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1 | Please help me to find this out for this | Luke 1:27 | Sir Pent | 23565 | ||
Attempt at consensus .......................... Certain scriptures are unclear whether Jesus had brothers in His immediate family, and this has led to variance in beliefs within the Christian Church. Matthew 27:56 says that Mary (the mother of James and Joseph) was at the cross with Mary Magdalene. But John 19:25 says that Mary Magdalene was at the cross with Mary (the mother of Jesus) and also Mary (wife of Clopas, and sister of Mary the mother of Jesus). Therefore, Matthew 27:56 could have been referring to Jesus' mom or his aunt. Matthew 1:25 says that Mary remained a virgin until the birth of Jesus, but this doesn't neccessarily mean that she did or did not remain so afterwards. It could be interpreted either way. However, there are other passages which are less easily explained. Matthew 12:46 says that Jesus mother and brothers came to visit him. (Mark 3:31 and Luke 8:19 repeat the story) Mark 6:3 says that Jesus is the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. (Matthew 13:55 repeats the story) Galations 1:19 specifically refers to Jesus brother James. John 2:12, John 7:3, Acts 1:19, and 1 Corinthians 9:5 all refer to Jesus brothers in general. Those who believe that Mary remained a virgin throughout life (mainly Catholics) would interpret these passages to be using the word "brother" to simply mean "male relative". This usage is common amoung many African tribes even today. However, most members of this forum (and most Protestants) would interpret these passages to have a literal meaning. Since the Bible is not completely clear on the matter, and this is not a salvific issue, both perspectives are entitled to their opinions, and either side would probably not be shocked to discover in Heaven that they were wrong. As for myself, I choose to take the Bible literally unless another scripture directly contradicts it. Therfore, since many verses refer to Jesus brothers, and there are no verses that literally say that Jesus did not have any brothers in His immediate family, I figure that He probably did. |
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2 | Please help me to find this out for this | Luke 1:27 | Emmaus | 23616 | ||
Arks of the Covenants. On a less controversial note about Mary, some may find the following example of an Old Testament foreshadowing or type fulfilled in the New Testament interesting. Exodus 40:34: "Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle." Luke 1:35: "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God"John 1:14 "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt (pitched his tent) among us." 2 Samuel 6:9 "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" Luke 1:43 "And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" 2 Samuel 6:11 "The ark of the Lord remained for three months in the house." Luke 1:56 "And Mary remained with her about three months." 2 Samuel 6:16 "David leaping and dancing before the Lord." Luke 1:41 "The babe leapt in her womb." _________________________________________ Hebrews 9:4 "... the Ark of the Covenant...which contained a golden urn holding the manna and Aaron’s rod that budded, ...and the tables of the covenant." Exodus 16:32-34 Mary is the ark of the new covenant that carried the Word of God and the manna come down from heaven, the bread of life, Jesus, our great high priest. John 6:31-35 “Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness.... The bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world... I am the bread of life." |
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