How did you decide that the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8 was homosexual?

Rick Brentlinger Answers -

I appreciate your good question. After the Ethiopian eunuch expressed believing faith in Jesus Christ, Philip did not forbid him to be baptized but willingly baptized him. Deuteronomy 23:1 forbad entry into the Jewish congregation, of one “wounded in the stones” or with his “privy member cut off.”

This was understood by ancient Jews, to prohibit a castrated eunuch from entering the congregation of Israel. Because this prohibition was strictly observed among Jews, Philip would not have ignored the law of Moses by baptizing the Ethipian eunuch unless he had reason to believe the eunuch was not a physical eunuch but a born eunuch, with his body intact and in working order.

Remember that at this time in history, no one on earth knew that Jews and Gentiles were one body in Christ because God had not yet given that revelation to anyone.

The apostle Paul had not been saved when the events in Acts 8 took place and so, the New Testament book of Ephesians had not been written. The early church in Acts 8 was a largely Jewish group, who believed they were still required to keep Jewish law.

The Christian church was still arguing about keeping Jewish Law in Acts 15, seven chapters after the events in Acts 8.

Therefore, because Philip was willing to baptize the eunuch and admit him to membership in the Christian congregation, he must have known that the Ethiopian eunuch was not a physically castrated eunuch.

Since scripture calls him a eunuch, if he was not physically castrated, the only other option is that he was a born eunuch. He couldn't have been a eunuch for the kingdom of heaven's sake, Matthew 19:12, because he wasn't saved yet when Philip met him.

A physically intact, born eunuch, could enter the congregation of Israel, according to the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Yebamoth, Folio 81a, and according to Jeremiah 34:15-19.

There is more information in my book about eunuchs, plus the Links below contain additional information. There is absolutely no question that the ancients used the term eunuch to include those who were same sex attracted.

More Links about eunuchs

The Ethiopian eunuch

Some eunuchs are gay

Homosexual eunuchs are part of history

Same sex attracted eunuchs are historical realities

Do you know how to be saved?

Original question:

I'm sorry, but nowhere in Acts chapter 8 does it speak of the Eunuch being a homosexual, it only talks about Philip showing the Eunuch how to get saved and then baptizing him. I was wondering how you came up with this assumption that the Eunuch was a homosexual?