Sid
11-08-2006, 04:07 PM
Jesus was Mary's first born, but was He an only child?
The Scriptures have this to say:
Psalm 69:8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this [man] all these things?
Mark 3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Luk 8:19 Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
20 And it was told him which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
[B]John 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
Gal 1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
When did the Bible matter when the Catholic Church has an agenda to push?
The RC doctrine stating that Mary, the mother of Jesus, retained her virginity after Christ’s birth and for the rest of her life is only important to RCism, it is not an essential of Christianity.
The RC teaching of Mary's perpetual virginity is a blasphemy against the Holy Spirit because it in effect accuses the Word of God of lying to us.
The Scriptures have this to say:
Psalm 69:8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this [man] all these things?
Mark 3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Luk 8:19 Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
20 And it was told him which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.
21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
[B]John 7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
Gal 1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
When did the Bible matter when the Catholic Church has an agenda to push?
The RC doctrine stating that Mary, the mother of Jesus, retained her virginity after Christ’s birth and for the rest of her life is only important to RCism, it is not an essential of Christianity.
The RC teaching of Mary's perpetual virginity is a blasphemy against the Holy Spirit because it in effect accuses the Word of God of lying to us.