Who were the “brothers” of Jesus?

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You keep appealing to legal categories, but Scripture does not say Jesus is “legally seed of David.”
It says He is “seed of David according to the flesh” (Romans 1:3).
Legal status cannot create flesh, blood, or ancestry.
A body prepared in Heaven with no human ancestry is not “seed of David according to the flesh,” not “born of a woman” in the biological sense, and not “sharing in flesh and blood” like us.

Like “us”?
I don’t share YOUR Flesh and Blood!
You have your flesh and blood.
Same as you, I have my flesh and Blood.
Same as humans, God prepared flesh and blood for Jesus.


Your view makes Jesus only legally related to Abraham, David, and Mary—

And so?
Why don’t call on Jesus and tell Him, you are not satisfied with Him filling the legalities of the Law?
And then tell Him What He should have done to satisfy you.

How about that?

but Scripture says His connection is according to the flesh.
That is the contradiction you still have not resolved.

He was born from a flesh and blood body 9 months after Mary was offered and agreed to be pregnant.
He was born with a flesh and blood body.

What other flesh are you looking for?
 

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Like “us”?
I don’t share YOUR Flesh and Blood!
She’s overly literal, in denial that “flesh” includes human systems, philosophy, law, etc.

When I am with you “in the flesh” it doesn’t mean our flesh is intertwined.
 
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You keep repeating that Jesus had “flesh,”


Then stop yapping about Flesh and blood.

but Romans 1:3 does not say Jesus merely had flesh.
It says He is “seed of David according to the flesh."

How is Jesus the Seed of David…?

That means His flesh is connected to David’s flesh—real human ancestry, real human descent.

Connected HOW?

A body prepared in Heaven with no biological connection to David, Mary, or any human being is not “seed of David according to the flesh.”q

Why not?

Legal status cannot create flesh, blood, or ancestry.
So the contradiction remains:
Your view gives Jesus legal ancestry only, while Scripture says His connection to David is biological— “according to the flesh."

So give your Carnal run down…Connections.
And WHO Jesus really is.
 

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She’s overly literal, in denial that “flesh” includes human systems, philosophy, law, etc.

When I am with you “in the flesh” it doesn’t mean our flesh is intertwined.

She cannot understand in A spiritual sense…
Which as you know, spiritual understanding of spiritual things only comes from the Spirit of Lord God Himself…

And not a surprise.. what is telling (knowing them by their fruits) they who want to debate spiritual things with a carnal mindset.

I’m guessing a public education…
Fully …
whereby 100% + 100% = 100%
:rolleyes:
 

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You keep asking “How?” and “Connected how?”

I’m not asking Scripture to explain your claims.

I ask you to explain your claims.

He took His real human flesh from Mary,

How?

Human flesh is the largest Organ OF a human Body…

Did Mary cut off her own Flesh and give it to Jesus?

Jesus’ humanity comes from Mary.

How?

Was Jesus NOT Human and Thus Mary taught Him how to be Human?

What did Joseph Give Jesus?
Anything?
 
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I’m not giving you my own theory.
I’m explaining what Scripture itself says about how Jesus took on human flesh.

  • Luke 1:31 — “You will conceive in Your womb.”
That tells us where the conception happens.
  • Luke 1:35 — “The Holy Spirit will come upon you… therefore the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”
That tells us how the conception happens.

The child “to be born” is the same child conceived in Her womb. Luke presents these verses together because the Holy Spirit’s action in Mary is what brings about Jesus’ human conception.

This shows the conception happened in Mary, not outside Her, and that Jesus’ human nature comes from Her.

That is why Scripture says He is:

“seed of David according to the flesh” (Romans 1:3)

—because Mary is biologically descended from David, and Jesus takes His human flesh from Her.
That means He is biologically related to Her, and thus David as well.

So when I say “Jesus’ humanity comes from Mary,” I’m simply repeating what these passages teach.
That is the explanation.


And, the following questions remains unanswered by you:

How Jesus can be “seed of David according to the flesh” if He had no biological mother, no human ancestry, and no human flesh?
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So… you can not explain your claims…

Gotcha.

How Jesus can be “seed of David according to the flesh”

Back at cha…

How…
Because Scripture says Jesus is the “seed of David”…


See how that works…?
Scripture Rarely “Explains Scripture”.

Explaining is making the Understanding Clear.

The understanding of Scripture does not come from philosophers and mens minds.

That is Satan’s Dilemma. He knows the Scriptures, like you can thumb through Scriptures…and also like you, Satan does NOT understand the Spiritual meanings of the Scriptures.
 

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  • Luke 1:31 — “You will conceive in Your womb.”
That tells us where the conception happens.

Conceive is one thing—->
Pregnant.

Conception is another thing—->
Becoming Pregnant.


[*]Luke 1:35 — “The Holy Spirit will come upon you… therefore the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.”

And do what?

That tells us how the conception happens.

No it doesn’t. The Holy Spirit has come upon, been with thousands of humans throughout history… did that make all the virgins pregnant?

The child “to be born” is the same child conceived in Her womb. Luke presents these verses together because the Holy Spirit’s action in Mary is what brings about Jesus’ human conception.

What “Holy Spirits Action IN Mary”…?
 

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You’re trying to separate “conceive” from “become pregnant,” but Scripture doesn’t do that.
Luke 1:31 says Mary will “conceive in Your womb,” which means the conception

No it doesn’t.

B]Luke 1:31 says the conception is in Mary’s womb.

No it doesn’t.

Luke 1:35 explains the Holy Spirit causes that conception.

No it doesn’t.

The Text in John tells What Not How.

You are filling in, with your words, the word conception… your Theory, which is not in Scripture.


Conception is a male sperm (seed) fertilizing a female egg. (seed).…

in Jesus’ case…..
There was no “conception”!!!


Mary was conceived / Pregnant in her womb…
The moment God Opened His Mouth and sent forth out from God, His Word, in a body God Prepared and SENT by Gods Power, (THAT prepared Body to Mary’s Womb ).

No Conception…! No male sperm (seed)(fertilizing) a female egg (seed).
 

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You’re trying to separate “conceive” from “become pregnant,”

Well ya.
Conception means the successful act of becoming Pregnant!
Conceived means is Pregnant!


You will never land on the truth by making up lies.
 

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You’re now denying the plain meaning of Luke’s words.

False accusation.

Luke 1:31 literally says:

"Behold, You will conceive in Your womb and give birth to a Son"

Yep… Already said that is True.
You making up lies, is on you.

You keep saying “No it doesn’t,” but the text is right there.

You gaslight, speak for me…. But never QUOTE me saying what you claim I said!

You also claim there was “no conception,”

Correct..

but Luke uses the word

Yup. Conceived…meaning pregnant.

The How is NOT by conception.
The How is By a Body being SENT to her womb.

You have been TOLD, SHOWN, The Scripture… and Still you stubbornly rely on your failing grey matter to to argue a Spiritual Event.

Pitiful…
 

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…calling me pitiful does not address the text.



Jesus speaking…

John 16:
[28]] I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

John 16:
[27] For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

And YOU?
You have a conception occurring IN Mary’s Womb…

But Jesus says He, His body came forth out from God…

Pitiful, you don’t Believe Jesus..!
 

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You are confusing where Jesus came from in His divine nature with how He entered the world in His human nature.


LOL…
Where Jesus came from doesn’t confuse His divinity, it expressly Reveals, Verifies His Divinity!

Human men can outwardly appear as women… but they are not, nor will ever be women.

Humans can tat themselves, act like an animal, but they are not, nor will ever be an animal.

Humans can become a monk, pray all day, not sin, but they are not, never will be God.

God, with Supreme Power, can appear as a human man, dress, talk, eat, sleep, die. Like a human man, but He is not, nor ever will be a human.

You dodging to not answer…is Jesus God..
Yes He IS…
And the Lord God Almighty, Creator does Not
Become the Created!

Bored with your nonsense and foolishness.
 

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Your reply confirms exactly what I said: you are denying the incarnation.

Nothing new from you masquerading …
AS upstanding but IS a false accuser.

IS…describes a State of being.
AS…describes a Similarity.

God IS
Invisible Spirit
Omnipresent
Omniscient
Omnipotent

God Foretold He would Appear “AS” a man.

God exercised His Power and Authority to Appear “AS” an Earthly Human MAN.

Human men “Testified”;
they SAW Him….”AS” a human man.
they called Him a man.
they SAW Him perform Miracles.
they HEARD Him PREACH wondrous WORDS
they SPOKE to Him.
they TOUCHED Him.
they HEARD Him Claim HE came forth OUT from God IN Heaven.
they BELIEVED He was God With them
…in the “LIKENESS / BODILY APPEARANCE
AS a man.”
they ACCUSED Him OF making Himself God.
they BEAT His BODY.
they CRUCIFIED HIS BODY.
they BURIED HIS BODY.
* they SAW Him out of His TOMB, RISEN UP, ..WALKING, TALKING with Living human men.
* they SAW Him RISE UP TO Heaven…
WHERE…”HE SAID”, “HE WAS, BEFORE HE CAME DOWN TO EARTH”.

Human men TO THIS Day…
Believe / Claim, the Same as in Ancient Days..

Many…Claim….Jesus was a Fraud.
Some..Claim….Jesus “IS” a human man.
Few…..Claim…..Jesus “IS” God, who Appeared “AS” a human man.

And Some of the most bizarre, CLAIM…
Jesus “IS” Both…
The Divine Creator and the Human Created…
Even… using a ridiculously ignorant concocted math calculation of 100% God + 100% Human = 100%
:rolleyes:

I stand in Conviction TO and WITH the Lord God…among, with and in Agreement of the FEW.

Thanks be unto my Great Lord God Almighty…for His Greatest Blessing and Gift Offering…to Call and Choose me to Stand WITH and IN Him and He WITH and IN me.


Matt. 22:
For many are called, but few are chosen.

May Gods Blessings Abound IN my fellow brothers and sisters “IN Christ” .

Glory to God,
Taken
 

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Your entire reply confirms exactly what I said: you are denying the incarnation.

“Your” entire words are exactly as I said…
Gaslighting, Lies, False Accusing, Foolish, Ignorant and consistently boring.


Yawn!
 

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Your entire reply confirms exactly what I said: you are denying the incarnation.


“God… appeared AS a human man… but He is not, nor ever will be a human.”

That is not the teaching of Scripture.

Phil 1:
5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6who, being
in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8and being found in fashion as a man,

Duh…Your False Claim.

In Scripture…
Equal with God…
In common knowledge…AS is NOT IS.

You begin with a Lie…
And Scripture reveals your ENDING is A LIE.

Good grief … Put away your pride and foolishness and learn the Truth.