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All it means, besides the usual benefits that come with a friendship (albeit a "virtual friendship), really, is that you can see photos of me and my family, so you can attach a face to my name.
And, I assume that it keeps the dialogue civil and, well, “friendly”.
I attempted that with another poster and it did not help, so I happily “unfriended” her.
As for the use of the word “until” to describe Mary’s and Joseph’s supposed consummation…
Does it say in Scripture that Joseph had sexual relations with Mary after the baby was born?I certainly could not find it anywhere in my Scriptural readings! Just that they had no relations UNTIL Jesus’ birth.
The word “until” does not indicate anything that occurred subsequently.
Here’s some examples of other verses which use the word “until” but don’t indicate what occurred afterwards…
In 2 Samuel 6:23, we read that Michal, the daughter of Saul, had no child “until” the day of her death. (We can presume that she didn’t have children afterwards, either.)
[BIBLEDRB]Hebrews 1:13 [/BIBLEDRB]and [BIBLEDRB]1 Timothy 4:13[/BIBLEDRB] are similar examples
Hands down it’s Hugh Jackman and Patrick Dempsey.
Hands down it’s Hugh Jackman and Patrick Dempsey.
(Ok, ok. I’m only kidding, folks! No disrespect meant to my husband nor my marriage vows!)
To me, the measure of manhood is the degree that a man lives out his vocation as a husband and father and the degree that this man demonstrates his dignity as a creature created in the image and likeness of God. The degree that he shows LOVE to God, his wife and children, neighbor and country is the measure of manhood. The degree that he demonstrates the Christian virtues and witnesses to the Truth is the measure of his manhood. The degree that he is united to Christ and participates in the life of the Risen Lord and strives to be “imitators of God as beloved children and walks in love”.
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Not at all, Dokimas.
Then sex with oneself is okay when one is not married?.Scripture only to prove your reply
You know i thought that way once, that is before i woke up to the truth…Such a statement reflects poorly on your personal faith.
When Christ spake these words He was speaking of the destruction of Jerusalem, not of the last days.
Amen brother
Not at all, Dokimas.
I’ve lived in this country for 43 years, so I understand this obsession with Jesus’ brothers meaning only “womb brothers”, but in my country of origin, this understanding is quite different. In fact, in my native country, I have 36 brothers, just on my dad’s side! That is, I have 36 male cousins that I call by the designation, “Kuya”, which means, “older brother”.
Or course, even though I call them “brother”, they did not share my mother’s womb.
It’s a cultural way to show how close extended family is.
Sadly, that concept of being as close to your cousin as you are to your brother is quite foreign here.
So…in the culture of the ancient near east I am quite certain that if you were even a distant cousin of Jesus you would have been welcomed into their humble home with a hearty, “Welcome, dear brother!! So glad to meet you. Come, eat with your brother Jesus!”
Hi Dokimas, As fear as I have read there is none except abpuy Oran and the scripture To be fruitful and multiply. I have look and researched but none. I agree about Oran so I will be prepared to get my head chopped off along with you.
Cool and HiNo big deal but Dokimas is a he.
