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1 | Jesus brothers. | Matt 12:46 | 6 days | 124248 | ||
The majority of Catholics stand by the tradition that Jesus had no brothers or sisters. I can't say that I agree that the majority of all Christians agree with this. After returning from the tomb, are we to believe the mother of James mentioned in Luke 24:10 wasn't Jesus' mom? ((Luke 24:10 (KJV) It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.)) It is made clear in Matthew (( Mt 27:56 (KJV) Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.)) that this wasn't James son of Zebedee. Realize that this Mary is the mother of James and Joses. Now read ((Mr 6:3 (KJV) Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.)) I think it is a reach to see references that are almost without debate referring to the virign Mary...and then see the last scripture which is without debate referring to Jesus' mom...and to say that this refers to Mary the mother of Jesus and the "aunt" of these referred to as Jesus' brothers and sisters. This is clearly saying that Mary was the mother of Jesus, James, Joses, Juda, Simon and his sisters...and then to say the Bible never teaches that Jesus had brothers and sisters. Not trying to offend but you are trying to make scripture fit tradition. Let God's Word stand on its own and if a tradition doesn't line up with God's Word, toss it! God's Word gives us liberty! |
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2 | Jesus brothers. | Matt 12:46 | Emmaus | 124260 | ||
"The majority of Catholics stand by the tradition that Jesus had no brothers or sisters. I can't say that I agree that the majority of all Christians agree with this" Al Catholics believe this, not the majority of Catholics. It is an article of the Faith. All Eastern Orthodox Christians also believe this as an article of faith. Together they make up the majority of the worlds's Christians. Look it up in your Funk and Wagnall's. It is census data. Whatever disputes there may be about the doctrine, the numbers who believe one way or the other are not in dispute. Emmaus |
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3 | Jesus brothers. | Matt 12:46 | 6 days | 124264 | ||
"All" is a pretty big word...you think your statement that all Catholics believe this might need to be examined? And a majority doesn't make it true. If you had read the Bible before reading the traditions of the Catholic Church, what conclusions would you have drawn? How much of your faith do you have to put in the traditions of the church before you can say with a straight face that JEsus had no brothers? I'm not picking an argument here...I just know that before you can explain a clear teaching of the Bible, you've got to put your faith in something you hold above God's Word. |
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4 | Jesus brothers. | Matt 12:46 | Emmaus | 124266 | ||
6days. Welcome to the Forum. I have been here a few years. I am not a Bible Alone Christian. I read the Bible with the mind of the Catholic Church and am not ashamed to say so. The Church was handing down its doctrine by oral Tradition for centuries before the canon of the New Teatament was finalized. You may read the Bible however you wish. ""All" is a pretty big word...you think your statement that all Catholics believe this might need to be examined?" No. One of the most common ways of identifying Catholic Christians is by what they believe about Mary. People do that to me all the time, including you. The first Christian missionaries to Japan (Catholics) were driven out of the country by the Shogun. The native Japanese coverts were crucufied in large numbers and those who survived went underground. Two hundred years later after Japan was reopened to the West, a group of Japaneses approached a priest at a Church established for the use of European merchants and diplomats in a port city. They identified themselves as Catholics, although they had had no priest for over two hundred years. They had passed down the faith orally and had baptised generations of their children. They told the priest that when they heard that Europeans had returned to Japan, they went secretly to investigate the foreign Churches. They had two criteria for distinguishing which Church was Catholic as opposed to any other type of Christian Church. Devotion to Mary and recognition of the authority of the Pope. Tell me people don't do the same today everywhere you go. For the story on Japan go here: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09744a.htm |
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5 | Jesus brothers. | Matt 12:46 | 6 days | 124333 | ||
I'm just making my statement based upon friends I have and know well. Some of these are folks that went to Catholic schools k-12. They are friends with whom I debate various issues of interest to the church...Catholic as well as just plain Christian. These are folks who would call their priests on their phone when they had issues to discuss. Some of these people don't hold to issues you and MOST but not all Catholics hold dear. Unless the issue of the perpetual virginity of Mary is a litmus test of a Catholic, then there are Catholics that don't hold to this. If it is a tell-all for Catholics, maybe I need a list of other "musts". This could add more friendly discussion topics for me and my Catholic (or not) friends. | ||||||
6 | Jesus brothers. | Matt 12:46 | Emmaus | 124376 | ||
6 days, Your friends need to call their priest on this issue if what you say is true. How they could have missed this teaching in 12 years of Catholic schooling is beyond my comprehension. Even Luther and Calvin held to this doctrine. Emmaus |
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