As the Catholic commentary in the Douay Rheims Bible notes about this verse: “There are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs, for the kingdom of heaven... This text is not to be taken in the literal sense; but means, that there are such, who have taken a firm and commendable ...
➤MAN AND WOMAN—A seriesof lessons including teaching on what God says about marriage, divorce, adultery, celibacy, beauty, the weaker vessel, etc. ➤THE LAST DAYS—This indexguides you to a study of “The Last Days”—includesPremillennialism, Preterism, the second coming, prophecy, and...
John Gill’s commentaryprovides a thorough explanation of the three kinds of eunuchs in this verse, defining them as either impotent from birth, castrated by men, or one who voluntarily chose a life of celibacy in order to be freer to serve God’s kingdom. ...
—A series of lessons including teaching on what God says about marriage, divorce, adultery, celibacy, beauty, the weaker vessel, etc.THE LAST DAYS —This index guides you to a study of “The Last Days” —includes Premillennialism, Preterism, the second coming, prophecy, and God’s king...
11), Christ is not enjoining celibacy... Mt 19:14 of such. 19:14 of such. These children were too young to have exercised personal faith. See Luke 18:15,... Mt 19:16 Good Teacher. 19:16 Good Teacher. This is not necessarily a recognition of Chri...
Divorce - When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other side of the Jordan. Large
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Our conclusion on the whole question is that the literature of Mariolatry belongs, historically, to unauthorized speculation; and, psychologically, to the natural history of asceticism and clerical celibacy. III. Mary Magdalene (Maria Magdalene = of "Magdala").--A devoted follower of Jesus who ...
Unmarried believers with the gift of celibacy, however, should consider remaining single in order to avoid the troubles of marriage. That is Paul's personal preference, though that gift is not given to all others. Single believers can devote themselves to serving Christ without distraction. The ...
(depression and suicide, for instance). In contrast, Vines asserts that loving, same-sex relationships produce good fruit. Additionally, he claims that the biblical authors did not understand sexual orientation as a fixed and exclusive characteristic. Recognizing that celibacy is a g...