teaches on the topics of sexuality and gender. These resources also treat how Christians should understand our identity in Christ, and equip Christians to confess the Biblical truths of God’s creation and redemption of humanity.