Matthew 19:12 - "There are those who were born eunuchs, they are those who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are those who've made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this, receive it."
I can imagine the disciples freaking out over the eunuch thing too. Taking it a little far aren't you Jesus? I think his point here is that some people are called to celibacy. I was thinking about how celibacy and no primary relationship would give a person more freedom to choose to follow Jesus more closely. There would be no kids, no obligations, well, at least fewer. One's time would be one's own as one wished.
Marriage certainly gets in the way of that! Discussions, arguments, decisions, quality time, all take away from the time we have available for Jesus. Yet, marriage can also be a way to serve. The primary and most-often used analogy for the relationship between God and Israel was marriage after all. And, he did just say that marriage was important enough not to mess with in the form of divorcing and taking a new wife. ...
The poor disciples - everything is new, nothing is solid anymore, and now even marriage is not the guarantee to heaven.
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