As far as I am concerned even before I started this thread, I saw the issue basically the same way as you do. I thank you for giving me more information concerning the medical side of the issue. It was quite helpful.
I have since talked with this person and from that discussion, a few other questions came out that I was not able to answer. Though I suspect that this person’s questions came from her hearing people with an agenda and she didn’t know how to answer them.
She was told that most of the world doesn’t have access to hormone testing; so in those cases it can’t apply. Wouldn’t the parents choosing the gender cause problems, especially when the child will eventually choose their own gender? Why did God create them that way, there has to be a reason?
As you can see, I think I am going to have to do some more research if I am to know how best to help her. I know God is sovereign even where a child might be born with male and female genitalia.
Although I believe the bottom line is that the Bible is clear that God created humans both male and female and it definitely doesn’t leave any room in between. My knowledge of the medical side of the issue is a little too limited to know how to answer her on that particular issue. Telling her more on the medical side without further research would be at best speculation.
I have to admit though, that I am not sure where to start that research from a reliable source.
Something tells me however, that she has been fed some misinformation that made her think about her position. I am reminded about Proverbs 18:7 “The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him.”
Understand, she is in no way doubting the Bible, in fact quite the opposite is true.
Tom