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To: annalex

I don’t understand what is the big deal if Jesus had a wife or not it. He is a Jewish man. Jewish men get married. I don’t see how any of that would change His life or Him being the Redeemer.


12 posted on 09/25/2012 6:43:13 PM PDT by turn_to
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To: turn_to
There is both truth and falsehood in the world, being as accurate as possible and being satisfied with ‘so what?’.

Since Jesus said his Father must be worshiped ‘in spirit and truth’ then it would follow knowing the truth of the matter is of importance. A married Jesus with the possibility of a family is a different Jesus than one who had no place to lay down his head and no attachments to this world.

13 posted on 09/25/2012 7:09:16 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: turn_to
Most men indeed get married, but then most men do not die for the redemption of mankind and succeed, and rise up to sit at the right hand of God the Father. So you cannot argue about Jesus from what commonly was done.

Further, celibacy is an important aspect of Christianity. Consider:

If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple ... likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple. (Luke 14:26,33)

[7]...For I would that all men were even as myself: but every one hath his proper gift from God; one after this manner, and another after that. [8] But I say to the unmarried, and to the widows: It is good for them if they so continue, even as I. [9] But if they do not contain themselves, let them marry. (1 Cor.7:7-9)

It would be inconsistent if the Author of the speech written down by st. Luke, and the teacher of St. Paul who was celibate by conviction and advised celibacy to others, be Himself married.
20 posted on 09/26/2012 5:30:01 AM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
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