[Full Court]

The Bible says Mary had sex with Joseph and the Bible says that Mary and Jesus brothers came to see him.

So what would lead you to believe that Mary was not the mother of those children.

[OLD REGGIE]

The Bible says Mary had sex with Joseph and the Bible says that Mary and Jesus brothers came to see him.

So what would lead you to believe that Mary was not the mother of those children.

I never said Mary was not the mother of other children. In fact, I personally believe she and Joseph had additional children.

What I said was neither you or the "Perpetual Virginity" advocates can prove your case from Scripture; you each take your beliefs from your interpretation of Scripture.

Scripture does not specifically say she was the mother of those children nor does it say the brothers and sisters of Jesus were not the offspring of Mary.

You each state your case from silence and I don't think it will have any bearing on the salvation of either one of you. But then, I am a Unitarian. What else would you expect of me? of

[annalex]

Bible says Mary had sex with Joseph

No it doesn't.

[Cronos]

The Bible says Mary had sex with Joseph

Ok, give me the Verse which says so in plane language like the OT does when it says when someone KNEW someone....

and the Bible says that Mary and Jesus brothers came to see him.

Brothers as in brethern, as in cousins or kinsmen. In the M-E you will still find people referring to their cousins as brothers in a normal way. You can't understand that as you can't understand that kind of culture, so you make up your own concepts -- don't worry, we ALL as individual make mistakes, make errors, we as INDIVIDUALS are fallible, extremely so (you and me included in the same boat) -- when you come to The Church, you find THE Church, the community of believers past and present IS, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, IS INFALLIBLE.