4afaithfulone
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She was not an eternal virgin, but had relations with Joseph her husband after Jesus was born and bore Jesus half brothers and sistersAnd I still stand by what I said earlier, God does nothing half way. Yes, Jesus had brothers and sisters that were of Joseph, the Earthly Dad of Jesus though not His Birth Father. God did not do this to divide this family and neither should we. Jesus viewed this relationship in a manor that is revolutionary us. When Mary and His Birth Brothers came to find Him, Jesus declared the people, there, with Him to be His family.
There is a lesson there we must learn if we are to follow God. Twice over we are, every single one of us, brothers and sisters. We are all taught we are the Birth Produts of Adam and Eve but out commonality is, like, a couple of thousand years tighter than that. Out of the Ark came one mother, one father, Noah, three sons and their wives, we are all the products of Noah. And yes, we are, every one of us married to our brothers or sisters, removed several times but, none the less, every white, black, red, yellow or brown person in this world, we are, full brothers and sisters. We must learn to stop looking at relationships in the way of the World. This errant view does, indeed, feed the Catholic view of Mary, the Eternal Virgin.
I also have to disagree with you on us all being brothers and sisters in this world.
True we may have began that way, but we have fallen. It is the bloodline that Christian's are brother's and sister's by God's Spirit, but there are mostly children of the devil having unclean spirits wouldn't you say?
Well the Bible says so.
John 8:41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
43 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word.
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
KJV
We may have flesh and blood relatives, but flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God. Nor are they the children of God. One Mediator, One God, One Spirit. Our spirit Resides in our blood, that is why the Spirit is called the Spirit of life,Breath of life and why God says that the life of the flesh is in the blood. Even Abel's blood cried out. If God only meant that our bloodloss would kill us, then how is it that a man can die in his sleep without shedding a drop? The life(spirit) is in the blood.
It has always been taught that Abraham lied about Sara being His sister which has brought much error of scripture being taught making it look as if God condones lies. But he did not lie for all God's children are brothers and sisters, just as all of the devil's children are brother's and sisters. He just didn't mention her being his wife, for at least 4 reasons.
1. Is because he knew the heart of ungodly man, that they would commit murder to gain for themselves and be held accountable for the murder.
2. Sarah would not have Abraham for her husband whom the promised Seed would come through Isaac.
3. Abraham would have sinned against God by putting a stumbling block before the king by causing him to have to murder Abraham so that Sarah's husband was dead making him free to take her as wife.
4. It was a setup by God, who knows the hearts of man.The fact that Abraham was willing to sacrifice himself for all's sake including himself, due to sinful man's lust(so no murder occurred). God rewarded Abraham with the kings wealth and riches for acting righteously because God honors righteousness giving the wicked's wealth to His own.
Gen 20:11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
12 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
KJV
(Speaking of how the king would have killed Abraham to be able to legally marry Sarah for her husband would be dead)It is funny how one can be aware of a sinful thing, knowing that if found out could cause them torment, so they hide their evil deeds, yet completely oblivious(unbelief) to the fact that God sees their every action! Nothing escapes Him!