[Full Court]

Full Court, the question here isn't so much whether Jesus had brothers; it's whether Mary had other children.

Matthew 12:46  
¶While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.

47  Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

48  But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

49  And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

50  For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

[wmfights]

Where have all the Protestants gone?
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We went to church, we studied the SCRIPTURES, we prayed and meditated.

We did not resist the HOLY SPIRIT in guiding us and convicting us in our sin.

We did NOT give a magesterium (made up of weak and fallible human beings) the power to determine how SCRIPTURE should be interpreted.

We constantly check to see that what our preachers are saying is SCRIPTURAL.

Full Court: I love your posts and tenacity in the face of blind opposition.

GOD BLESS

[Jaded]

http://miriamwebster.com/

brethren

4 entries found for brethren.
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brethrenBrethrenbrotherBohemian Brethren
Main Entry: breth·ren

Pronunciation: 'bre[th]-r&n; 'bre-[th]&-, -[th]&rn plural of BROTHER -- used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to the members of a profession, society, or sect

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brother

Main Entry: broth·er
Pronunciation: 'br&-[th]&r
Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural brothers also breth·ren /'bre[th]-r&n; 'bre-[th]&-r&n, -[th]&rn/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brOthor; akin to Old High German bruodor brother, Latin frater, Greek phratEr member of the same clan

1 : a male who has the same parents as another or one parent in common with another

2 : one related to another by common ties or interests

3 : a fellow member -- used as a title for ministers in some evangelical denominations

4 : one of a type similar to another

5 a : KINSMAN b : one who shares with another a common national or racial origin; especially : SOUL BROTHER

6 a capitalized : a member of a congregation of men not in holy orders and usually in hospital or school work b : a member of a men's religious order who is not preparing for or is not ready for holy orders

[InterestedQuestioner]

Hey Full Court,


Thank you for your quote from the Gospel of Matthew. The question is not whether or not Jesus had brothers and sisters, it's whether or not Mary had other children. Who specifically are you proposing to be a child or Mary, other than Jesus?

Regards,

-iq