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1 | Did Jesue have any siblings? | Mark 6:3 | Hank | 107304 | ||
Items (a), (b), and (d) cannot be answered by Scripture; thus they call for speculation. Item (c) is a statement bereft of scriptural reference. ..... Comment on item (e): Mary was a virgin when she conceived and gave birth to Jesus (Matthew 1:18, 23); but Scripture gives one absolutely no reason to infer that she remained a virgin for the rest of her life. It is Christ, not His mother, in whom alone is vested the power to forgive sins and effect human salvation (see Acts 4:12; John 14:6. Warmly, --Hank | ||||||
2 | Did Jesue have any siblings? | Mark 6:3 | JCrichton | 107326 | ||
Hi, Hank! My point exactly. Why do we seek to waste time speculating about things that serve no purpose? Though there are many chronoligal factors, the Bible is not a historical record book. And if we are to speculate, how troublesome would be our Lord's silent years (ages 12 through 30?)? There' s a movie out there depicting the Child Jesus performing miracles, etc... How it came to be?, don't know and frankly don't care! What I do know is that just before His first recorded miracle Jesus told His mother (paraphrase) What's it to me; it is not my time yet! So if Christ testifies that, as a grown adult, it was not His time to reveal Himself, why would He as a child perform miracles (basically parlor tricks for those who, as children themselves, would be witnessing them) that would bring Him to the attention of the whole village? Again, my intention was to refocus the attention of what we should be searching and striving for--speculation has lead to the History Channel's distorted accounts of the Bible's contents (i.e.: Jesus having kids with Mary; Lazarus being alive still; Jesus studying the various Assian religions to formulate His own teachings; Jesus being a schollar--not a simple carpenter; Jesus coming to America in the early 20th century, the list goes on...). Do I care about the answers to the posted questions? No!, knowing the answers would not add or substract from my religious belief. But if we (who are supposed to be spiritual) degrade our Forum, how can we demand any better from those who are not believers, those who are confused, those who are purposely seeking to confuse the novice? What wisdom should we be searching? Paul was quick to point it out for us: (1 Corinthians 1:21-31). God Bless! |
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