In these days of confusion over the nature of gender and the relationship between men and women, Luke Griffo offers a refreshingly biblical take on the beauty of God’s design. Male and female were both made in God’s image, but He uniquely designed them to beautifully complement each other as they image God. This is not something from which to run away with embarrassment—recognition of the beauty of the binary will actually allow both men and women to flourish as God designed. But ultimately, the solution to gender confusion is found in the gospel, as God’s redeemed people identify with Christ and live as Christ. I’m thankful for this helpful, pastoral treatment of a challenging subject in today’s confused climate.
Scott Aniol, PhD
Executive Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, G3 Ministries
Professor of Pastoral Theology, Grace Bible Theological Seminary
In an age of confusion, the church should be a beacon of clarity.The world’s attempt to subvert the gender binary is perhaps the most destructive example of the moral chaos of our day, and Christians must be equipped to clearly oppose it. The Beauty of the Binary provides Christians with a thorough biblical defense of the necessity of male and female distinctions. Readers will finish confident in their ability to give an answer for God’s good design for gender.
Allie Beth Stuckey
Host,Relatable Podcast – Blaze Media
Author, You’re Not Enough
Without a doubt, the American evangelical church lacks a consistent understanding of masculinity and femininity, and The Beauty of the Binary: Male and Female He Created Them will be an excellent tool for believers who wish to think rightly about these realities. Written in an approachable and conversational tone, even while communicating weighty truths, this book is an excellent and faithful overview of the biblical stance on anthropology—man and woman as image-bearers, fallen sinners, and objects of God’s undeserved grace. The reader will thoroughly enjoy the jewels of wisdom that Griffo has procured from the Word of God and laid before the saints. The Beauty of the Binary will not merely call the lost into the light; this work will surely provoke awe from the people of God as they consider the wisdom of their Creator and Redeemer.
I have also had the privilege of knowing Luke Griffo as he lives out his maleness in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. I have spent hours on sidewalks outside abortion clinics in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, as Luke exhorts parents with boldness and evident love to choose life for their pre-born babies. I have watched Luke care for his wife, Meg, as she battles various medical challenges, and more recently, I have watched Luke and Meg enter the role as parents of two adopted twin boys. Luke is a man who not only knows how to accurately communicate biblical truth about men and women—he lives it every day, to the glory of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ.
I could not commend The Beauty of the Binary, and Luke Griffo himself, more highly.
Ben Zeisloft
Writer,The Daily Wire
Education Director, Abolish Abortion Pennsylvania
In a straightforward and uncompromising treatment of one of the most pressing issues facing the church and society today, Luke helps bring clarity to all the confusion brought on by the transgender movement. He presents a thoroughly biblical picture of the binary, which, for far too many evangelicals, has become muddled as we have watched the usurpation, redefinition, and disgrace of the imago dei by a godless culture. In The Beauty of the Binary, Luke calls us to fully embrace God’s design, intention, and purpose for His image-bearers. This book will help you understand the sheer weightiness of this issue, equip you to deal rightly with it, and encourage you to engage with loving boldness.
Joe Griffo
Pastor, Redeemer Church of South Hills
