True God, true man is an oxymoron, literally

[farouk]

precepts:

There is more than one way of understanding 'celibacy'.

There is the usage whereby ecclesiastical circles try to maintain it to be compulsory for certain people not to marry. I don't see it as Scriptural at all. 'Forbidding to marry' is criticized in the New Testament (1 Timothy 4.3).

Some people might use the term in a more general way, simply indicating singleness. It is an undoubted fact that some Christians as an individual thing choose to remain single in order to fulfil a certain ministry more fully with their time and energies. It's not by way of compulsion at all, but by individual choice. Personally I wouldn't use the term 'celibacy' strictly to describe this, but it is an undoubted fact that some Christians practise this, and it's not unScriptural at all, in my view.

I'ts not scriptural. It's this reason why I believe Christ metioned these exacts statements after Peter said then it would be better if men not marry. I think Christ was explaining his nature and the nature of other scriptural eunuchs that some might see and try to imitate.

precepts:

Maybe I'm half asleep, sorry, but did you mean that remaining single (for whatever motive) is not Scriptural?

or trying to compel people to remain single is not Scriptural?

Maybe you are, try reading what I said again.

Now I'm more confused, sorry...

 

[precepts]

Get some sleep and try again tomorrow. Eunuchs are castrated or non sexual men.

 

[farouk]

Get some sleep and try again tomorrow. Eunuchs are castrated or non sexual men.

precepts: I guess I will go to bed fairly soon. I do wonder whether the Matthew 19.12 verse is at least partly metaphorical in the reference to becoming eunuchs for the kingdom of God's sake.

 

[precepts]

Get some sleep and try again tomorrow. Eunuchs are castrated or non sexual men.

precepts: I guess I will go to bed fairly soon. I do wonder whether the Matthew 19.12 verse is at least partly metaphorical in the reference to becoming eunuchs for the kingdom of God's sake.

An eunuch is a biologically non sexual man, and yes there is so-called scripture that seems to promote celibacy which would be undoctrinal and a forgery. God would never tell a sexual being to abstain from having a sexual relationship, which is his nature. That would be unnatural. The scriptures have been altered.

That's how homosexuals creep in, playing saintly abstainers!