3. Eunuch Meaning: Unable to Procreate or Choosing a Life of Celibacy Castrated eunuchs were obviously unable to procreate, but the eunuchs mentioned inIsaiah 56:3-5andMatthew 19:12were not necessarily castrated, although they are recorded as living in chastity or unable to procreate for one re...
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19; comment on Mark 4:19). Admittedly, however, the remarks are not clear, although the fact that they were made by a father who preferred celibacy to marriage makes them even more noteworthy. Tertullian’s rejection of the idea that Mary was a virgin post partem involves the rejection ...
He quotes Jeremiah 31’s vision of a “new covenant,” one in which God forgives sins “forever” and writes his laws on human hearts instead of stone tablets. Likewise, the temple furnishings were designed to resemble the heavenly sanctuary, where Jesus himself now resides for real. And, ...
So based on what Paul has already taught, should a Christian father recommend celibacy to his child? ii. The term virgin includes the young of both sexes. b. Let him do what he wishes. He does not sin; let them marry: Paul says it is not wrong for a father to allow his young ...