Jesus imply that
born eunuchs are not required to abstain from s - e-x-u-a-l relationships such as a committed, same s - e-x marriage.
Jesus also mentions gay men as «
born eunuchs» in Matthew and again does not condemn them.
Kings used «
born eunuchs» to guard their Harems because those men were not interested in women.
Matthew: Jesus explained some men were not meant to marry women and stated gay men via
born eunuchs.
How many times do I have to tell you a simple Google search proves «
born eunuchs» back then meant gay people.
But in Matthew, in that same paragraph, Jesus mentions gay men as «
born eunuchs» and does not condemn them at all.
Would you please tell me what you're trying to post??? Is it «
born eunuchs»?
So, how can you say that people can be
born eunuchs, but not homosexual.
Just like there are
born eunuchs, there are also homosexuals who have been so since birth, those who can not attribute their orientation to any past incidents in their lives.
Also, so a castrated straight man no longer finds women attractive??? Um, yeah, Another Google search will tell you the type of eunuchs Kings used were the «
born eunuch» type since they didn't find women attractive.
Again, a simple Google search on the original meaning of the term «
born eunuch» will tell anyone who wants to know what it meant.
I'm pretty sure that the person
born eunuch would be someone born sexless, possibly a hermaphrodite (although that's probably stretching it.)
Not exact matches
Well it would take care of the pedophile priest problem «For there are
eunuchs, that were so
born from their mother's womb: and there are
eunuchs, that were made
eunuchs by men: and there are
eunuchs, that made themselves
eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.
Jesus also promoted the idea that all men should castrate themselves to go to heaven: «For there are
eunuchs, that were so
born from their mother's womb: and there are
eunuchs, that were made
eunuchs by men: and there are
eunuchs, that made themselves
eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.
(Though many believe His reference to some
eunuchs being
born this way was an acknowledgement of such a condition without condemnation) And the 6 or 7 typical clobber passages in the bible, upon careful examination, fail to address what we presently understand as sexual orientation at all.
Well the
eunuchs born that way and those made
eunuchs by other men are exempt from the requirement to get married and have children, so, therefore you must have decided to become «
eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven» so line up and I will cut off your genitals!
There were three types of Man described: ones who chose celibacy to dedicate themselves to God's service, such as monks, priests, or nuns; those castrated by others, these are traditional
eunuchs; and those who were «
born that way.»
Matthew 19:12 says: «For there are
eunuchs who were
born that way, and there are
eunuchs who have been made
eunuchs by others — and there are those who choose to live like
eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.»
For there are some
eunuchs, which were so
born from their mother's womb: and there are some
eunuchs, which were made
eunuchs of men: and there be
eunuchs, which have made themselves
eunuchs from the kingdom of heaven's sake.
These
eunuchs, according to Jesus, were
born that way.
Eunuchs so
born from their mother's womb.
12 For there are
eunuchs who were
born that way from their mother's womb, there are
eunuchs who were made by men, and there are
eunuchs who have made themselves that way because of the kingdom of heaven.
Because these
eunuchs were
born sexless, God made an exception for them because it was natural.
Mat 19:12 «For there are
eunuchs who were
born that way from their mother's womb; and there are
eunuchs who were made
eunuchs by men; and there are also
eunuchs who made themselves
eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.
Let me interject here that the research being done about inter-sex children, those who are
born «
eunuchs» from their mother's womb, is shedding new light into this whole issue of gender identity and sexual attraction.
For there are
eunuchs who were
born that way, and there were
eunuchs who have been made
eunuchs by others — and there are those who choose to live like
eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.