We are entering into a season where people feel exasperated by woke-ism and are looking for a standard. Truth is hard to find in the world among Satanas’ kingdom. The church at large holds a unique position in understanding, but somehow we close the doors on truth seekers from outside our bubble. We want people to get saved, don’t we? Jesus told us some things that we have not reconciled with reality, such as divorce and eunuchs. We have allowed the leadership in our churches to have affairs, do drugs, and even rape children, and then we have either hidden or buried the truth so that no one would know. We then allow those same leaders to be leaders again. We assume those people are restored to Christ, yet we then turn around to an average church member and point fingers. We live in a whirlpool of hypocrisy. Paul makes some distinctions between the just and lawful, and the unjust and unlawful, but we ignore the context and pick and choose what we want. Jesus did not come to condemn the world but to save the world, John 3:17. He did not micromanage everyone’s behaviors. But Jesus did give us some very important information to be aware of. He told us that some people may come from the womb different. If we pay attention to Jesus’ words we will have less infighting among our assemblies.
There was a time before the Bible was written in the common language of the people, that the average person was dependent on a church leader, a pastor, minister, priest, to tell them what the Bible said. Today we can all read and study for ourselves. We do not need to put a leader on a pedestal. Our religious leaders are not necessarily enlightened above and beyond everyone else. Our hypocrisy lies in allowing our pedestaled leaders to behave one way and then condemn the congregation at large for the same things. How is anyone going to get saved and Spirit filled if we won’t even let people in the door? Let’s let Jesus lead the way and explore His words.
Matthew 19:1G2532 And G1096 it came to pass G3753 when G5055 Jesus finished G3588 G* G3588 G3056 these words, G3778 G3332 he moved G575 from G3588 G* Galilee, G2532 and G2064 he came G1519 unto G3588 the G3725 borders G3588 G* of Judea G4008 on the other side G3588 of the G* Jordan.
2 G2532 And G190 [3followed G1473 4him G3793 2multitudes G4183 1great]; G2532 and G2323 he cured G1473 them G1563 there.
Jesus was healing people on the border of Judea. From Galilee, Jerusalem is about ninety miles, so depending on what part of the border they were on, Jesus had traveled nearly ninety miles with a great multitude of people following.
Matthew 19:3 G2532 And G4334 [3came forward G1473 4to him G3588 1the G* 2Pharisees] G3985 testing G1473 him, G2532 and G3004 saying G1473 to him, G1487 Is G1832 it allowed G444 to a man G630 to dismiss G3588 G1135 his wife G1473 G2596 for G3956 every G156 reason?
The Pharisees would not randomly test any individual on the street but Jesus was an Essene and the Pharisees disliked the holiness of the Essenes. Generally speaking the Pharisees became defiled overlords, as Jesus points out many times, and they perceived Jesus as a threat. This is why they tested him. If we remember, Jesus was never allowed into the inner courts of the temple, he taught the people in the outer courts. The Pharisees carried on the traditions of the pre-captivity levites with temple prostitutes, and yet Jesus knew all their sins without going any further than the outer courts.
They ask Jesus if it is lawful to release or send away one’s wife for any charges or accusations. They had gotten to the place where they set standards around divorce, as in, ‘it is acceptable under the circumstances we determine’. Jesus has a better answer.
We have done the same thing. We allow the re-separation of the whole manfaced to be divided again. Sometimes divorce is necessary, as in physical abuse. In society today divorce is a more prevalent thing as compared to the first century.
Matthew 19:4 G3588 And he G1161 G611 answering G2036 said G1473 to them, G3756 Did you not G314 read G3754 that G3588 the one G4160 making G575 from G746 the beginning, G730 [3male G2532 4and G2338 5female G4160 1made G1473 2them].
The adam was molded and the woman was constructed from the adam. Jesus asks them if they know this. They should have read this in the scrolls. If they were to say no, they hadn’t read this, they would expose themselves as ignorant. If they say yes that they had read this then they would also expose themselves as ignorant. It is a trick question.
Matthew 19:5 G2532 And G2036 he said, G1752 On account of G3778 this G2641 [2shall leave G444 1a man] G3588 the G3962 father G2532 and G3588 the G3384 mother, G2532 and G4347 shall cleave to G3588 G1135 his wife, G1473 G2532 and G1510.8.6 [3will be G3588 1the G1417 2two] G1519 for G4561 [2flesh G1520 1one].
Jesus reminds them that man is glued to the woman. The two become one flesh. Now how can a human unglue what the Elohim glued together?
Matthew 19:6 G5620 So that G3765 no longer G1510.2.6 are they G1417 two, G235 but G4561 [2flesh G1520 1one]. G3739 What G3767 then G3588 G2316 God G4801 yoked together, G444 let not man G3361 G5563 separate!
Yoke means to “conjoin, or unite”. Once two people are married they are no longer two individuals, they are one flesh. Manfaced cannot sever or divide what the Elohim joined. People get divorced for many different reasons. What do we do? Nothing. We work on our own lives, help others when we can, but ultimately those things are between individuals and the Elohim, not the individuals, the Elohim, and us. Many pastoral ministries have put women back into dangerous situations by condemning them for leaving an abusive marriage. The church is not supposed to be a fifth wheel. But from a counseling perspective both individuals have to be focused on the Elohim, because when one puts something or someone between themselves and the Elohim, that one brings in separation.
The Pharisees have another question.
Matthew 19:7 G3004 They say G1473 to him, G5100 Why G3767 then G* did Moses give charge G1781 G1325 to give G975 a scroll G647 of divorce, G2532 and G630 to dismiss G1473 her?
Moses did give instructions to give a letter of repudiation or divorce to loose a wife. It was a written contract. Notice how the Pharisees word their question. It shows a male dominated society. Jesus responds.
Matthew 19:8 G3004 He says G1473 to them G3754 that, G* Moses G4314 for G3588 the G4641 hardness of your heart G1473 G2010 committed to your care G1473 G630 to dismiss G3588 G1135 your wives; G1473 G575 [2from G746 3 the beginning G1161 1but] G3756 it happened not G1096 G3779 thus.
4641LSJ Gloss:σκληροκαρδία hardness of heart
Dodson:σκληροκαρδία hardness of heart hardness of heart, perverseness, obstinacy.
TBESG:σκληροκαρδία hardness of heart
G:N-F
σκληρο-καρδία, -ας, ἡ
(< σκληρός, καρδία), [in LXX:
Thayer:
1) hardness of heart
σκληροκαρδία
sklērokardia sklay-rok-ar-dee'-ah Feminine of a compound of G4642 and G2588; hard heartedness, that is, (specifically) destitution of (spiritual) perception KJV Usage: hardness of heart.
Here is the key, the destitution of spiritual perception. When issues arise in marriage, either one or both parties are living physically and carnally, not spiritually. Once someone puts a barrier between him/herself and the Elohim they become hard, perverse, and lose their spiritual perception. Jesus points out the very situation that the Pharisees are in. Their hearts are hardened, they have no spiritual insight because if they did they would have recognized Jesus as the Messiah.
Matthew 19:9 G3004 And I say G1161 G1473 to you, G3754 that G3739 who G302 ever G630 should dismiss G3588 G1135 his wife, G1473 G3361 not G1909 for G4202 harlotry, G2532 and G1060 should marry G243 another, G3429 commits adultery; G2532 and G3588 the one G630 being dismissed G1060 marrying, G3429 commits adultery.
Jesus tells the Pharisees that whoever divorces his wife for something that is not harlotry and then remarries is committing adultery. Jesus is telling us that marriage is a gluing together that is not to be severed. The only excuse Jesus gives for divorcing a wife is for sexual sin, porneia. If a husband committed sexual sin, he can be put away as well. We know this because the disciples are listening to Jesus as well and they have a comment.
Matthew 19:10 G3004 [2say G1473 3to him G3588 G3101 1His disciples], G1473 G1487 If G3779 thus G1510.2.3 is G3588 the G156 fault G3588 of the G444 man G3326 with G3588 the G1135 wife, G3756 it is not G4851 advantageous G1060 to marry.
“His disciples say him, whether in this manner is the charge/reason the manfaced with the woman, not profitable marry."
The disciples were thinking about a couple of things here. First, the single disciples thought maybe they shouldn’t marry. The married disciples were thinking about traveling all over the place with Jesus. They left behind their wives while they traveled. They were thinking about divorcing their wives to free them, so that they could travel the world with the good news. It would be easier to allow their wives to find another man as they traveled the world.
Jesus knows what the disciples are thinking. The Pharisees must have left at this point because they were not harassing Jesus with the idea that they could be divorced for cheating on their wives. They exposed themselves in front of all the people who followed Jesus from Galilee to Judea.
Matthew 19:11 G3588 And he G1161 G2036 said G1473 to them, G3756 Not G3956 all G5562 have space G3588 G3056 for this word, G3778 G235 but G3739 to the ones whom G1325 it has been given.
“But the said them not all make room for this logos otherwise whom to give”
Not all people can make room for this word. The disciples were following Jesus. This is not about being celibate, and it is not about being unmarried. This word is a hard word for some people and Jesus is saying that only a few people can probably stay single. The idea of marriage is not a carnal union, it is a spiritual union, reuniting two parts to make one whole. It is not about sex, it is about being one being. Two glued into one. It is hard to be one half. Jesus is saying that not many people want to be one half.
Matthew 19:12 G1510.2.6 For there are G1063 G2135 eunuchs, G3748 the ones who G1537 from G2836 [2belly G3384 1 the mother's] G1080 were procreated G3779 thus;…
2135 LSJ Gloss:εὐνοῦχος a eunuch
Dodson:εὐνοῦχος a eunuch, keeper of the bed-chamber (a) a chamberlain, keeper of the bed-chamber of an eastern potentate, eunuch, (b) a eunuch, castrated person, or one who voluntarily abstains from marriage.
Strong's:
εὐνοῦχος
a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed-chambers); by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication, a chamberlain (state-officer)
Derivation: from εὐνή (a bed) and G2192;
KJV Usage: eunuch.
TBESG:εὐνοῦχος eunuch
G:N-M
εὐνοῦχος, -ου, ὁ
(i.e. ὁ τὴν εὐνὴν(bed) ἔχων), [in LXX for סָרִיס (perhaps not of necessity an actual eunuch; DB, see word), Refs Gen.39:1, al., Wis.3:14, Sir.20:4 30:20;]
an emasculated man, a eunuch: Mat.19:12; one such holding, as was common, high office, as of chamberlain, at court, RefsAct.8:27, 34-39; metaph., of one naturally incapacitated for or voluntarily abstaining from wedlock, Mat.19:12.†
(AS)
Thayer:
1) a bed keeper, bed guard, superintendent of the bedchamber, chamberlain
1a) in the palace of oriental monarchs who support numerous wives the superintendent of the women's apartment or harem, an office held by eunuchs
1b) an emasculated man, a eunuch
1b1) eunuchs in oriental courts held by other offices of greater, held by the Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in Ac.
8:27-39. 1c) one naturally incapacitated
1c1) for marriage
1c2) begetting children
1d) one who voluntarily abstains from marriage
εὐνοῦχος
eunouchos yoo-noo'-khos From εὐνή eunē (a bed) and G2192; a castrated person (such being employed in Oriental bed chambers); by extension an impotent or unmarried man; by implication a chamberlain (state officer) KJV Usage: eunuch.
Eunuch - Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
Eunuch
[ A-1,Noun,G2135, eunouchos ]
denotes
(a) an emasculated man, a eunuch," Matthew 19:12;
(b) in the 3rd instance in that verse, "one naturally incapacitated for, or voluntarily abstaining from, wedlock;"
(c) one such, in a position of high authority in a court, "a chamberlain," Acts 8:27-Acts 8:39.
[ B-1,Verb,G2134, eunouchizo ]
"to make a eunuch" (from A), is used in Matthew 19:12, as under
(b) in A; and in the Passive Voice, "were made eunuchs," probably an allusion by the Lord to the fact that there were eunuchs in the courts of the Herods, as would be well known to His hearers.
“For there are eunouchos “eunuchs” who from out of mother belly gave birth to in this manner.”
We all know that there were men who were castrated and who were attendants in the bed-chambers of the royal households. But this word is not castrated, it means impotent. It means “cannot procreate or have no desire to procreate". How do we know this? Because Jesus uses a different variation, the verb form, for a castrated male in the next statement. This eunuch is someone who is born without the desire or the ability to procreate. We know that there are people who are born with both male and female reproductive parts, hermaphrodites. There is some sort of anomaly with their formation in the womb. We do not know the extent of damage done by environmental factors to seeds and eggs. There is ample evidence that maternal stress during pregnancy will alter a baby’s chemical make up, whether with twins or triplets, or external stress factors, like fear. Some people are born that way from their mothers womb.
With everyone’s genetic makeup different, there are some things that affect people more profoundly than others after birth. There are hormone issues among humans. When men eat and drink things with too much estrogen they start to exhibit more female characteristics. For example Bill Gates has what people call “man boobs” and should consider a “manzere” or a “bro". In the last fifty years sperm counts have dropped, as well as testosterone levels in men. Some women have congenital adrenal hyperplasia or polycystic ovary syndrome. With too much testosterone or elevated levels of androgen a woman may have facial hair, balding, a deep voice, or difficulty in fertility. Today we inject our children with so many chemicals as well as animal and human DNA we do not know what kind of effect these things will have later in life. Yet in the last fifty years autism has exponentially increased. There are birth factors and external factors involved from the womb, and environmental factors after birth which alter some people’s physical processes.
Matthew 19:12...G2532 and G1510.2.6 there are G2135 eunuchs, G3748 the ones who G2134 were made eunuchs G5259 by G3588 G444 men;
2134 Dodson:εὐνουχίζω emasculate, castrate I make into a eunuch, emasculate, castrate.
Strong’s:εὐνουχίζω to castrate (figuratively, live unmarried)
Derivation: from G2135;
KJV Usage: make…eunuch.
TBESG:εὐνουχίζω to become a eunuch
G:V
εὐνουχίζω
(< εὐνοῦχος),
to make a eunuch of, castrate: pass., Mat.19:12; metaph., εὐ. έαυτόν, ib.†
(AS)
Thayer:
1) to castrate, to neuter a man
2) metaph. to make one's self a eunuch i.e. by abstaining (like a eunuch from marriage)
εὐνουχίζω
eunouchizō yoo-noo-khid'-zo From G2135; to castrate (figuratively live unmarried) KJV Usage: make . . . eunuch.
“And there are eunouchos eunuchs, anyone who eunouchizō “castrated/neutered” from under/beneath the manfaced”
If we read this correctly, unlike in our English versions, Jesus is saying that there are eunuchs who are castrated by men. These are men who can’t procreate because they were castrated beneath, by men. Noah was castrated by Ham. Noah had three sons, and was prevented from having a fourth son, so Noah cursed Ham’s forth son Canaan.
Today, random people, who are not parents, want to castrate other people’s children. Can you see the plan of Satanas here? There is no reason to mutilate a child unless you don’t want that child to have the ability to procreate and you want them to have to receive medication and hormone therapy for the rest of their lives. If the church doesn’t stand against this, the church has failed. No one should be mutilating children who are molded and constructed in the image and likeness of the Elohim.
When a man is castrated, his body stops the production of testosterone and his sex drive is diminished. This is why royal households used eunuchs to guard the women, they could not impregnate the women and as the eunuchs aged they would lose their sex drive and not be interested in women. It was a safe way to guard important women. There is a third category that Jesus mentions.
Matthew 19:12...G2532 and G1510.2.6 there are G2135 eunuchs, G3748 the ones who G2134 made eunuchs of G1438 themselves G1223 on account of G3588 the G932 kingdom G3588 of the G3772 heavens.
“And there are eunuchs anyone who castrated himself on account of the kingdom of heaven.”
Jesus says that there are some men who castrate themselves. There were some early sects that believed that by freeing oneself of sexual pleasure they would receive enlightenment. Mostly, in every culture eunuchs were favored as servants and advisers because they would not overtake the sitting kings and lords as they did not have families. Castration in some regions, like China, included the elimination of the penis as well as the testicles. There was a good chance of death due to infection. Jesus is not talking about those who want to be servants in an earthly royal household, he is talking about those who want to be servants in a heavenly household. In some contrived way people decided that celibacy in the priesthood was a good idea. As we know, it is not. Many priests molest boys, girls, and nuns. If they were inspired to go into the priesthood under a religion promoting the celibacy of priests, then they should castrate themselves so as not to be so overcome with lust that they harm the innocent.
Jesus has now explained three types of eunuchs. Why is he talking about eunuchs? Because the disciples were thinking that they would divorce their wives to travel with Jesus. They thought it would be better not to marry. The point of marriage is to make one flesh from male and female. Jesus explains to them that they are not really called to that.
Matthew 19:12...G3588 The G1410 one being able G5562 to have space, G5562 let him have space!
“The strong enough make room, make room.”
Jesus says that those with dunamai power to do this should do it. Jesus did not want his disciples to divorce their wives. He understood that the two become one, and even if they live apart, the two will always be one. Does Jesus love those who are incapable or uninterested in procreation? Yes. Does Jesus want his followers to castrate themselves? No. All humans are born from women, but not all humans are born the same. There are many factors that go into one’s genetic make up that we do not see with our eyes. Even if we ask someone to drop their drawers we might not “see” that they are different.
We know Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, were all made eunuchs as Isaiah prophesied to Hezekiah, due to Hezekiah’s sin. Hezekiah’s response was more or less “thank God it wasn’t me”.
2 Kings 20:18 G2532 And G575 from G3588 G5207 your sons G1473 G3739 of the ones G1831 coming forth G1537 from G1473 you, G3739 whom G1080 you procreated, G2983 they shall take them, G2532 and G1510.8.6 they will be G2135 eunuchs G1722 in G3588 the G3624 house G3588 of the G935 king G* of Babylon
Isaiah 39:7 G3754 that, G2532 Also G575 of G3588 G5043 your children G1473 G3739 whom G1080 you engendered G2983 they shall take; G2532 and G4160 they shall be made G4680.3 castrati G1722 in G3588 the G3624 house G3588 of the G935 king G3588 of the G* Babylonians.
Joseph was given to Potiphar who was a eunuch made by men.
Genesis 37:36 G3588 And the G1161 G* Midianites G591 gave G3588 G* Joseph G1519 into G* Egypt G3588 G* to Potiphar G3588 the G4680.3 castrato G* of Pharaoh -- G749.3 the chief guard.
We can see why Potiphar’s wife was attracted to Joseph and why she tried to sleep with Joseph. Her husband was a eunuch who, as time went on, would have lost his desire for sexual relations. It would have been rather obvious if Joseph would have impregnated her.
Moses wrote this:
Deuteromony 23:1 G3756 [2shall not enter G1525 G2345.2 1One with crushed testicles] G3761 (nor G609 being cut off) G1519 into G3588 the G1577 assembly G2962 of the lord .
Usually this self mutilation was for a heathen god not for the Elohim, so these people were not allowed in the assembly. Moses also mentions that blemished, mutilated, or deformed men should not bring offerings and become priests.
Leviticus 21:18 G3956 Any G444 man G3739 in which G1437 ever G1510.3 might be G1722 in G1473 him G3470 a blemish, G3756 shall not G4334 come forward -- G444 [2man G5185 1a blind], G2228 or G5560 lame, G2228 or G2855.4 splitmouth, G2228 or G5621.1 with mutilated ears,
19 G2228 or G444 a man G3739 in which G1437 might G1510.3 be G1722 in G1473 him G4938 a broken G5495 hand, G2228 or G4938 a broken G4228 foot,
20 G2228 or G2964.1 humpback, G2228 or G2182.1 peeling, G2228 or G4421.2 hairless G3588 of the G3788 eyes, G2228 or G444 a man G3739 in which G302 ever G1510.3 might be G1722 in G1473 him G5596.2 [2mange G66 1a wild], G2228 or G3011.1 scabbed, G2228 or G3440.1 having one testicle.
21 G3956 Every G444 man G3739 in which G1510.2.3 there is G1722 on G1473 him G3470 a blemish G1537 from G3588 the G4690 seed G* of Aaron G3588 the G2409 priest, G3756 shall not G1448 approach G3588 G4374 to offer G3588 the G2378 sacrifices G2532 to the lord, G3754 that G3470 has a blemish G1722 on G1473 him; G3588 [3the G1435 4gifts G3588 G2316 5of his God G1473 G3756 1he shall not come forward G4334 G4374 2to bring].
But by Isaiah’s time there were enough eunuchs in the land that if they kept the laws then they were blessed.
Isaiah 56:4 G3754 For G3592 thus G3004 says G2962 the lord G3588 to the G2135 eunuchs, G3745 As many G302 as G5442 should keep G3588 G4521 my Sabbaths, G1473 G2532 and G1586 should choose G3739 what G1473 I G2309 want, G2532 and G472 should hold to G3588 G1242 my covenant, G1473
5 G1325 I will give G1473 to them G1722 in G3588 G3624 my house, G1473 G2532 and G1722 in G3588 G5038 my wall G1473 G5117 [2place G3687.1 1a famous], G2908 better G5207 than sons G2532 and G2364 daughters. G3686 [4name G166 3an eternal G1325 1I will give G1473 2to them], G2532 and G3756 it shall not G1587 cease.
We know from Jeremiah that there were eunuchs in Gibeon. Gibeon was the place that the tabernacle resided until the temple was built. The terms of being a eunuch changed.
Can homosexuals be considered eunuchs? Quite possibly, but not all. How do we know what internal organs one has or what hormonal balance one has? Can we be sure that people are not born that way? Jesus did not come to condemn the world, he gave the world a better understanding of what is best. However, we see in Jesus’ first statement that some eunuchs are born that way from their mothers womb. Wouldn’t part of the plan that Satanas has for humans be to distort them in as many ways as possible so as to distance them from their Creator? If Satanas knows what chemicals will alter infants in utero wouldn’t he attempt to use them? We don’t condemn people who are born different do we? Do we want people saved? Considering that the definition of a eunuch is one who either cannot procreate or does not desire to procreate, should we condemn them?
Lets’ look at Paul’s words. The context is the unjust not inheriting the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9 G2228 Or G3756 do you not G1492 know G3754 that G94 the unjust G932 [3 the kingdom G2316 4of God G3756 1shall not G2816 2inherit]? G3361 Do not G4105 be misled; G3777 neither G4205 fornicators, G3777 nor G1496 idolaters, G3777 nor G3432 adulterers, G3777 nor G3120 soft, G3777 nor G733 homosexuals,
10 G3777 nor G2812 thieves, G3777 nor G4123 hoarders of wealth, G3777 nor G3183 intoxicated ones, G3756 nor G3060 revilers, G3756 nor G727 predacious G932 [2 the kingdom G2316 3of God G2816 1shall inherit].
733 LSJ Gloss:ἀρσενοκοίτης lying with men
Dodson:ἀρσενοκοίτης a male engaging in same-gender sexual activity a male engaging in same-gender sexual activity; a sodomite, pederast.
TBESG:ἀρσενοκοίτης sodomy
G:N-M
ἀρσενοκοίτης, -ου, ὁ
(< ἄρσην, κοιτή),
a sodomite:
Refs 1Co.6:9, 1Ti.1:10.†
(AS)
Thayer:
ἀρσενοκοίτης, -ου, ὁ (ἄρσην a male; κοίτη a bed), one who lies with a male as with a female, a sodomite: 1 Co. vi. 9; 1 Tim. i. 10. (Anthol. 9, 686, 5; eccl. writ.)*
1) one who lies with a male as with a female, sodomite, homosexual
ἀρσενοκοίτης
arsenokoitēs ar-sen-ok-oy'-tace From G730 and G2845; a sodomite KJV Usage: abuser of (that defile) self with mankind.
730
ἄῤῥην, αρσην
arrhēn arsēn ar'-hrane, ar'-sane Probably from G142; male (as stronger for lifting) KJV Usage: male, man.
2845
κοίτη
koitē koy'-tay From G2749; a couch; by extension cohabitation; by implication the male sperm KJV Usage: bed, chambering, X conceive.
The word arsenokoitēs derives from “man” and “bed". Men who sleep with men. If we look at Paul’s list here how do we justify the pastor who committed adultery? How do we reconcile people who got drunk. How about pastors who repeatedly slept with prostitutes, and were drunk and on drugs? We have to ask these questions because we overemphasize one of these attributes as worse than the others. The context that Paul is talking about is a man having a sexual relationship with his step mother from chapter 5. This scandal was known by others but not dealt with. Paul is saying, don’t bother judging those outside the church but you should be judging those inside the church. He tells the Corinthians in chapter six that they will judge angels. Paul is scolding them for not being able to judge matters in the church, but instead they bring their quarrels to the unjust. Then Paul lists the unjust who do not enter the kingdom of heaven. Similar to Paul’s words in Romans 1, those who deny the Creator are unjust. Let’s jump to Timothy.
1 Timothy 1:6 G3739 which G5100 some G795 having missed their aim, G1624 turn aside G1519 to G3150 useless discussion,
7 G2309 wanting G1510.1 to be G3547 teachers of the law, G3361 not G3539 comprehending G3739 what G3004 they say, G3383 nor G4012 concerning G5100 what G1226 they positively assert.
8 G1492 But we know G1161 G3754 that G2570 [3 is good G3588 1the G3551 2law], G1437 if G5100 anyone G1473 [2it G3545 3lawfully G5530 1should treat];
9 G1492 knowing G3778 this, G3754 that G1342 for the just G3551 the law G3756 is not G2749 situated,
Paul is warning Timothy that some people, as Christians, want to be teachers of the law. But for the just the law is not lain down. For the just the laws are not appointed. We do not lay down the law for the just. However for the lawless and unsubmissive there are laws.
1 Timothy 1:9… G459 but for the lawless G1161 G2532 and G506 unsubmissive ones, G765 impious G2532 and G268 sinners, G462 unholy G2532 and G952 profane, G3964 murderers of one's father G2532 and G3389 murderers of one's mother, G409 manslayers,
10 G4205 fornicators, G733 homosexuals, G405 slave traders, G5583 liars, G1965 perjurers, G2532 and G1536 if anything G2087 other G3588 G5198 [2to healthy G1319 3instruction G480 1is an adversary],
In this list Paul again points to the lawless, sinful, and unruly. Is there a difference between the just and the unjust? Paul was a murderer of Christians; is he including himself in not entering the kingdom of heaven? Christians want to teach the law and yet under the age of the law there were a lot of problems in the temple. Josiah had to clean out the booths of the sodomites.
2 Kings 23:7 G2532 And G2507 he demolished G3588 the G3624 house G3588 of the G2504.2 male prostitutes G3588 of the ones G1722 in G3588 the G3624 house G2962 of the lord G1722 in G3739 which G3588 the G1135 women G5306.1 wove G1563 apparel there G4749 G3588 for the G251.1 sacred grove.
How do we reconcile Paul’s lists with the fact that it was a typical practice to have booths of male and female prostitutes in the temple? Even though Josiah tore them down, they were brought back, even into the first century. The dividing line here is between the just and the unjust. If we believe that our actions make us just or unjust then we are mistaken. What makes us just or unjust is whether we believe on Jesus as Lord and that he rose up on the third day.
We allow pastors who have been adulterers to continue to be pastors. But if they are unjust because they are adulterers, we are allowing people to lead the church who are not going to enter the kingdom of heaven? That seems wrong. We allow divorcees to lead congregations. We allow people who have been drunk to lead congregations. We allow those who become rich wealth hoarders from the church donations, to lead the congregations. Isn’t something amiss here? Here is our answer.
1 Corinthians 6:11 G2532 And G3778 [3these G5100 1some G1510.7.5 2of you were]; G235 but G628 you were washed off, G235 but G37 you were sanctified, G235 but G1344 you were justified G1722 in G3588 the G3686 name G3588 of the G2962 Lord G* Jesus, G2532 and G1722 by G3588 the G4151 spirit G3588 G2316 of our God. G1473
Some people were unjust, lawless, and unruly before they were washed off. Some behaved that way after being in the church. The difference is that once we believe on Jesus we are justified. Who then should be counting sins? Paul continues.
1 Corinthians 6:12 G3956 All things G1473 to me G1832 are allowed, G235 but G3756 not G3956 all G4851 advantageous; G3956 all things G1473 to me G1832 are allowed, G235 but G3756 [3not G1473 1I G1850 2shall] be brought under the authority G5259 by G5100 any.
“Everything I permitted however not everything profitable; everything I permitted however I exercise authority not under anyone.”
The division is in one who believes on Jesus and one who does not. There are plenty of people who will try to infiltrate the church who are from the synagogue of Satanas, or Satanas’ seat, or lying with Jezebel in bed, in the church. There were people who slept with the male and female prostitutes in the temple as well. All things are acceptable, but not all things are profitable. The division of judgment is not at the sin, the division of judgement is either in the belief in Christ or not. This is why Paul says that he will exercise his own authority and not be under anyone, or any rules or laws. He will be responsible for himself. We should be responsible for ourselves.
Who can be saved? Everyone. Are there any “if’s”, “ands”, or “buts”? No.
1 Corinthians 6:13 G3588 The G1033 foods G3588 are for the G2836 belly, G2532 and G3588 the G2836 belly G3588 for the G1033 foods; G3588 G1161 but G2316 God G2532 [2both G3778 3this body G2532 4and G3778 5these foods G2673 1will render useless]. G3588 But the G1161 G4983 body G3756 is not G3588 G4202 for harlotry, G235 but G3588 for the G2962 Lord, G2532 and G3588 the G2962 Lord G3588 for the G4983 body.
The body is not for fornication or prostitution.
1 Corinthians 6:14 G3588 G1161 And G2316 God G2532 [2also G3588 3the G2962 4Lord G1453 1raised up], G2532 and G1473 will awaken us G1825 G1223 through G3588 G1411 his power. G1473
We who believe that Jesus is Lord and rose up on the third day will rise up to heaven. Will the divorced be harpazo’d? Will adulterers be harpazo’d?
1 Corinthians 6:15 G3756 Do you not G1492 know G3754 that G3588 G4983 your bodies G1473 G3196 [2members G5547 3of Christ G1510.2.3 1are]? G142 Having taken G3767 then G3588 the G3196 members G3588 of the G5547 Christ, G4160 shall I make them G4204 [2of a harlot G3196 1members]? G3361 May G1096 it not be.
An adulterous messianic leader who was joined to a harlot, is that one saved? I do not mean to pick on church/synagogue leaders, but understand the hypocrisy of pointing out sin in some people but not in church leaders. If one can be born without the ability or the desire to procreate can that one be saved? Of course.
1 Corinthians 6:16 G2228 Or do you G3756 not G1492 know G3754 that G3588 the G2853 one cleaving G3588 to the G4204 harlot, G1520 [2one G4983 3body G1510.2.3 1is]? G1510.8.6 [5shall be G1063 1For G5346 2he says G3588 3The G1417 4two] G1519 for G4561 [2flesh G1520 1one].
A pastor who went to a prostitute is like a pharisee visiting the temple prostitute, or a levite visiting the booths of the male prostitutes. They all are glued to a harlot. But in this administration, Jesus saves those who believe on Him.
1 Corinthians 6:17 G3588 But the one G1161 G2853 cleaving G3588 to the G2962 Lord G1520 [2one G4151 3spirit G1510.2.3 1is].
18 G5343 Flee G3588 G4202 harlotry! G3956 Every G265 sin G3739 which G1437 ever G4160 [2should commit G444 1a man G1623 4outside G3588 5of the G4983 6body G1510.2.3 3is], G3588 but the one G1161 G4203 committing harlotry G1519 [2against G3588 G2398 3his own G4983 4body G264 1sins].
We have obviously been turned around and not able to yield sound judgement in the assemblies. What happens to the saved who sin? All people will be judged in receiving rewards. The unprofitable acts are burnt up, the profitable ones remain after the fire. Here is the balance. We can be saved and not receive rewards, or the balance of what survives the fire may be very small. It is all our own choice.
1 Corinthians 6:19 G2228 Or G3756 do you not G1492 know G3754 that G3588 G4983 your body G1473 G3485 [2a temple G3588 3of the G1722 6in G1473 7you G39 4holy G4151 5spirit G1510.2.3 1is], G3739 which G2192 you have G575 from G2316 God, G2532 and G3756 you are not G1510.2.5 G1438 your own?
Paul’s words have been around for almost two thousand years, these are not new ideas. But we have not understood ourselves in light of the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dwelt alongside male and female prostitution, sacrifices to Baal and Molech, and the worship or the stars, etc. for over four hundred years. The division here is saved versus unsaved. The best for us would be to glue ourselves to Christ.
1 Corinthians 6:20 G59 For you were bought G1063 G5092 of value; G1392 glorify G1211 [2indeed G3588 G2316 1God] G1722 in G3588 G4983 your body, G1473 G2532 and G1722 in G3588 G4151 your spirit! G1473 G3748 which G1510.2.3 is G3588 the one G2316 of God
Jesus paid a great price for all of us. His blood was shed to wash our sins. Why should an adulterous pastor who is glued to a wife and a harlot have all the cleansing from sin and no one else? Again, saved or unsaved. The unsaved need Jesus as much as we all do.
Jesus tells the disciples to let the children come to him for such is the kingdom of heaven. We do need to remove the predators and the abusers in the church because we are responsible before the Elohim for their safety. Don’t cover over sin or hide the truth about a predator. Jesus then points out that it is hard to be a rich person and enter the kingdom of heaven. The disciples are wondering if they will be part of the millennial kingdom. Peter asks Jesus,“what about us”.
Matthew 19:27 G5119 Then G611 responding G3588 G* Peter G2036 said G1473 to him, G2400 Behold, G1473 we G863 left G3956 all, G2532 and G190 followed G1473 you; G5100 what G686 then G1510.8.3 will be G1473 to us?
28 G3588 G1161 And G* Jesus G2036 said G1473 to them, G281 Amen G3004 I say G1473 to you, G3754 that G1473 you, G3588 the ones G190 following G1473 me, G1722 in G3588 the G3824 regeneration, G3752 whenever G2523 [4should be seated G3588 1the G5207 2son G3588 G444 3of man] G1909 upon G2362 the throne G1391 of his glory, G1473 G2523 [2shall sit G2532 3also G1473 1you] G1909 upon G1427 twelve G2362 thrones G2919 judging G3588 the G1427 twelve G5443 tribes G3588 G* of Israel.
The point here is that if we follow Jesus we will not be forgotten by Him. When Jesus sits on his throne, the twelve disciples will sit on their thrones, judging the twelve tribes.
Matthew 19:29 G2532 And G3956 every one G3739 who G863 left G3614 house, G2228 or G80 brothers, G2228 or G79 sisters, G2228 or G3962 father, G2228 or G3384 mother, G2228 or G1135 wife, G2228 or G5043 children, G2228 or G68 fields, G1752 because of G3588 G3686 my name, G1473 G1542 [2a hundred-fold G2983 1shall receive], G2532 and G2222 [3life G166 2eternal G2816 1shall inherit].
Anyone who left it all behind to follow Jesus will receive one hundred times, as well as eternal life. That is a nice promise. Is this promise made to everyone, or only to certain ones? Anyone.
Matthew 19:30 G4183 But many G1161 G1510.8.6 first will be G4413 G2078 last, G2532 and G2078 last G4413 first.
The first will be last and the last will be first. We can argue with Jesus all we want but it is not profitable. All people need Christ. All people should be shown the good news of the gospel. This is why we walk in love. We are no longer children of wrath. While we were dead in our sins Christ made us alive. We are saved by grace through faith. Jesus does not condemn people who are born different from the womb. He loves any and all people who follow Him. Our obligation is to present Jesus to everyone and let them decide. If we are willing to love the church leaders who are adulterers, or who visited prostitutes, or who are divorcees, or who have been drunk, or who cover over the sexual abuses of others, shouldn’t we also love those who don’t know Jesus at all? There may be a lot of people who are so tired of the evil dark world that we live in that they want to know Jesus. Anyone can be saved by grace through faith. It is not of works. Present Jesus to everyone. The last will be first.
