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....
But Jesus said that there were those who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom (ref Matthew 19:12) so, tell me again what's so wrong about being a eunuch.
maybe he just meant they had no....er, uh, .....testicles
I say NU is lacking 'nads if he won't preach a message of salvation that involves the cross and the work of Calvary in saving the lost. He's just being all limp wristed himself and going with the "good ol' boy" network instead of being courageous and preaching like the apostles of the First Century.
Deuteronomy 23:1 says, "He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD." I've heard that is a type of a Christian who does not reproduce (win souls).
The current theological position known as the "Three Stepper" way, or by its adherents as "Acts 2:38 Salvation" is clearly a "limp wristed" and "effeminate" approach to preaching the Gospel.
"But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness."
Paul preached a message that he knew would stir up problems with most of his hearers. The "Jews" would be angered and the Greeks would call him "foolish!" Yet, Paul had the courage - (he had the " 'nads! ") - to continue to preach Christ even in the face of such opposition.
What was it that Paul preached about Jesus Christ that caused such controversy? It was the CROSS!
Preaching the CROSS takes courage, conviction and the power of the Holy Ghost!
Now, this "Three Stepper" message of compromise...
This message denies the power of the cross. In virtually all statements of faith, Articles of Faith and ministerial manuals of all "Three Stepper" dominated organizations such as the UPC and the WPF there is a glaring omission of the works of Jesus Christ and the effectiveness of the cross of Calvary in the sanctification and salvation of the lost.
They simply don't have the courage to stand up to one another and to preach the cross! They are too "limp wristed" to go before their General Conferences with a resolution demanding the inclusion of the cross in their article of faith!
They are spiritual eunuchs - preachers without fruit - whose movement is dying and bereft of younger ministers because they don't have the "goods" to reproduce!
They don't have the courage to preach the cross with all of it's power and blessings:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
The "Three Steppers" don't have the courage to preach "Jesus Christ and him crucified!" They are forever eunuchs of the faith. There's is a "Christianity without the cross."
Thats a load of crock and you know it. Or if you don't know it and you really think that then you are a complete ignoramous.
There is no salvation outside of the cross. Every "three stepper" preaches it. There is nothing without the cross. Nothing without the propitiation. The following of Acst 2:38 is how one partakes of the ,promise and payment offered by Christ.
The only watered down side are you one step easy believism, greasy grace Baptist wannabe's. Just live and believe what you want as long as you have faith. Thats all that matters. One simple non-descript step. Just have faith. Then we can all hold hands and love each other because we believe.
That is the eunich version of salvation. The do nothing, devote nothing and make no changes whatsoever as long as you "have faith".
Thats a load of crock and you know it. Or if you don't know it and you really think that then you are a complete ignoramous.
There is no salvation outside of the cross. Every "three stepper" preaches it. There is nothing without the cross. Nothing without the propitiation. The following of Acst 2:38 is how one partakes of the ,promise and payment offered by Christ.
The only watered down side are you one step easy believism, greasy grace Baptist wannabe's. Just live and believe what you want as long as you have faith. Thats all that matters. One simple non-descript step. Just have faith. Then we can all hold hands and love each other because we believe.
That is the eunich version of salvation. The do nothing, devote nothing and make no changes whatsoever as long as you "have faith".
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