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Old 03-06-2010, 02:09 PM
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Re: That's For All You Eunichs!!!

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The eunuchs were incapable of "sowing seed". They were trusted by various kings to not copulate with the wives and concubines because of their lack of desire. The analogy was being made, comparing preachers of today who are not willing or have no desire to "sow the seed" by preaching the whole truth, to the eunuchs. The devil has no problem with these men standing before congregations of saints, because he trusts them not to be reproductive by sowing the seed of the word. Eunichs were not allowed into the congregation of Israel in the OT....
I see. Rather crude analogy, don't you think? I prefer to think of someone sowing seed like a farmer in a field, TYVM.
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