Re: Making money from Java

Peter Lacey wrote: 
"James J. Gavan" wrote:

Richard wrote:

Jeses had brothers and at least two sisters.  Does this bear on Mary's
sinlessness?



Heresy, you will be burnt at the stake for questioning dogma.


Can I volunteer ? I've got my Bic lighter already to go. Who said your
quote above and where is the BIBLICAL evidence. I can already see the
answer coming, "Ah well... Matthew 567:2 or Mark 893:3 says or uses.....".


Check it out.  Matthew 13:53-58;  Mark 6:3; there are others but I can't
identify them on short notice.

I duly checked your two references Peter - they are almost identical wording. I still go back to interpretation as I used in my example of the trade unionist.

Do some googling on "Jesus and brothers/sisters" and variations on same. Get some interesting hits. Some are very obviously Catholic sites; one of which I found a bit lame. However if you do want to try and take the New Testament text literally you have to do it in time sequence. Follow the story of Mary's annunciation by the angel and subsequent promise of retained virginity.

If she held to her promise then there was ONLY Jesus and she retains that special ranking as the 'Virgin Mary', 'Immaculate Conception', and 'the Mother of God'.

If she had other children then she is lying and the above three titles are meaningless.

Are you a Dan Brown fan ? How about Jesus getting married :-)

Jimmy

Jimmy
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