ArchivedImmaculate conception and assumption of MaryI do not believe in sola scripture for the third time, so I can defend my point using Traditions of the Church also with the bible. Sola Scripture has no Bible base. What about Mary's Children? The fact is, Mary had no other children, only Jesus. Then why does the Bible mention Jesus' "brothers and sisters?" In Hebrew and Aramaic there is not a word for the term "cousin," so the word "brethren" was used. Through out the Bible the term "brethren" is freely used. For example, in 2 Kings 10:13-14, there is a reference to the forty-two "brethren" of king Ochozias. In Mark 6:1-3, the "brothers" of Jesus are listed as "James, Joses, Simon and Judas are mentioned. It's funny but Mary is NEVER called the mother of anyone except as being the mother of Jesus. The "brethren's" of the Lord could not have been the sons of Mary. Look at Mark 15;40, the women standing at the foot of the cross was Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; John 19:25 states: ·Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas (this means that she was Jesus' aunt and her sons' Jesus' cousins.), and Mary Magdalene. Mark 15:47 states and Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses (this would be Jesus' aunt - Joses his cousin) be held where he was laid. Mark 15:47 states: And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome (As you see, there is no mention of Mary the mother of Jesus), had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him (again we see his aunt - and James and Salome his cousins). The gospel account of 12-year-old Jesus lost in the temple does not mention siblings. If Christ did have brothers, why did he entrust his mother to the care of his beloved disciple? Why does Mt. 1:25 state that "he knew her not til she brought forth her 1st son? This does not imply they before Jesus' birth or after his birth, sexual relations took place between Mary and Joseph. All this implies is that an action did not take place up to a certain point. For example, · 2 Sam 6:23 states, "Michale the daughter of Saul had no children until the day of her death." Does this mean she had children after her death? Of course not!! All that this states is during her life she had no children. You must remember that the way of speech and interpretations in Jesus' day is far different then the way we imply today. The early Christian writings of the DIDACHE (358 A.D.) state the following: 767a [2, 70] The union, therefore, was of just such a kind, so that He might unite what is man by nature, to Him who is the nature of the Godhead, thereby assuring the accomplishment of salvation and His deification. Let those, therefore, who deny that the Son is by nature form the Father and proper to His essence, deny also that He took true human flesh from the Ever-Virgin Mary. In neither case would it have been profitable to us men: if the Word were not by nature true Son of God, or if the flesh which He assumed were not true flesh. Mary was only a Vessel nothing more! In the old Testament, the Ark of the Covenant was holy because of what it contained inside. It represented the presence of God to the Israelites. God made it clear to Moses in Exodus 25 that every detail must be followed precisely in the construction of the ark. What does this have to do with Mary? The ark of the Old Testament was a dwelling place for God on earth, and Mary is the ark of the new covenant for she carried God's only son. Would the same God who carefully instructed the creation of the old ark disregard the new ark (vessel) that carried His son? If the old ark was so important to God, would not the ark that carried His Son be even more important? Mary is not to be disregarded and thrown aside. How could any woman raise a child so perfectly as Mary raised Jesus, without not being filled with graces upon graces from above? This is all I have to say About The Perpetual Virginity of the Blessed Mary. You have given me no proof that Mary had other siblings besides Jesus. The "brothers" mentioned in the Bible which I have explained time and time again to you, mean different things in different parts of the scripture depending on its context. And in none does it mean Jesus had brothers or Sisters. so YOU Step into the Light my dear friend God Bless |
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