by
Lee Frances Heller
St Paul, in two places in the New Testament, deals with these ordinances:
Ephesians 2:15 …. Having abolished in flesh the enmity, even the law of the commandments contained in the ordinances."
Colossians 2:13-14. In 2:13 Christ, in His atoning death, has forgiven us of all our transgressions; and in 2:14 we read "…. Blotting out the handwriting of the ordinances that was against us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross."
If you can picture 22:5 nailed to the cross, then you have the picture. 22:5 died with Christ. Christ rose from the grave. 22:5 didn't.
If you are going to enjoy the freedom of Christ's victory, then you have to stop discriminating against yourself.
Like it or not, we are male chauvinists. We discriminate against the woman within us. At times we give way, throw away, or better yet we burn all her clothing. We say to her, "That's it babe. You're history." She's gone.
Never underestimate the power of (a) our woman. She's a fighter and she comes back in all of her splendor and glory. So, then we get into rank denial. She just stands there tapping her foot, waiting for you. She KNOWS you'll be with her shortly. Then you finally join her with the strong admonition that no one else can know about her. You put her in the class of a second class citizen. All this time she knows that she is the best part of you. You start condemning yourself. Guilt builds up. You try to compromise with her. If she will come and do your bidding, everything will be alright. She won't cooperate. She knows that you know she's here to stay. No compromise.
The foregoing was simply borne out in my own personal life. I thought God had put Deu. 22:5 in the Bible just for me. It tortured me for years. I was allowing something dead to flog me. That's why I am so intent in clearing up this matter. I well know the necessity of secrecy in our lives. What a way to live! Anybody who would deliberately choose crossdressing is a basket case.
I'm speaking of being free in the sense of recognizing the "woman" within us, and not allow her to throw us into a bad guilt trip. The way out of that is in the bringing of Jesus Christ into your life, and both of you resting in Him, knowing that it was for the sin we were born in that Christ died for us, so that original state of sin could never stain our souls again.
If you think that crossdressing is "a sin", forget it! How I'd like to write a book on that! Crossdressers crucifying themselves because of what they think is the sin of crossdressing, or worse yet, have been influenced by the negative approach of hidebound, merciless ministry and laity.
God, in Christ, is concerned with our soul, and whether that soul wears pants or a skirt, is NOT the issue. God neither approves or disapproves of crossdressing. It's just not the issue! It never has been and never will be.
So let's get on with our lives, and no longer let dead guilt rule it. God loves each of us just as we are. Open up your heart and life to Him.
