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In what way would a second child, from Mary, REDUCE the importance of JESUS?
She got famous because she delivered what is considered, by some, to be God's GREATEST GIFT: The baby Jesus.
But, consider this:
If the postman delivers to YOU a gift from your grandparents, the largest monetary gift you've ever received, and LATER, down the street, delivers some kid a card from his aunt & uncle with a bit of money in it, in what way does the second DELIVERY reduce the value of the first delivery?
In like manner, the birth of Joe Carpenter Jr., a year or more after the birth of Jesus, shouldn't make Jesus any less important, should it??
And yet, some people CLAIM that Mary HAD to remain a virgin, and DID, for her entire life. NEVER had plain old sex with her lawfully wedded husband.
Why would people have that deep psychological need to BELIEVE that?
My point exactly. Even though the Bible says "brothers", SOME people INSIST that the Bible MEANT to say "kinfolk", as in cousins, or sons of Joseph's first wife, who died. Bible makes no mention of a previous wife.. Bible uses "COUSIN" to describe how Mary was related to the mother of John the Baptist.
I'm looking for someone who BELIEVES that she REMAINED a virgin, to explain to me WHY it would have been IMPORTANT for her to do so.
@Chi Girl: Please cite chapter and verse where this rumour about Mary is explained in unambiguous detail. BETTER YET: Please explain why YOU believe it is important that the rumour be TRUE!
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- 5 months ago
Jesus had brothers and sisters. The Bible says this. Christ was to be born first, from a woman who had no children before him. The catholic/babylonian system says Jesus was born a virgin, but once Mary conceived and bore Jesus, she was no longer a virgin, which would be impossible.
GodGrandPlan.org has a book titled: "Communication With the Spirit World of God, It's Laws and Purpose" by Johannes Greber, free PDF (1932)
- sarahLv 75 months ago
Ma(Mark 1:16-19) 16 While walking alongside the Sea of Galʹi·lee, he saw Simon and Simon’s brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 So Jesus said to them: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 18 And at once they abandoned their nets and followed him. 19 After going a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebʹe·dee and his brother John, while they were in their boat mending their nets,
Mary did have sex with Joseph and they had a big family.
- Anonymous5 months ago
Whom do I contact about Jews killing 70 million in Soviet Union by gulags, famine, or shooting squads? How can Russian Orthodox get some justice?
Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Ioann Snychev was poisoned/murdered by Jew Putin (aka Shalomov) because he refused to work for Jews. KGB poisoned Putin; Putin died in 2007; now doubles (who wear latex masks) pretend to be Putin. Medvedev is David Aaronovich Mendel. Jews murdered Tsar Nicolas 2nd's family; Jews bled them for six hours according to ritual.
Tsar Nicolas' family was sacrificed byJews (theybled6hours); their remains were burnt; their blood drank; ashes from remains were sprinkled onto 50 hard-boiled eggs (dish called scido Amafreikis) [50 egg shells were found outside the place of ritual murder]. Also, decapitated Tsar's head (which was grey ... hair turned grey when he saw his kids being knifed).. Ritualistic murder.. (blood libel is same thing as anti-Semitism ... a lie by Jews to flee justice). Jews came up that Tsar's family was shot. Tsar appeared to warn that whosoever worships false remains will become possessed by demons (this just happened like a decade ago .. maybe less)… Jews collect heads of leaders because they believe in reincarnation.
How about Jews coming up with a mocking holiday April 1st because resurrection of Jesus happened on that day? Jews came up with mocking holidays 23 February (Day of Soviet Army) which was capitulation by cowards in Tsar’s army… or March 8 (international Woman’s day) which celebrates lesbian/prostitute Klara Tsetkin and Rosa Luxembourg.
Three biggest saints in heaven (in this order): Theotokos Virgin Mary, John the Baptist, and Tsar Nicolas 2nd
Four biggest sinners in hell (in this order from the bottom of hell moving up to our level): Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin
You could joke that Marx is a bigger sinner than Engels because Marx fooked Engels but how is Lenin bigger sin than Stalin when Lenin was fooked by Zinoviev (even by Bronstein once)?
Lenin's brain was the size of walnut. He had syphilis. Was alcoholic. Born from incest degenerate family. Was in insane asylum. Wife Kruspkaya was probably lesbian 'cause what normal woman would stay with him?
According to RussianOrthodoxresearcher Grigoriy Klimov, three stages of degeneracy are
1)sodomy (69, anal, oral, masturbation, pedophilia, incest, necrophilia, beastiality, orgies, hand job, bj, even all non-missionary positions between husband and wife, etc.)
2)insane asylum
3)physical deformities in kids (eyes looking at different angles, wolf jaw, rabbit lip, horse foot, different length limbs, etc.)
all these accompanied by drug/alcohol abuse
Jews have like six times more degenerates than other nations because they don't have monkhood. Jewish degenerates become politicians (or similar high rank in society). In Germany during Hitler time, it was eight times. Hitler, Stalin (aka Jugashvilli which means son of Jew), Roosevelt, Churchill were all Jewish degenerates. Hitler had many Jewish coworkers as homosexual partners. Stalin was expelled from seminary for sodomy.
A few centuries ago, angel appeared to Orthodox Christian community and said not to buy from Jews at bazaar because it's sprinkled with blood (something like that)
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Source(s): If the last descendant rejects mark of the beast, then his/her direct ancestors go to permanent heaven. To reject mark of the beast, one needs to hide within a 10-15 people group without electronics/documents. Documents are from Satan; burn them. Electronics can be used to track you and to show the antichrist (even on old broken unplugged TV set from 1970's); forgive me. - UserLv 75 months ago
>> In what way would a second child, from Mary, REDUCE the importance of JESUS? <<
A - I don't know.
B - But I find the question very...odd.
>> And yet, some people CLAIM that Mary HAD to remain a virgin, and DID, for her entire life. NEVER had plain old sex with her lawfully wedded husband. <<
The people who believe that
believe that either because
A - that's what they have been taught by their trusted religious teachers
and/or
B - that's what they have deduced based on what the Bible teaches
***The Bible***
does not provide us sufficient information
to LOGICALLY conclude
that Mary DID or DID NOT have children other than Jesus.
EITHER is possible, given the sparse information the Bible provides on the subject.
Personally I believe that she PROBABLY did
but I realize that the Bible does NOT allow me to be confident in that
and besides
IF someone believes that Mary remained a virgin her entire life
would that *in any way whatsoever* prevent them from obtaining eternal salvation?
Our salvation is NOT dependent on believing EITHER
- Mary had children other than Jesus
or
- Mary had no children other than Jesus
and given that the Bible does NOT allow us to logically conclude either of those things
why be bothered about either one of those beliefs?
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- ?Lv 75 months ago
After spending nine years being educated in the temple, Mary dedicated her life to God at age twelve and had resolved to be a lifelong virgin. Since she needed support and protection, Joseph was found to take on that role.
The word used in the Bible DOES mean "kin" as opposed to "siblings." Proof that she had no other children is Jesus on the cross entrusting her care to non relative John.
And MILLIONS of people know she remained a virgin.
Source(s): Greek Orthodox Christian - Dennis SagtLv 75 months ago
Having siblings wouldn't reduce Jesus' importance, but then how would His siblings be categorized; as demigods, as superior humans?
Protestants say that Catholics attach too much importance to Mary. Would this disagreement be multiplied if both groups agreed that Mary had other kids?
- Doug CatholicLv 75 months ago
Truth is, The Blessed Virgin Mary has always been totally dedicated to God alone and according to the prophesy in the OT book of Isaiah, the sign we would receive from God would be a virgin conceiving a child. The perpetual virginity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the eternal proof of that extraordinary event and its divine fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Plus, sacred vessels, once dedicated to God, may never be used for any profane purpose. The Blessed Virgin Mary is not only the most sacred of all vessels, but she is the Ark of the New Covenant. You don't mess with profound stuff like that. You simply respect it. No psychological need. Just common sense and proper reverence for what God has declared holy and taken to himself.
- 5 months ago
Anyone who believes that has never read their Bibles. Read Matthew 12:46, Luke 8:19, and/or Mark 3:31 and you will see where Jesus was visited by both his mother and his brothers.
- Anonymous5 months ago
Yet christians insist to call her: Virgin Mary.