Any of you church folks care to become eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake?

Question

Matthew 19:12

Does this maybe correlate with Jesus' suggestion to pluck out your eye if it gives you problems?

And explain to me, just how would becoming a eunuch benefit the kingdom of heaven?

You who know the Bible really well, care to answer?

IF MORE WOULD VOLUNTEER, WOULD THAT MAYBE CUT DOWN ON THE PROLIFERATION OF BIBLE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY?

Answer 1

Hell no, are you crazy?
And where did Jesus get such ideas?

I cringe at even the thought of eunuchism.

Answer 2

I hope you apply at least the same level of understanding to the Bible as you must to your communication in this life.

Life is full of metaphors, similes, euphemisms, and hyperbole, and while the Bible is overall literal, it makes abundant use of such, and usually provides abundant context and reiterations and applications that enables sound exegesis, and reveals spurious ones.

As in other places, cutting off one's hand to avoid sin is hyperbole, purposeful exaggeration to make a point (like, "I could kill him for that" usually is), and in the same gospel Jesus had already stated that the heart was the problem, and that is what must be dealt with (Mark 7:18-23). Yet i would say that a literal application may be allowed in such a case as a man whose heart cannot handle the freedom of the Internet, and invariably "drives" to porno sites, and throws away his modem for the sake of his soul and marriage.

As for being a eunuch, the Bible does not give any example of castrating oneself, including single ministers like Paul, and under the Old Testament a person with such a missing member could not minister in the Temple (Dt. 23:1). The interpretation for this is best understood in the explicit teaching in 1 Cor. 7, in which celibacy is declared to be gift, and not constrained (and it is a perversion to assume that all pastors must have gift, and to require a celibate clergy, as Roe does, though the second requirement for a pastor is that he be the husband of one wife: 1Tim. 3:2).

The Bible's solution for those who cannot be single is marriage (1Cor. 7:2), and it does not promote effeminacy. Yet again, i would not disallow a possible literal application, of voluntary castration or a vasectomy, if a person so rationally chooses out of necessity, just as those with cancer must often choose loss for gain.

Answer 3

Enuch can either be spiritualy that way or physically. I think that it is an issue of the flesh, lust. So whether you keep your seed or cut off your member, if it causes sin, you would be better off without it, having it perish instead of the soul.

Answer 4

with the Paris Hilton's, Britney Spears of the world, setting examples for females, if I was a church folk, I would.
Disgust is just as bad as lust .
Thats why I dont own a t.v.
I think sheep are whimpy.

Answer 5

I cut my hands off because they were causing me to sin, then I saw a pretty girl and couldn't pluck my eyes out because I had no hands. Its a terrible conundrum.

Answer 6

too bad more haven't volunteered. it is evident that few have done so over the last 2,000 years, since there are still fundies running about and breeding. if they had, their superstitions would have died off with them centuries ago.

Answer 7

But I'm still using them! Jeez, I'm the only sexually active man in my parish, now this. What else Lord?

Answer 8

Why waste your time here? We Christians believe we have eternity. You believe you just have this life. Why waste your one life preaching against something you do not even believe exists? Seems sort of pitiful to me.

Answer 9

i was going to be chemically castrated until i met pamela anderson.

Answer 10

Well, you see...some angels must be UNIQUE puh nuh tun....chh

ok fine it probably wasnt that clever