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Mary, Again you did not address the context of my post so what you wrote is a red herring fallacy. Oz

101G, Take a read of 1 Tim 1:15-17 (NIV): 15 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. 16 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his...

Mary, Again you resort to a Genetic Fallacy. I will not continue discussions with you if you continue to do this as it is impossible to have a rational discussion when you resort to fallacies. Did Jesus' have brothers and sisters? Yes, he did and I've given you biblical evidence for this. What...

BG, You seem to have misunderstood the doctrine of the Trinity. It doesn't chop God into 3 pieces. This is what it does: The Trinity is one God existing in three Persons. Understand that this is not in any way suggesting three Gods. Keep in mind when studying this subject that the word...

Mary, Why don't you acknowledge that you committed a Genetic Fallacy? Oz

Some historians and archaeologists consider that Josephus was inaccurate in a number of his claims: Was Josephus always correct? Certainly not. His inaccuracies range from vagueness to blatant exaggeration. Shaye Cohen accuses him of "inveterate sloppiness".19 The index to Cohen's book goes so...

Mary, This is a red herring. I've presented evidence in this thread of the biblical evidence for Jesus' brothers and sisters. That's enough, but you're not listening. ' Oz

Mary, Again you have committed a Genetic Fallacy (the Fallacy of Origins). It is erroneous reasoning. We cannot have a logical discussion when you do this. As that link demonstrates, the Genetic Fallacy bases its claim for truth on the origin of the claim. Here you have asked if St Augustine...

GodsGrace, I consider that this is a brief, biblical summary of the Trinity: (image courtesy Christianity 201) This is taken from my article, Is the Trinity taught in the Bible? Here you will find biblical support for the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God but they are...

prashanthd, I agree with you. In my view, this topic should be located in the Christian Theology Forum. Oz

ByGrace, Would you please be so kind as to document the source of this information in Josephus? Oz

Thanks Rollo. You've found an 11th mention of Jesus' brother, James, in Gal 1:19. Oz

GodsGrace, I found 10 examples in the NT where “brothers” and “sisters” of the Lord are mentioned. These are in Matt. 12:46; Matt. 13:55-56; Mark 3:31–34; Mark 6:3; Luke 8:19–20; John 2:12, 7:3, 5, 10; Acts 1:14, and 1 Cor. 9:5. I agree that there are no Christian doctrines affected by...

pia, One of the reasons I reject such teaching, whether from a preacher or on this forum, is because it is contrary to what Scripture teaches: 'The Berean Jews were very glad to receive Paul’s message. They studied the Scriptures carefully every day. They wanted to see if what Paul said was...

bb, Which Bible are you reading? You have come to a conclusion here that is not in Scripture. Let's check the Bible: 1 John 2:18 (NIV), 'Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the...

GodsGrace, While the literal meaning of adelphos is 'from the womb', if you read Thayer on that word, you will see that it has a number of other relationship meanings. In fact, one of the meaning refers to brother and sister in Christ, i.e. Christians. They can be half brothers or half sisters...

GodsGrace, St Augustine wrote of Mary: '.... the Virgin, a true but inviolate Mother, gave birth to Him who became visible for our sake and by whom she herself was created. A virgin conceives, yet remains a virgin; a virgin is heavy with child; a virgin brings forth her child, yet she is...

Mary, Again, that's false. I gave you the full quote for 'a brother' in Thayer's Greek lexicon. You gave only 2 words. Therefore, I gave a fuller definition of the meaning of adelphos and Thayer said it included, (the current opinion among the doctors of the church since Jerome and Augustine...

Mary, This is an example of your filtering from Thayer what you want and leaving out all the rest of his etymology of ἀδελφός (adelphos). All you quoted from Thayer was the meaning, 'a brother'. What did Thayer actually say that you did not post for us on this forum? This is what he stated...

Mary, We've gone over this before. Respectfully, I disagree with your position - based on the etymology of adelphos (bother) and adelphe (sister). Matt 1:25 harmonises with Joseph and Mary having other children between them or brothers and sisters of Jesus who were children of Joseph or...