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LOL....I'm serious. You made a good point and one that I have never considered. There is no "blood" line from Joseph to Jesus. I am going to have to research apologetics as to why that was not important. I know that ancient Jewish laws allowed an adopted person to be considered part of the...

Hi GG, I think you would agree that when Jesus spoke and whatever he spoke, it was the truth. If you take into consideration that dogma is an "incontrovertible truth" of the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles and you reject THE TRUTH then you would be lost. (not able to be denied or...

You make a good point. Mary

Wow.....I sincerely don't know what to think. I don't think anything I said was "mean" or "sarcastic". Would you please let me know what I said that fit that was mean and sarcastic so I don't do it again? I said thank you because I am a considerate person and I took into consideration that you...

Hi GG, True, I can't answer for him. I believe I know his line of thinking on this matter. If there are 10 (arbitrary number) incontrovertible truths in Scripture and if a Christian rejects any 1 of those truths, they are lost. If we reject a single truth, are we lost? Or must we...

Hi Nancy, Thank you for the question. I will sprinkle you with information so you don't drown :rolleyes: Luke 2:4 makes it clear that Joseph, not Mary, is a descendant of David. Matthew stresses Christ as the successor of David and follows the line of kings. Luke stresses Christ...

Thank you. Do you believe in and adhere to all the dogmas you have come to cherish? Mary Dogma: a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.

Thank you. You make some good points Bible study Nancy....:rolleyes: The Holy Spirit is Mary’s spouse but Joseph was her spouse and protector on this earth for two obvious reasons. Matthew points out in his genealogy in chapter 1, Joseph was in line to be a successor of David as King of...

Hi, I suspect that no matter which stand we take it won't effect our salvation. There are some of us who like to dig deeper into Scripture/Christian history and look at the bigger picture. This curiosity and desire to dig deeper creates theologians however we must always keep in mind 2 Peter...

Hi Pearl, Where does Scripture say that "Joseph claimed his conjugal rights"? I can't find it....:( Where does Scripture make it obvious that "there must have been other children born to Joseph and Mary"? I can't find that either....:( Mary

Hi GG.... According to the earliest Christian historical records (Protoevangelium of James) when Mary’s birth was prophesied, her mother, St. Anne, vowed that she would devote the child to the service of the Lord, as Samuel had been by his mother (1 Sam. 1:11). Mary would thus serve the Lord...

James and Joses were the sons of Mary of Cleophas (Mark 15:40). Mary of Cleophas is described in the Gospel of John as our Blessed Mother’s “sister” (John 20:25); obviously, she must have been a cousin, and James and Joses thereby cousins of our Lord. Judas was the son of James (not either of...

Hi, I think you are basically saying one's repentance must be sincere (not just lip service) before you can be forgiven. If that is what you are saying.....I agree with you. Mary

Hi Nancy. James and Joses were the sons of Mary of Cleophas (Mark 15:40). Mary of Cleophas is described in the Gospel of John as our Blessed Mother’s “sister” (John 20:25); obviously, she must have been a cousin, and James and Joses thereby cousins of our Lord. Judas was the son of James...

Thank you GG. According to Jewish law the oldest son had the responsibility of caring for the widowed mother and that responsibility would pass to the next oldest if anything happened to the first born son. Since Jesus, the first born, had no “blood brother,” He entrusted Mary to the care of...

Hmmmmm.....my question was very clear soooooo I am not sure what is so “sneaky” about it. See you at mass? :) Mary

Because they are not successors to the Apostles: 1 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 2:2, Acts 1:21-26 Mary

Sooooo why aren't you Catholic? Curious Mary

Hi Aspen. I get the gist of your question. I guess the same could be asked of you only in reverse: Would you become Catholic if there was no solid evidence of Jesus having full blooded siblings? Curious Mary

Got it.....you can't explain John 20:23 which teaches opposite of what you believe. Moving onto your new false statement. What you have said about Apostolic Succession is opposite of what Scripture says. Scripture makes it clear there was/is: 1 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 1...