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Maria Valtorta was a woman who from 1943 to 1950 saw, spoke with, and heard from Jesus often, as well as received from Him visions of scenes of His public life, which she wrote down. With God's help, I've come to own all of her writings, and I'm eternally grateful to Him for these gifts. Her...

Part I In Matt. 13:55/Mk. 6:3, Joseph, Simon, James, Judas (Jude/Thaddeus) are called Jesus's "ἀδελφοί" (adelphoi). This Koine Greek word has the following textbook definitions: "fellow-countryman," "disciple/follower," "one of the same faith," and "kinsman, or relative," etc. The context in...

This thread is directed at those who claim both the following: (i) that Joseph, Simon, James, and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus) in Matt. 13:55/Mk. 6:3 were Jesus's siblings (ii) that James of the four in Matt. 13:55/Mk. 6:3 and James in Gal. 1:19 were the same person In Gal. 1:18-19, it's indicated by...

I don't care how "futile" discussing a topic may be with whomever, for the simple reason that if my position is True, and I've shown it to be so, then I'll never turn down an opportunity to defend that Truth. That's having conviction in a position, and although I may say someone is wrong in...

I've done the work to prove that Jesus's kinsmen/relatives Joseph, Simon, James, and Judas (Jude/Thaddeus) were the sons of His mother's spouse's brother, Alphaeus, and his wife Mary of Cleophas (Clopas/Alphaeus), and thus His cousins (see opening post). If you reject my position, I challenge...

On Predestination On Free Will

Jesus's brothers Joseph, Simon, James, Judas (Jude/Thaddeus), and unnamed sisters in Matt. 13:55-56/Mk. 6:3-4 are called His "ἀδελφοί" (sing. ἀδελφός adelphos; pl. ἀδελφοὶ adelphoi) and "αδελφαι" (sing. ἀδελφή adelphē; pl. αδελφαι adelphai), translated to "brothers" and "sisters" in English. The...

"So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself." (James 2:17) Pray daily for Faith. It's God's gift. It's your only requisite for the accomplishment of mighty deeds. Certainly you have to work, you have to pray, but upon Faith alone depends the answer to your prayers – your works...