To: annalex; Full Court; jo kus; kosta50; Nihil Obstat; Forest Keeper
Of course, but "firstborn" is indication of status, and does not imply that there was also second-born. Certainly not as much as "Who is My mother and who are My brothers?" (Matt 12:48)
6,744 posted on
05/16/2006 11:47:56 AM PDT by
HarleyD
("Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures" Luk 24:45)
To: HarleyD
"Who is My mother and who are My brothers?" (Matt 12:48) Matthew 12:48 indicates Jesus had biological direct brothers? Please.
To: HarleyD
Certainly not as much as "Who is My mother and who are My brothers? Does not Mary obey the Will of God? I see Christ as including His mother in the above statement. He is transcending the Jewish concept of earthly family for the heavenly and spiritual brotherhood. But that is not to say that He does away with His mother. That would be a breaking of the Fourth Commandment.
Regards
6,755 posted on
05/16/2006 12:21:55 PM PDT by
jo kus
(For love is of God; and everyone that loves is born of God, and knows God. 1Jn 4:7)
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