[jeremiah]

He knew her not? Or he knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son. From the scriptures the perpetual virginity of Mary is spiked. I wonder if her second born was also a virgin birth? My comment was facetious about sex before the birth, but you have answered the question of the day because of it, Mary had other children.

[SoothingDave]

Or he knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son. From the scriptures the perpetual virginity of Mary is spiked. I wonder if her second born was also a virgin birth?

LOL Another Scripture scholar. Let me get this straight. You are telling me, with a straight face, that the phrase "firstborn" means that there had to be more than one?

You might want to study the Old Testament and the peoples found within.

SD

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

firstborn

Firstborn is a legal term indicating a special privilege or rank. Psalm 88:28 "And I will make him my firstborn, high above the kings of the earth." David is referred to as the firstborn even though he was Jesse's eighth son. Colossians 1:15 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:" Many people were born prior to Jesus, St.Paul is indicating that Christ has primacy over all creatures. The use of the term "firstborn" in Matthew 1:25 does not prove that Mary had other children and if she had then Sacred Scripture would tell us who they are.