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We must be taught or instructed:
Lk 1:4
Matt 28:19
Jn 20:21
Acts 8:31
Colossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught…

No Christian has the authority to read scripture for yourself and decide your own doctrines or beliefs! Eph 4:5 Jude 1:3
 
Jesus Christ extends his mission, power, and authority to His church of His apostles! The apostles have the same mission, ministry, power, and authority as Christ! Jn 20:21 as the father sent me, so I send you!

Even His judging!
Matt 19:28 and 1 cor 6:2
His teaching authority!
Matt 28:19 and Jn 20:21
His power to forgive sins!
Jn 20:23
His being the light of the world!
Matt 5:14
His ministry of reconciliation!
2 cor 5:18
His authority in governing the church and administering the kingdom!
Matt 16:18-19 & 18:18 Jn 21:17
Lk 22:29
Apart from me you can do nothing. Jn 15:5
Acts 2:42 doctrine of the apostles!
So the church is subject to Christ!
Eph 5:24
Christ shares His glory! 2 thes 1:10 rev 12:1

The pillar and foundation of TRUTH!
1 Tim 3:15

The TWO EDGE SWORD!
To proclaim the truth! Matt 28:19
To condemn error! 1 cor 16:22

Jesus Christ founded the new covenant church for the salvation of all men! (Jn 1:16-17) Christ is the truth! (Jn 14:6) Christ and his church are one!
(Acts 9;4 eph 5:32)
The church is the pillar of truth
(1 Tim 3:15) that must teach all men (Matt 28:19) without error guided by the Holy Spirit
(Jn 16:13) Thru the grace of God in the sanctification of souls applied in the seven sacraments!

Jesus Christ continues HIS ministry in His new covenant church thru Peter, the apostles, and their successors with the same mission, power, and authority!
Mt 16:18 Mt 28:19 Matt 18:17 Acts 1:17 acts 8:31 & 35 acts 9:4 Lk 10:16 Jn 8:32 Jn 13:20 Jn 15:5 Jn 16:13 Jn 20:21-22 eph 2:20 acts 2:42
1 Tim 3:15
 
Free said:
Luk 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”

This is speaking of her state prior to Jesus even being conceived in her womb. It is only about Jesus, that he would be conceived by the Holy Spirit, not a man. The idea of perpetual virginity isn't even implied.
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Where does it say “prior”?
It’s perpetual unless you have another scripture that follows it and says she is no longer a virgin
The one true church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles has always believed and taught the perpetual virginity of Mary by authority of Jesus Christ bound forever! Matt 16:18-19 Matt 18:18
 
donadams said:
Where does it say “prior”?
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It goes without saying as the context shows that this is the meaning.

Luk 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
Luk 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
Luk 1:33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
Luk 1:34 And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
Luk 1:35 And the angel answered her, “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. (ESV)

It's all future tense; the conception hadn't happened and Mary was a virgin at that point.

donadams said:
It’s perpetual unless you have another scripture that follows it and says she is no longer a virgin
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Again, the idea of Mary remaining a virgin has absolutely no basis in Scripture and defies a common sense understanding of human nature, Jewish belief that children were a blessing, and God’s command to multiply and fill the earth. As such, there is no reason to believe that Jesus didn't have half-brothers and sisters through Mary and Joseph. Anything else is speculation.

Therefore, any claim that the Bible must explicitly state Mary did not remain a virgin is unnecessary and it is the opposite that is the case--any idea that Mary remained a perpetual virgin must be shown in Scripture.

donadams said:
The one true church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles has always believed and taught the perpetual virginity of Mary by authority of Jesus Christ bound forever! Matt 16:18-19 Matt 18:18
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It might go back a ways, but I doubt it has always been taught. It has too much the ring of myth and superstition.
 
donadams said:
Where does it say “prior”?
It’s perpetual unless you have another scripture that follows it and says she is no longer a virgin
The one true church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles has always believed and taught the perpetual virginity of Mary by authority of Jesus Christ bound forever! Matt 16:18-19 Matt 18:18
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I am sorry but the verses quoted in no way support the idea of some doctorine of perpetual virginity for Mary. Nowhere in the New Testament is there any record of the Apostles ever teaching that idea.

If this doctrine was ever part of the Church it would seem have its roots in pre-Reformation church teachings/traditions.
 
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