Eunuch or Unique

 Years ago some early Christian men would actually have themselves castrated to dedicate their lives to God. They were called eunuchs , it seemed quite extreme and not a thing that is practiced today but who knows a few may be around. I do not believe that sexuality is an offense to God. In the Song of Solomon there is a lot of passion and there is a reason it was placed in the bible. It is God's will that we reproduce if possible and become a father or mother, to have a family. One of the first directive from God to humans was be fruitful and multiply.
 We see some of the religions of our time were abstention is practiced and it is commendable but not practical. The early Shakers disappeared from existence but for their fine furniture. In the roman catholic tradition a priest takes a vow of chastity. Personally , I always was against taking oaths or vows as they are not applicable because we do not need to bargain with God. If the priests were given the option of marriage , we would have a lineage of dedicated families not just individuals and it would strengthen the church. We do have traditional marriage vows and they are the building block of forming a relationship to begin a family or show loyalty. Even the most reverent and sincere christian may break these vows , though unfortunate it is reality. I am married myself to my wife of over 30 years but do not condemn anyone for a relationship that did not work out. I was fortunate that we did get along over the years mostly because we had a love and a sense of humor about the little things in life.
  So - is there a template that each of us must follow are we all the same? God said my thoughts are not your thoughts. We are each unique in faith and character like the stones in the creek as the water flows over through the years they are all stones but shaped differently. We do share the basic elements of Grace and Love but develop wonderfully unique. We are expected to follow paths of morality and responsibility to each other as human social order requires it. We live by Grace as we are not perfect in thought , God's thoughts are much higher than our own. Though we are in Grace that is not an excuse to not live moral lives. As the water flows over our mortal souls to cleanse us , goodness and mercy follow us.

 Unique in faith and character , I believe that if we accept this it will make us lest likely to pass judgement. Jesus said he did not come to judge but to teach us Grace and Truth, and the apostles always taught not to judge one another. Yet - the early church became a judging one - puritan clans often put those to death those who could not follow their codes and we see it in other religions were people are stoned to death. Yet - Jesus was in opposition to this as in the case of Mary Magdalene. Jesus said, those among you without sin  , let them cast the first stone. So, we must accept the differences and competencies are not the same for each person. My pastor always taught that when we point a finger there are four pointing back at us.
 How is our uniqueness important? In a cult there is a tendency to do away with this uniqueness it is of man. Usually a person will appoint themselves alpha  making all the rules and judgements , sometimes distorting the truth to get what they want. We have seen this throughout history and it goes against God. God is the Alpha and Omega not man. Perhaps- we would hold on to our uniqueness if we knew  that we are all stones. We would have less tendency to pass judgement on another persons character.

-peace.