Catholics … Do you accept that Mary remained a virgin permanent?
As a non-denominational Christian, I am not trying to question the virgin birth of our Lord Jesus, but I am confused about something I have heard from some Catholics, and I'm not sure if all Catholics to accept this teaching, or if only a select few. What I said was that Mary remained a virgin even after Jesus' birth. How, then, these scriptures are accurate:
Joseph, who was raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took him to his wife: And knew not until he had removed his firstborn son: and called his name JESUS. "(Matthew 1: 24, 25)
"Is not this the carpenter's son? Not his mother called Mary? And his brothers, James and Mr Joses, and Simon and Judas. And his sisters, are not all with us? Hence, then, that this man has all these things? (Matthew 13:55, 56)
Is it possible to confuse the term "Son" with "only Son", or is this something that is preached by the Roman Catholic Church?
- Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus Christ. Why do Catholics say it is "always a virgin"
- Why do Catholics worship the Virgin Mary?
- So where in the Bible tells us that Mary A remained a virgin throughout her life?
- Not trying to pick As Catholics, I have a sincere commitment? Why do Catholics believe Mary remained a virgin?
- Why the Catholic Church Di Maria was always a virgin?
I believe that Mary was a virgin lifetime.
Having the child of God, have become one with God and thus "married" to him. Mary and Joseph knew that. In addition, Joseph was a devout Jew, would have seen Mary as special. She was giving birth to the Messiah who had heard about all his life, in Scripture, the Savior. This would have been beyond the understanding and the words for him. He felt blessed to participate in this event. I really can not believe that then had sex with the Mother of God as if only their common wife, and allowed him to take their children after having a child of God. I mean it was a miracle, the virgin birth, the appearance of the angel to Joseph, so for me it only makes sense that they have never had sex.
But as far as what the Bible says, but can also be used to support the perpetual virginity of Mary. The word that means "brother" for us is the same word used throughout the book in the sense of family, cousins, relatives. Brothers has been translated, but could very well mean cousins.
Throughout the New Testament we see no reference to the brothers as brothers in Christ. The same Greek word is used to that.
Here are some links: http://www.catholic.com/library/Mary_Eve…http://www.ewtn.com/faith/Teachings/mary…http://www.ewtn.com/faith / Subjects / mary …
Yes we do.
And the reason that refers to brothers and sisters is because in the Aramaic language of the time written in the Gospel where there is no world for cousin or relative.
If Jesus had brothers do not you think that the care of Mary would have gone to one of them instead of his disciples.
Yes, me. This is not only a teaching of the Catholic Church, BTW, but also of the Orthodox: http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/ev …
See also: http://www.ewtn.com/faith/Teachings/mary …
Yes, I believe that Mary was a virgin for life. I do not believe that Jesus had brothers or sisters in blood. I think that "brothers" sons of Joseph is a previous marriage, or cousins of Jesus.
If this is what we believe. Mary, Jesus' mother remained a virgin.
Edit: And Jesus did not kinsmen.
LOL! they actually do
It is a dogma (official teaching that can not be changed) in the Catholic Church that Mary is ever virgin. This has been believed since the time of the early Christians.
"Brothers" is a word that can mean cousins, uncles, friends and close relatives. Abraham called his nephew Lot his "brothers." People spoke in Matthew 13 are probably first cousins or step through Jose side of the family.
'To' does not always mean that something happened after that. After all, if I say I will love you until the day I die, I certainly did not mean that I will hate you after you die.
Is missing the point that they are.
The virgin birth is a metaphor for pure love. No "pure" love mother (or substitute) will affect the psychological development and an adept like Jesus could not have achieved what he did. Three Marys in their life history and each represents a different kind of love that is necessary for the full realization of our true nature (Christ Order), and compliance with our passion and purpose.
In normal individuals, this means that your mother will protect and defend - even his father if necessary - and is selflessly dedicated to their welfare and development. These people always do better because the content reflects the reality of consciousness.
Jesus is the Son of God, not Mary. She and Joseph had other children after Jesus.
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OK, well, I see from other answers that may have the wrong idea all this time. Perhaps it was a lifelong virgin, after all. I do not see how it could have been a dutiful wife to Joseph, but God's will be done.
She remained a virgin throughout her life. When Jesus died, he recalled, told John to take her home as her mother? If Jesus had brothers were right then, that the care of the mother. John was not a relative but a disciple / apostle of Jesus.
When Catholics call Mary the "Blessed Virgin", which means that it remained a virgin throughout her life. When Protestants refer to Mary as "virgin", which means that she was a virgin until the birth of Jesus. They believe that she and Joseph later had children whom Scripture refers to as "the brothers of the Lord." Disagreement on the Bible verses using the term "brothers", "brother" and "sister" .
There are about ten cases in the New Testament where "brothers" and "sisters" of the Lord are mentioned (Matt. 12:46, Matt. 13:55, Mark 3:31-34, Mark 6:3, Luke 8: 19-20, John 2:12, 7:3, 5, 10, Acts 1:14, 1 Cor. 9:5).
In trying to understand these verses, keep in mind that the term "brother" (Greek: Adelphe) has a broad meaning in the Bible. Is not limited to the literal meaning of a brother or half brother. The same goes for "sister" (Adelphe) and the plural "brothers" (adelphoi). The Old Testament shows that "brother" had a wide range of semantic meaning and can refer to any male relative of those who are not descended (male relatives of those who are descendants are known as "parents") and are not descended from you (your male descendants, regardless of the number of generations, are its "children"), and close relatives such as cousins, who are members of the family by marriage or by law and not by blood, and even friends or mere political allies (2 Sam. 1:26, Amos 1:9).
Many, for example, Abraham is called "brother" (Gen. 14:14), although, being the son of Haran, the brother of Abraham (Gen. 11:26-28), was actually the nephew of Abraham. Similarly, Jacob is called the "brother" of his uncle Laban (Gen. 29:15). Kish and Eleazar were the sons of Mahli. Kish had sons of his own, but Eleazar had no sons, only daughters, who married their "brethren", the sons of Kish. These "brothers" were really their cousins (1 Chr. 23:21-22).
The terms "brothers", "brother" and "sister" does not refer only to close relatives. Sometimes it means that the family (Deut. 23:7, Neh. 5:7, Jer. 34:9) as the reference to the forty-two "brethren" of King Azariah (2 kg. 10:13 — 14).
No Word for cousin
Because neither Hebrew nor Aramaic (the language spoken by Christ and his disciples) had a special meaning the word "cousin", the speakers of those languages can use the word "brother" or a circumlocution, as "the son of my uncle. "circumlocution, but they are clumsy, so Jews often used" brother. "
To begin with, the Protoevangelium records that when Mary's birth was prophesied, her mother, St. Anne, vowed that it would dedicate the child to serve the Lord, as Samuel had been by his mother (1 Sam. 1:11). Mary, thereby serving the Lord in the Temple, as women have for centuries (1 Sam. 2:22), as did the prophetess Anna, at the birth of Jesus (Luke 2:36-37) . A life of continuous, dedicated service to the Lord in the Temple meant that Mary would not be able to live the ordinary life of a mother raising children. On the contrary, was promised a life of perpetual virginity.
However, due to considerations of ceremonial cleanliness, it was necessary for Mary, a consecrated "virgin of the Lord," to have a guardian or protector, that respect for your vote of virginity. Thus, according to the Protoevangelium, Joseph, an elderly widower who already had children, was chosen to be his spouse. (This would also explain why Joseph was apparently dead by the time of Jesus' adult ministry, since it does not appear in the gospels, and was confident that Mary and John, instead of her husband Joseph, in the crucifixion).
According to the Protoevangelium, Joseph was forced to vote on Mary's virginity with the utmost respect. The gravity of his responsibility as guardian of a virgin was indicated by the fact that, when it was discovered the children had to respond to the Temple authorities, who thought him guilty of defiling a virgin of the Lord. Mary was also accused of having forsaken the Lord by breaking his promise. With this in mind, it is an incredible insult to the Blessed Virgin to say that she broke her promise not to have children of their Lord and God, who was conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The perpetual virginity of Mary has always been compatible with the biblical references to Christ's brethren through a proper understanding of the meaning of the word "brothers." The understanding that the brethren of the Lord Jesus' stepbrothers (children of Joseph), instead of half-brothers (sons of Mary) was the most common until the time of Jerome (fourth century). Jerome, who presented the possibility that the brothers of Christ were his cousins, and that language Jewish cousins were also referred to as "brothers." The Catholic Church allows the faithful to hold either view, since both are compatible with the reality of the perpetual virginity of Mary.
Today most Protestants are unaware of these early beliefs regarding Mary's virginity and the proper interpretation of "brothers of the Lord." And yet the very Protestant reformers Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Ulrich Zwingli-honored the perpetual virginity of Mary and recognized as the teaching of the Bible, like other, more modern Protestants.
The Protoevangelium James
"And behold an angel of the Lord stood by [Santa Ana], saying:" Anne! Anne! The Lord has heard your prayer, and shall conceive and carry out, and its seed is spoken in all world. And Anna said: "As the Lord of my life to God, if I beget man or woman, I will put it as a gift to the Lord my God, and was minister in the holy things of everyday life" ;…. And [from the time he was three] Mary in the temple of the Lord like a dove that dwelt there "(Protoevangelium Santiago 4, 7 [AD 120]).
"And when she was twelve years was held a council of priests, saying: 'Behold, Mary has reached the age of twelve in the temple of the Lord. So what will we do with it, lest they accidentally defile the sanctuary of the Lord? "And the high priest said," You stand by the altar of the Lord, pray and go on with it, and whatever the Lord says to you, we will also do "…. [A] nd he prayed concerning her, and behold an angel of the Lord was telling him, 'Zechariah! Zachary! Salt and assemble the widowers of the people and let them bring each his rod, and whom the Lord shall show a sign, she owes …. And Joseph [was chosen ]…. And the priest said to Joseph, 'You have been selected by lot to take in keeping the Virgin of the Lord. But Joseph refused, saying: "I have children and I am an old man, and she's a girl" (ibid., 8-9).
"And Annas the scribe came to him [Joseph] … And I saw that Mary was with child. And fled to the priest and said, 'Joseph, who was backed, has committed a serious crime. "And the priest said,' How? "And he said: 'He has defiled the virgin whom were outside the temple of the Lord and has married her by stealth" (ibid., 15).
"And the priest said:" Mary, why have you done this? And why did you bring down your soul and forgotten the Lord thy God? "… And she wept bitterly, saying: "As the Lord of my life to God, I am pure before him, and do not know the man '"
Mary was a virgin after the birth of Jesus. He had a couple of kids later. She is mentioned as the Virgin Mary because she was a virgin birth, not because she was still a virgin.