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Originally Posted by Falla39
Matt. 19:12
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.
Why does it seem that when people, especially men, don't marry by the time some think they should be married, that they are suspected to be gay. And these men go to church, live a clean life, but they are looked on as suspect! (could they be gay???) I can well remember when a young woman was a certain age, if she wasn't married, she was looked upon or made to feel she was going to be an "old maid". Many rushed into marriage and many of those marriages did not last.
Falla39
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Most humans are tribal in nature. Anyone who doesn't fit in the preconceived mold of the tribe becomes suspect...without anyone really choosing to understand them. This is exactly what I'm concerned with.
As for eunuchs, understanding their class in ancient society. From prisoners of war, to cast servants, to volunteers, to people with anatomical, genetic, hormonal, and emotional gender issues. Interestingly pagans were more exploitive and abusive towards them than the Hebrews and early Christians. That's one reason why Philip witnessing to the Ethiopian Eunuch would be a bit challenging to the ancient mind...as is Christ's love, care, and respect for a Roman centurion and his sick personal servant. Any Pharisee would be morally appalled. This also explains why the centurion would be so ashamed, and deemed himself as being unworthy, to even allow an honorable Jewish rabbi like Jesus under his roof. The man and his servant were a ceremonial abomination. This agrees with what we know about the lifestyle of the average Roman centurion and the role their personal servants had in Roman society. At least that's one point of view to ponder.
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