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To: BipolarBob

I guess the two following passages have nothing to with what God proclaimed??

God the Son said this: “ 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 for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].” Matthew 19:12

And then St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (7:7): “For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”

No, those wouldn’t have anything to do it, not at all. Sheesh.


24 posted on 06/22/2014 4:12:15 PM PDT by SpirituTuo
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To: SpirituTuo; NYer
"which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake"
Did the Church make them or command them? No. They did it of themselves.

"But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.”
Sounds pretty much like Paul is leaving the door open . . One man after this manner (celibacy) and another after that (marriage). There is NO requirement to be celibate recorded for clergy. Some prophets were married and some were not.

27 posted on 06/22/2014 4:25:37 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Obama - The Scandal a Week President.)
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