Posted on 08/16/2023 6:39:10 AM PDT by zucchini bob
(2 Peter 1:20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. (Isaiah 28:10) For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: (Isaiah 28:13) But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
SDA Bible Commentary Hebrews 8
That is the card on the table...
I saw this “video” of John MacArthur titled “Understanding the Sabbath”. I can’t believe the guy calls himself a Pastor/Minister of God. Almost guaranteed that if he is alive at the end, when the MOTB is enforced, he will gladly receive it, and make another video telling all of his congregation, or anyone who will listen, to do the same. (I was searching for videos on the New Covenant, which he mentions in his video).
Elsie, this video isn’t for you....Nooooooooooo!, because I know you don’t “do” videos.
Just pass it along to METMOM. JM is one of her guys.
Remember, no New Covenant, no heaven.
It wouldn't alter anything in the NT regarding Joseph and Mary having kids on their own.
The best-known Mary in the Bible is Mary the mother of Jesus. She was the virgin chosen by God to bear His Son, the Savior of the world. Mary lived in Nazareth, a city of Galilee, when the angel Gabriel made the announcement to her of the virgin birth (Luke 1:26, 56). She married Joseph, a carpenter, but remained a virgin until after Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Matthew 1:25). Scripture reveals Mary as a humble, godly, and blessed woman. Mary was also present at Jesus’ crucifixion. After Jesus’ death, she was cared for by the apostle John (John 19:25–27).
A second Mary in the Bible is Mary Magdalene. This Mary was called “Magdalene” to help distinguish her from some of the other women named Mary in the Gospels. Magdala was a city on the southwest coast of the Sea of Galilee. This Mary was a follower of Christ, and Luke 8:2 says Jesus had cast seven demons from her. No doubt this deliverance increased her dedication to and love for the Lord. When Jesus arose from the dead, Mary Magdalene brought the news of the empty tomb to Peter and John, and she has the distinction of being the first person to see the risen Christ (John 20:1, 18).
A third Mary in the Bible is Mary of Bethany. This Mary was the sister of Lazarus and Martha. They lived in Bethany, a town near Jerusalem. Jesus and the disciples were frequent visitors in the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Mary of Bethany was the one sitting at Jesus’ feet listening to His words while Martha set up for dinner (Luke 10:38–42). Before Jesus’ arrest, Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus’ head with costly oil. Jesus told those gathered in the room that Mary had done so in preparation for His burial (Matthew 26:6–13).
A fourth Mary in the Bible is identified as Mary the mother of James the younger and Joseph and the wife of Clopas (also called Alphaeus in Luke 6:15). She is mentioned in Mark 15:40, Matthew 27:56, and John 19:25 as watching the crucifixion of Christ. She is mentioned again in Mark 15:47 as seeing the place where Jesus was buried. And this Mary appears again in Mark 16:1 and Matthew 28:1 (where she is called “the other Mary”) in connection with the empty tomb, as she was one of the women who brought spices for Jesus’ body and met an angel instead.
A fifth Mary in the Bible is Mary the mother of John Mark. She is mentioned in Acts 12:12. She had opened up her home for believers to meet for prayer, and it was during one of their prayer meetings that Peter was miraculously released from prison. This Mary’s son is the author of the Gospel of Mark.
A sixth Mary in the Bible is mentioned as a member of the church at Rome. Paul includes her as one of the many people to greet at the end of his letter and describes her as one “who worked very hard” on behalf of the church (Romans 16:6).
https://www.gotquestions.org/how-many-Marys.html
" Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother,
and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas,...
THIS is the MARY I'm talking about...
Why you playing dumb,
trying to confuse with all the other NT Mary's
I have NOT been talking about?
She was on the list IF you read it. I’m illustrating that Mary was a common name in that time. It’s common today. Haven’t you ever heard of kids sharing a name??
>Seems they don't name the sister.
The lengths you Catholics will
go to to rationalize and justify
your unsupported by Scripture fantasies about Mary are ludicrous.
With God all things are possible.
However, God is not a God of confusion and that is where Roman Catholic speculations on Mary go to great lengths to deny Joseph and Mary had kids after the birth of Christ....which would not have been a sin btw.
To illustrate the lengths Roman Catholicism goes to justify their Marian dogmas they base these dogmas on the discredited and rejected Protoevangelium of James.
IF I were a Roman Catholic I would be asking some serious question about that.
So no, it is Roman Catholicism that is creating the confusion on these issues because they simply will not rely upon the inspired Word of God.
It's really that simple.
God can’t do “anything”.
He cannot lie, He cannot change, and He cannot deny Himself.
And the argument that God COULD HAVE done something is NO evidence in the least that He did. The fact that He migt have been able to do something does not give someone the license to make up that He did and teach it as truth. when He doesn’t tell us.
You cant understand this yet,
but this miracle of God transcends
the earthly, carnal Sexual relations God, as well, gave us.
Can be confusing.
There have been Roman Catholics on these forums who've advanced this.
What the Church teaches is that Mary's desire for perpetual Virginity through God’s design, is the affirmation of a higher, Holier union Of God and Man sanctified in her Womb ushering in the saving Incarnation.
Roman Catholicism may teach this but that is not what inspired Scripture teaches.
There is nothing in the NT remotely suggesting Mary had a desire for perpetual virginity. Nothing.
You cant understand this yet, but this miracle of God transcends the earthly, carnal Sexual relations God, as well, gave us.
There's nothing to understand other than Roman Catholicism has departed from scripture on this topic and is using a rejected book on which to base their dogma.
Can be confusing.
When one departs from Scripture in these matters is when the confusion arises. Look at the great lengths you've gone to reject Scripture but to embrace the Protoevangelium of James.
Their whole concept of what Mary wanted is based on pure speculation since not a one of them knows her mind.
And if she was? Doesn't change the fact Joseph and Mary had children after Jesus.
See my post 2156 on this.
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