I understand.
But why should I believe you are teaching true Christianity? Many, many others, no doubt sincerely, say "I believe what He has said and that belief has resulted in a desire to love Him and serve Him all of my days."
And yet, they teach quite a different view.
You shouldnt' believe me blindly.
Search the Scriptures, for in them you will find eternal life. Compare what I say with Scripture, if I lie from a Scriptural standpoint feel free to reject what I say.
I do not stand on my opinion alone though. I try to back up everything I say with Scripture. There are those who disagree with me, sometimes genuinely and sometimes because they just haven't searched them themselves. But, though I was raised in the faith, I did not take everything I was taught for granted but searched Scripture myself to see if there was a basis for my belief. I am not rigid in my interpretations. If I can see how someone could have a different interpretation, I allow room for it (within the context of Scripture, of course). That's why I say that Scripture STRONGLY IMPLIES that Mary and Joseph had a normal relationship as husband and wife rather than stomp my foot and say my view is the only view. I've been told that I have NO Scriptural support for the belief that Mary and Joseph had any sort of normal husband-wife relationship. Such a view is not honest with the evidence I present and I dont' respect it. I would respect someone saying "that is one possible interpretation, but this is how I see it." I could still disagree, but have respect for the person and their opinion because they looked at the issue seriously and were not just blind parrots of their church's teachings.