"This whole matter revolves around relationship. Maybe some of the condemnation you feel and believe comes from others is simply the convicting power of the Holy Spirit. Is God so confused that He would create you a man and then dress you as a woman? The scripture that you refer to means what it says and says what it means... Please keep your cross dressing Gospel to your self and leave me alone... You will stand before God for judgment and not me... You are not communicating you are only propagating a lie and we know who the father of all lies is. Repent! You said you had a relationship with God but it is on your terms not his... The devil's job is to bring diversion and confusion and you are serving him well. You started this process but emailing me I never solicited your email. Perhaps you are also confused about etiquette as well as cross dressing. I have asked you once before to stop emailing me the next time I will take action to stop you!"
"Brother, I do not want or mean to judge you. I cannot stand by and let you publish to others what I consider to be deception. Please don't take it that I am casting stones, because I'm not... I can't say "Amen" to something that just ain't so."
"We have a serious commission...to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ... We don't need to dialogue on lesser subjects to prove absolutely useless points. We all need to fight whatever urges may spring out of our old natures that would give Satan advantage in confusing the issues...focus on the cross and forget the dresses. Get with the stuff that matters. Now, as far as dialogue, that's not necessary. You are caught in a strange desire that will only confuse the already confounded world we live in. I certainly am sensitive and kind if you suffered some childhood trauma that provoked your strange desires. If that's the case, then, deal with the real issue and don't make your life's project the dismantling of the wall that offered you some level of dignity up to this point. Am I closed minded? Yes! There is no time for anything other than that which glorifies God, advances the gospel and preserves the dignity God intends."
"Legally speaking when you put on woman's clothing you are breaking the Law of God. Cut and dried. Just like traveling 55 MPH in a 40 MPH speed zone. You broke the Law. You confessed to breaking the Law. The question is only what are you going to do about it?... By the way I do not want to be apart of your pity party, so do not write back like you did to my first response... When God says not to do something, he means not to do something. It is not for us to question His decisions. When God said for a man not to wear woman's clothing that is what he meant. You and I do not have the authority to second guess God or to reason why He said it. Period... I do not want to hear your excuses as to why you should be allowed to continue in your sin of cross dressing... They do not wash."
"It's called a lie--can you understand that??? I am TOTALLY NOT INTERESTED. Please leave me alone. It's perverted... Get help... You need help I can't give. I'm not interested, it turns me off and makes me sick!... Find someone else who wants to waste time with this--not me. You don't want truth, you don't want help, you want to play with this issue and I don't, OK? I am NOT going to argue this STUPID thing with you! It's SICK! Get the hint!"
"There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. The devil is called the angel of light. He leads us in ways we can justify and that feel good... There is nothing I can do for anyone when they're positive they have the truth... Now I try my best to die to myself each day and be an ambassador for Christ... If I'm wrong about what you're doing you loose nothing. But if you're wrong ---"
"First of all I did not mean to judge you. I just write what I feel the Holy Spirit tells me to write. I still feel it is wrong, but it really is between you and God. I think you really need to Pray and seek God about this. He will give you the answers you need."
"That's the trouble with many people today...they want to convert the word of "God" to their...life styles! It does not take a rocket expert to see the passage is very clear! "God's" word does not change, you can ignore it, or follow it. Read Romans Chapter # 1 starting with verse 18 to the end of the chapter. ...If you are really seeking the truth you will find it but if you are trying to find someone who will agree with the deception you are in, you will find lots of them."
This is the only one who addressed any of the alternate interpretations of Deuteronomy that are shown in italics followed by his response.
re: J.A. Thompson -- this law in its original setting has no direct implication for modern life. "I do not, and will not proscribe to these attitudes. [God] has always been unchangeable in His personality and requirements for fellowship. The scriptures are very clear about this."
re: Adam Clarke -- It certainly cannot mean a simple change in dress, whereby men might pass for women, and vice versa. This would have been impossible in those countries where the dress of the sexes had but little to distinguish it, and where every man wore a long beard. "Another liberal viewpoint. These people have yet to explain how they can make such statements to a goodly satisfaction. Humans have always been able to distinguish the sexes, unless their behavior was such that intended deception for the opposite sex. The androgynous attire introduced in the more modern times we know, stands as evidence for my position.
re: Zondervan -- The prohibition against a woman wearing men's clothing and vice versa can scarcely refer to transvestism. Most probably illicit sexual practices. "I have already addressed this and mentioned the danger of "going too far."
God's Divine Plan is very specific, and immutable. There is to be one race - "human." That race is to be composed of males and females who would distinguish themselves, and so - honor their creator. Anything else is deviant.. Since the fall in Eden, there will be those who are in constant rebellion against God and shall continually strive to corrupt and harm. There is a group of people who are torn and indecisive about which of the others to believe and mold themselves after... I believe that as a fundamentalist. I have had many experiences in my years of ministry, which always supports this. This my friend, is why I can be so confident in my opinions....your agenda is to attempt to create a social change within the embrace of God's church, of accepting behavior which is contrary to what God has very clearly warned us against. I think you'd be far better off to seek to rid yourself of the condition that places you in a circumspect situation. Many ministers will simply shrug you off, perhaps secretly fear or despise you; but I won't do any of that. I'll simply relegate you to God's care."
"I am not judging you, and...don't think your main "problem" is some behavior. God's not concerned with the outward appearance, but with the heart... [in] the end it will be you before God, not you and a bunch of women dressing like men standing before God... We'll all be judged by His perfect standard--Jesus. Please don't take it like I'm judging you. I'm only telling you what I believe God would want you to hear--that you're loved by Him, and the state of your heart is the real issue....we are on a completely different wavelength, so I will not be pursuing discussion with you...both our minds are made up about things and whatever I say will fall on deaf ears. I was only trying to help, but to no avail. Particular "sins" aren't the issue, but the "sin nature" of a person. It doesn't matter whether or not "cross dressing" is a sin--what matters is, do you have a changed heart? Since we can't seem to get past that, then I'll pray that someday the eyes of your understanding will be enlightened to the truth of the gospel."
"I urge you to not get stuck in a modern electronic pulpit proclaiming a rationalistic "healing" when real healing in the manifest Presence of God is truly available... The question is not coping or being at peace with yourself, but being whole in Christ, being healed at the level of His holiness and on His terms, and not in terms of what fits well with the changing social climate... If you do not want to pursue the kind of healing I have been talking about, do not prevent others by your teaching. Remember, and I would say this solemnly with personal conviction of the same, "Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." (James 3:1, NIV)"
"The point is simple - we are to dress modestly without drawing attention to ourselves, but allowing people to see Jesus in and through us. G-strings, revealing attire and cross-dressing are all against this plain Biblical call to die to ourselves and allow Christ to live through us. Grow up, die to yourself and stop playing games with God."
"Your position is not valid. It does not merit extensive discussion or dialog. Whether giving in to your addiction to wear women's clothing is sin or not is an utterly ridiculous ethical question. You know darn well that the Bible does teach that cross-dressing is wrong. Your arguments are entirely without merit. You do not raise one point to question the veracity of the straight forward command of Deut. 22 and the corresponding New Testament affirmation of this principle in 1 Cor. 11. To blur the differences between the sexes is wrong. It takes what God said in Gen. 2 was "good" and changes it. That, Richard, is not unclear. Whether there are exceptions or not is not important. You know that you should not be cross dressing... I have some confidence when I charge that you are an addict. You feel tension and anxiety that builds and builds and is not released, even through sex or prayer or going to church. The only release from the anxiety you feel is through wearing women's clothes... I know this hurts you but I am restrained by Scripture to shoot straight and hard with someone who claims to be a Christian brother, yet is living in public sin... I have judged you and have done so because the Bible tells me to judge brothers who are living in public sin. I love you. I hope the best for you, but I won't give credence to your cause by even discussing it one more time, at least with your current attitude."
"It is obvious that you have "out of hand" decided that I am wrong for what I believe...which makes your argument of dialoging a moot issue for you too! Just as I will never change my view it becomes obvious that outside a divine work of God in your heart you also will never change your view. I suspected that from the beginning yet chose to discuss this with you anyway... I have studied, learned, struggled with issues in my own life and know I am doing what God has called me to be and to do. I love God with all of my heart and soul and strength. Jesus Christ lives in my heart. I am filled with the Holy Spirit who guides me into all truth. The Bible... is my all sufficient rule of my faith...and practice.. In the end, God will be the judge as to which one of us is right and which one of us is wrong. No man will decide our eternal destinies and ultimate fates. Only God will do that."
"You have made up your mind and you are looking for someone to agree with you and twist the Word of God to fit your way of thinking. I stand firm on God's Word and if you can show me where God's Word say differently I certainly want to read that scripture....you are mixed up and you are allowing Satan to play with your mind. The sources you used for clarity of your point are not valid, and many are taken out of context... I will not engage in a debate with you but you need to consider step one to spiritual recovery: You are powerless over this force in your life and you need to surrender to the power of God in your life. I will continue to pray for you while you struggle with this satanic force in your life. This satanic spirit can be broken and removed from your life but...your letters do not sound like you want to be free. All you want is validation."
"If anyone is having difficulty discussing this matter, it's you. I simply refuse to fight with you... You can choose to view my position as harsh and unloving or you can choose to ask God if it's true and believe in my approach as trying to love you back to the truth. I really have very little else to say on the matter. I could very easily take you to a myriad of Scriptures which I found my position upon [but] it seems that this would only inflame your response rather than bear fruit. People who love Jesus Christ do not have to get to know the intimacy of how a person's poor habits take on meaning to them. The Spirit of God makes it very clear when things are off track. Since it's your issue and you feel my input is invalid, I suppose you can simply continue to look for someone who will jump into the pit of self-pity with you as they tell you everything you do is o.k. Remember, people throughout the Bible did not like what the prophets told them, even when the prophet was Christ...the stiff-necked...response to God's truth did not invalidate His truth or remove its imposed repercussions. Once again, God loves you and so do I. It's up to you whether you believe it or not. This is my last response."