Sometimes it’s hard to understand the life of Jesus in our mortal minds, but if you spend time in quiet prayer and listen to the Word, you know it to be truth.
Thank you Fr Mark! The Asian (esp Chinese and Vietnamese) are having the same tradition by referring to those descendants of the elder relatives (e.g cousins/ nephews) as brothers or sisters or even referring to their friends or neighbors kids as brothers and sisters as well. I know this bc I am Vietnamese and I grew up there and my family is very traditional and am a convert as well. God created all things and i find it not that hard to believe the blessed Mother is sacredly chosen and protected and kept free of sin. Nothing is Impossible to the Almighty Lord 🙏 🙏
I've heard this argument before and and there were times I felt that possible she did have other children with Joseph and personally it really didn't matter to me because I knew for sure she was a virgin when she conceived our Lord Jesus Christ. However, it dawned on me one day as I was reading about the crucifixion in the Bible that she was at the foot of the cross with a few women and the Apostle John and knowing Jewish people as I do surely if Mary Had other children you can bet the bank that those children would have been all around her embracing her consoli her but not there was none to me that was total proof that Mary did not have any other children but our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Thank you for this video and God bless!
Yes that is correct. Also, if Jesus had any other brothers he would have had to given Mary to them from the Cross rather than to John the apostle. God bless
Your clarification on Mary’s perpetual virginity increases our understanding of her true, pure and spotless life. Thank you, Fr. Mark, for all the biblical support and words from the Saints that enlighten the confused mind and accept the truth that she’s a Virgin full of Grace destined to become the Mother of Jesus.
Under Jewish law, it is forbidden to give your mother away to non-relatives, if she has other children to look after her. Jesus would be breaking Jewish law by giving her to John. But it would be OK to give her to a trusted friend.
thank you Fr Mark for explaining the Virginity of Mary. i too have a friend who does not believe that Mary was a virgin when she was conceived. your explains cleared my mind even when the bible says Jesus’s brothers. Viva Christi Re. 🙏
In some ancient traditions, if there was no husband, no son, no other children, or family the wife-mother would be given to someone who was a good friend or beloved like a brother and trustworthy.
John 19:25 "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdala." Is the verse that counters the misunderstanding of Mark 6:3
Thank you, Father! Like many things, belief in Our Lady’s perpetual virginity seems to be a test of sorts. Are we willing to be obedient to Church teaching, or do we struggle against the truths of heaven to support our own desire for vices?
For me The Virgin Mary did not have more children. Her only child is Jesus Christ. For me the Virgin Mary is pure and immaculate. She has no sin. Mother Mary is the only human being in human history that is Immaculate and pure. Thank you Father for the explanation. God bless you. 🙏😇👼
their were other Marys , Matthew 27:56-57 ,at the tomb ,James and Joseph sons of another Mary wife of Zebedee ,when James the Just was martyred ,Simon a cousin ,son of another Mary wife of Clopas ,Judas a cousin of the Lord and son of Clopas brother of Joseph .
I always find it interesting that protestants can believe so many miracles of the bible..Noahs arc, parting of the red sea, even that Mary conceived of the Holy Spirit, but remaining a perpetual Virgin is beyond belief!? Same for her other graces (Immaculate Conception) as if anything is impossible for God. Its baffling that many claim she is nothing special, "just a woman" etc. Like just anyone can fully be obedient to the Will of God as she was/is? The beatitudes are about her and Joseph. Also in Luke 11:27 when a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him "blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!" But Jesus said "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" ..again referencing Mary and Joseph. They remain humble, and hidden during their lives on Earth but Glorified in Heaven.
It is mind boggling that everything you said is in the bible but except for "immaculate conception"!!!🤔 The Immaculate Conception is a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church in regards to Mary, Jesus’ mother. The official statement of the doctrine reads, “The blessed Virgin Mary to have been, from the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, in view of the merits of Christ Jesus the Savior of Mankind, preserved free from all stain of original sin” (Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, December 1854). Essentially, the Immaculate Conception is the belief that Mary was protected from original sin, that Mary did not have a sin nature and was, in fact, sinless.But guess what,it is not biblical!!This is the reason true Christians are against!!🤔
Regarding Mary having sin or not, in Genesis 3:15, both Jesus and Mary are said to be in a state of "enmity" against the serpent, which in the original Hebrew means "complete and radical opposition" to Satan. It is for this reason that it is not likely that God would have permitted Mary to inherit the condition of "original sin" from Adam and Eve. Any participation by her in the disorder and corruption of the soul that the rest of us inherit from Adam and Eve would place the Mother of Jesus at least partially under the sway of Satan and evil, and thereby contradict the complete "enmity" between Mary and Satan prophesied in Genesis 3. She still needed a savior to preserve her from sin in the first place because Jesus could not have co-existed with sin in the womb of a woman who had any sin.
@@DivineMercy_Official -The Roman Catholic Church argues that the Immaculate Conception is necessary because, without it, Jesus would have received His flesh from one who was herself a slave to the devil, whose works Jesus came to destroy (1 John 3:8). Mary, as the mother of the Redeemer, needed for her flesh to be free from the power of sin, and God gave her that privilege. From her time in the womb, Mary was sanctified because of her special role in bringing the Son of God incarnate into the world. One problem with the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is that it is not taught in the Bible.Even Catholics admit that Scripture does not directly teach the Immaculate Conception. The Bible nowhere describes Mary as anything but an ordinary human female whom God chose to be the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. Mary was undoubtedly a godly woman (Luke 1:28). Mary was surely a wonderful wife and mother. Jesus definitely loved and cherished His mother (John 19:27). But the Bible gives us no reason to believe that Mary was sinless. In fact, the Bible gives us every reason to believe that Jesus Christ is the only Person who was not “infected” by sin and never committed a sin (see Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:5).
I found answers to some of the questions about Jesus and Our Blessed Mother in the book The Refugee From Heaven written about the life of Cora Evans, a mystic from the USA
Then explain Matthew 1:24-25 24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus. He knew her til she brought forth her first born ?
Did you read the original Greek and Hebrew because the word "until" in English is used totally different. The word until in the original language does not mean that something changed to the opposite after a certain point in time. The Bible also says that Jesus will rule "until" all his enemies are put under his feet. Does that mean after his enemies are put under his feet he will no longer rule?
Mary had four other sons, Joseph, James, Jude, and Simon. Because of the virgin birth, Joseph was not the father of Jesus so these were the half brothers of Jesus. The last three mentioned are not to be confused with those who were disciples of Jesus by the same name.
Thank you but by which authority do you speak? Sorry, but you do not have any authority to declare what actually was the case. The church has the authority given to it by Jesus in Matthew 16:18 and 2,000 years of church history totally disagrees with you. The Bible never says Mary Had other children. It said Jesus had brothers and sisters and the words used are Ah in Hebrew and adelphos in Greek which do not necessarily really ever mean sibling but just close relative like a cousin. God bless
@@DivineMercy_Official that is incorrect. The Bible had the authority. If the church has the final authority, it would give authority to man. And let me help you, the church is the body of believers. You do not have the authority as a believer. You are follower. A fallacy of the Catholic Church is to feed this untruth.
@CoolDude Are you referring to the same Bible that was was canonized by the Bishops of the Catholic Church at the Councils of Carthage and Hippo in 393 and 397 AD and gave you the same bible you are reading today? You can't accept the bible and reject the authority from which it came. The Catholic Church gave you the Bible you have today and determined what books were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Of the hundreds of "gospels" that were in circulation in the early centuries, how did only 4 come to be in the bible? Yes, the Catholic Church :) And seeing Christ started a Church, and there was only the Catholic Church for 1,500 years, odds are pretty good it is the Church of Christ.... unless you think Jesus got it wrong until Martin Luther got it right. God bless and know you're in our prayers.
@@DivineMercy_Official no one gave anyone the Bible. The Bible was canonized.meaning bought together by scholars. But the books were written by prophets, and apostles. The church received instructions from the writings. God appointed and inspired. And the church was snot built in Peter. It was built on the declaration of Peter. God gave him The words to say. Mary had children with her husband. Stop pushing this false info. Really.
@CoolDude sorry, but the current Canon of the Bible was established by the Catholic Church at the council's of Carthage and hippo in 393 and 397. That doesn't mean they wrote it it means that they selected which books were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Random Scholars don't have the authority because none of them would be able to agree. That is why Christ established his church and gave her that Authority. Sorry, I cannot continue to argue a point that is factual history. God bless
Yes, that is very possible. I have heard accounts of Eastern Orthodox priests that maintain that Joseph the betrothed was an older man when he was engaged to Virgin Mary and it’s possible the “brothers of Christ“ were from Joseph’s previous marriage. His previous wife must have passed away, I suppose. So the family of Joseph and Mary had Jesus and Mary’s older stepchildren. Saint Joseph the betrothed also passed away sometime during Jesus adolescence or something
No, St. Joseph was also a virgin, and he was not old. Think about it. Would God have given Mother Mary an old man to protect her? No. Also, when St. Joseph and Mother Mary went to Bethlehem for the census, if he had other children, they would have been with them, but there were no children with them. What about when St. Joseph and Mother Mary looked for Jesus and found him at the temple? They did not have other children with them when they left to go look for Jesus. That means that if St. Joseph had other children, they would have left them alone when they went searching for Jesus. Do you really think they would have done that? No, because St. Joseph did not have other children. And the obvious one...if Mother Mary had other children or even step-children, then Jesus would not have given her to St. John at the cross. Mother Mary only gave birth to one child, Jesus, and St. Joseph was a virgin. He was not an old widower with kids. Stop and use reason for a minute. Can you even imagine what it would have been like if St. Joseph had other children? How difficult life would be for a regular child (with original sin) to have Jesus as a sibling. You could never be as good as or live up to Jesus. God would not have done that to someone. Not to mention that Jesus is unique because He is truly God and truly man, so it is only logical that His birth and life would be unique and that He would be the only child in the family. I do not know why it is difficult for people to believe that God made St. Joseph and Mother Mary chaste and set them apart from others in human history. They had a special vocation, so of course, God would prepare them ahead of time accordingly. I think it is the protestant understanding of things that has crept into the minds of Catholics. We must stop letting protestant misinterpretations of the Bible influence us and lead us away from the true teachings only found in the deposit of faith of the Catholic Church. imho
In regards as to using the term of "brothers and sisters" in the bible, there is no word for "cousins" in Hebrew, thus the usage of the words brothers and sisters.
@@DivineMercy_Official your video speaks about Luke 1:34 the Greek word is Ginosko which is to know, in Mathew 1:25 the Greek word is ginoskin which is to know after union. It’s clear as day you cannot seperate the two words as you have indicated, you said in ur video Mary speaking to angel gabriel in luke to know means sexually in Mathew it means she knew Joseph same Greek word, one is before the act and other is after the act. God bless.
@Brian Mery thank you for proving the point of the Church of 1,500 years. Of course the word "to know" is used because Mary says "I do not know any man." Also the original language shows the words that she used were one of commitment and consecration to Total life-long virginity.
Mathew 1:25 says Mary had only ginoskin (past tense) Joseph after Jesus was born. How can this mean anything apart from Mary being unified with Joseph after Jesus was born. Luke 1:34 is ginosko which means as you say haven’t known. One is haven’t known the other is have known and that is the original language. You have searched the scripture and have an answer and in the original language, but still choose to follow man made traditions.
Mary inherited sin because of Adam and Eve in the garden just like everybody else did, but that doesn’t mean that she couldn’t give birth to Jesus and Jesus still be without sin. If Mary was sinless, which she wasn’t, she would still be alive because that’s the reason we’re all dying is because of sin, God said in the day that you eat of the fruit of the tree of good and evil you shall die, and Mary died.
Regarding Mary having sin or not, in Genesis 3:15, both Jesus and Mary are said to be in a state of "enmity" against the serpent, which in the original Hebrew means "complete and radical opposition" to Satan. It is for this reason that it is not likely that God would have permitted Mary to inherit the condition of "original sin" from Adam and Eve. Any participation by her in the disorder and corruption of the soul that the rest of us inherit from Adam and Eve would place the Mother of Jesus at least partially under the sway of Satan and evil, and thereby contradict the complete "enmity" between Mary and Satan prophesied in Genesis 3. She still needed a savior to preserve her from sin in the first place because Jesus could not have co-existed with sin in the womb of a woman who had any sin.
I see a graven image of Mary...the 2nd commandment is "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" but the catholic 10 commandments take it out...somebody wants you to have graven images uh oh
In Ex 20:4 God prohibits graven images for the purpose of worshipping them. Catholics don’t worship Mary or images and never will. In Ex 25:18 God commands Moses to make statues of angels and Numbers 21:8 God commands a bronze seraph be made and looked upon to heal the people. If all graven images are prohibited, we need to remove the picture we have on our desk as that is a graven image. Protestants use Nativity scenes which are statues of Jesus and Mary and Joseph, do you think that is evil? God bless. Keeping you in prayer.
The Commandments are not numbered in the Bible. They come from Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, but neither clarifies how to divide them, as they are not numbered in the Bible. Catholics use St. Augustine’s version and Protestants use that of the Greek Fathers. The two forms have slightly different numbering, but maintain exactly the same meaning. For example, it is said that Catholics eliminated the second commandment not to worship graven images. But that is included in the 1st commandment of not having any false Gods. According to Ex 20, graven images are not forbidden by God (God commanded Moses to carve images for the Ark of the Covenant) but it is the WORSHIP of them that is forbidden, and we Catholics do not do that. We still must follow the 10C’s today because they were written ‘with the finger of God’ rather than by Moses like the other parts of the Jewish law, which Jesus fulfilled. That is Church teaching.
I don't know if anybody else listened to this but what you're saying is Mary and Joseph never consummated their marriage so this makes her son a bastard????
The first line you are talking about what the church teaches... sir, it is not about what the church, teaches... it is however about what the Bible says... you are wrong... in mark, who was by the way, an eye witness to Jesus it specifically states Jesus had brothers.
In 1 Tim 3:15 Jesus called the Church “the pillar and foundation of the truth.” He established the chair of the papacy and put Peter upon it in Matt 16:18. In Col 1:18 Jesus said he is the head of the body, which is the Church. So, contrary to common belief, the Church isn’t man-made but God-made. 2Tim2:2 says, What you hear from me entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. This is how Christ set it up, so who are you to tell him he is wrong?
The Bible does not say that Mary Had other children. The Bible says that Jesus had brothers and sisters and the Hebrew word for brothers "ah" and the Greek word for brothers or sisters called "adelphos" can mean simply a near relative or close relative, like a cousin, not necessarily or usually a sibling.
@@DivineMercy_Official Ridiculous, this whole extra-biblical obsession with Mary probably occurred from priests with too much time on their hands, trying to be the ones to bring "deeper" revelation to his people, in reality, it's a rabbit trail bringing the focus away from Christ.
Just read these verses and no more explanation……Matt13:53-57 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, and coming to his country he taught them in their synagogue, so that astonished, and said. Where did this man get his wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brethren JAMES and JOSEPH and SIMON and JUDAS? Matthew 27:55-56 There were also many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,among whom were Mary magdalene, and MARY the mother of JAMES and JOSEPH, and the mother of the sons of Zeb’edee. Matthew 27:59-61 And Joseph took the body,and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed. Mary Magdalene and the OTHER MARY were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre. John 19:25 But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, MARY the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Yes, and nowhere did it say Mary had other children. The words for brothers and sisters in Hebrew and Greek have words that also mean close relatives and cousins.
Thank you but the Bible does not say that Mary Had other children. The Bible says that Jesus had brothers and sisters and the Hebrew word for brothers "ah" and the Greek word for brothers or sisters called "adelphos" can mean simply a near relative or close relative, like a cousin, not necessarily or usually a sibling.
@@DivineMercy_Official -The Bible tells us that Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas (Matthew 13:55). The Bible also tells us that Jesus had sisters, but they are not named or numbered (Matthew 13:56). please explain who are all this children that were living with Mary and Joseph ?
@@MrEmoji-rf7wf Again, the Hebrew word in the bible for brothers is "ah" and the Greek word for brothers or sisters called "adelphos" can mean simply a near relative or close relative, like a cousin, not necessarily or usually a sibling.
@@DivineMercy_Official - I notice you are avoiding my question on who are the children that live with Mary and Joseph.🤔 Here is another example: In John 7, Jesus is traveling through Galilee. Meanwhile, in Judea, the Jewish leaders were looking for a way to kill Him (John 7:1). Then, “when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, Jesus’ brothers said to him, ‘Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret.
@@DivineMercy_Official -Here is another example, the immediate context is Jesus’ response to His unbelieving brothers’ sarcastic taunts. As John mentions, His brothers were unbelievers at that time,read (John 7:5).🤔
You are wrong , In Mathew 1:25_Joseph did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son, in Luke 2:7 Mary brought forth her firstborn son_Mathew 13:54to 58_Mark6:3to6_Luke 1:46, 47
Sometimes it’s hard to understand the life of Jesus in our mortal minds, but if you spend time in quiet prayer and listen to the Word, you know it to be truth.
Thank you Fr Mark! The Asian (esp Chinese and Vietnamese) are having the same tradition by referring to those descendants of the elder relatives (e.g cousins/ nephews) as brothers or sisters or even referring to their friends or neighbors kids as brothers and sisters as well. I know this bc I am Vietnamese and I grew up there and my family is very traditional and am a convert as well. God created all things and i find it not that hard to believe the blessed Mother is sacredly chosen and protected and kept free of sin. Nothing is Impossible to the Almighty Lord 🙏 🙏
Good argument Tiffany. 👍
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if mary was sinless she no disease and sadness wouldve come upon her lfie stop lying
I've heard this argument before and and there were times I felt that possible she did have other children with Joseph and personally it really didn't matter to me because I knew for sure she was a virgin when she conceived our Lord Jesus Christ. However, it dawned on me one day as I was reading about the crucifixion in the Bible that she was at the foot of the cross with a few women and the Apostle John and knowing Jewish people as I do surely if Mary Had other children you can bet the bank that those children would have been all around her embracing her consoli her but not there was none to me that was total proof that Mary did not have any other children but our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Thank you for this video and God bless!
Yes that is correct. Also, if Jesus had any other brothers he would have had to given Mary to them from the Cross rather than to John the apostle. God bless
…they didn’t have a term for cousins either….just “ kin”.
Your clarification on Mary’s perpetual virginity increases our understanding of her true, pure and spotless life. Thank you, Fr. Mark, for all the biblical support and words from the Saints that enlighten the confused mind and accept the truth that she’s a Virgin full of Grace destined to become the Mother of Jesus.
Thank you Father. I am of Hispanic descent and I call all my Christ family hermana and hermano meaning brother. Or sister.
Under Jewish law, it is forbidden to give your mother away to non-relatives, if she has other children to look after her.
Jesus would be breaking Jewish law by giving her to John.
But it would be OK to give her to a trusted friend.
Yes, that is correct
thank you Fr Mark for explaining the Virginity of Mary. i too have a friend who does not believe that Mary was a virgin when she was conceived. your explains cleared my mind even when the bible says Jesus’s brothers. Viva Christi Re. 🙏
Thank you Fr. Mark for your guidance and clarification about our holy Mother. Such a beautiful divine creature of God, in Him nothing impossible.
In some ancient traditions, if there was no husband, no son, no other children, or family the wife-mother would be given to someone who was a good friend or beloved like a brother and trustworthy.
Most Holy Mother of God, I beg of You, please heal me, a sinner...
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John 19:25 "Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdala." Is the verse that counters the misunderstanding of Mark 6:3
Thank you Father for your very clear and helpful Scripture based explanation. God Bless you!
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Thank you, Father Mark. Many people question this.
Thank you, Father! Like many things, belief in Our Lady’s perpetual virginity seems to be a test of sorts. Are we willing to be obedient to Church teaching, or do we struggle against the truths of heaven to support our own desire for vices?
Thank you Fr. Mark. That was an awesome explanation.God bless you always!
Thank you Father Mark and God Bless you....
Thank you! I am looking forward to the next video. God bless you.
Thank you Fr Mark
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For me The Virgin Mary did not have more children. Her only child is Jesus Christ. For me the Virgin Mary is pure and immaculate. She has no sin. Mother Mary is the only human being in human history that is Immaculate and pure. Thank you Father for the explanation. God bless you. 🙏😇👼
their were other Marys , Matthew 27:56-57 ,at the tomb ,James and Joseph sons of another Mary wife of Zebedee ,when James the Just was martyred ,Simon a cousin ,son of another Mary wife of Clopas ,Judas a cousin of the Lord and son of Clopas brother of Joseph .
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I always find it interesting that protestants can believe so many miracles of the bible..Noahs arc, parting of the red sea, even that Mary conceived of the Holy Spirit, but remaining a perpetual Virgin is beyond belief!? Same for her other graces (Immaculate Conception) as if anything is impossible for God. Its baffling that many claim she is nothing special, "just a woman" etc. Like just anyone can fully be obedient to the Will of God as she was/is? The beatitudes are about her and Joseph. Also in Luke 11:27 when a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him "blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!" But Jesus said "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" ..again referencing Mary and Joseph. They remain humble, and hidden during their lives on Earth but Glorified in Heaven.
Well said. God bless you
It is mind boggling that everything you said is in the bible but except for "immaculate conception"!!!🤔
The Immaculate Conception is a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church in regards to Mary, Jesus’ mother. The official statement of the doctrine reads, “The blessed Virgin Mary to have been, from the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of Almighty God, in view of the merits of Christ Jesus the Savior of Mankind, preserved free from all stain of original sin” (Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus, December 1854). Essentially, the Immaculate Conception is the belief that Mary was protected from original sin, that Mary did not have a sin nature and was, in fact, sinless.But guess what,it is not biblical!!This is the reason true Christians are against!!🤔
Regarding Mary having sin or not, in Genesis 3:15, both Jesus and Mary are said to be in a state of "enmity" against the serpent, which in the original Hebrew means "complete and radical opposition" to Satan. It is for this reason that it is not likely that God would have permitted Mary to inherit the condition of "original sin" from Adam and Eve. Any participation by her in the disorder and corruption of the soul that the rest of us inherit from Adam and Eve would place the Mother of Jesus at least partially under the sway of Satan and evil, and thereby contradict the complete "enmity" between Mary and Satan prophesied in Genesis 3. She still needed a savior to preserve her from sin in the first place because Jesus could not have co-existed with sin in the womb of a woman who had any sin.
@@DivineMercy_Official -The Roman Catholic Church argues that the Immaculate Conception is necessary because, without it, Jesus would have received His flesh from one who was herself a slave to the devil, whose works Jesus came to destroy (1 John 3:8). Mary, as the mother of the Redeemer, needed for her flesh to be free from the power of sin, and God gave her that privilege. From her time in the womb, Mary was sanctified because of her special role in bringing the Son of God incarnate into the world.
One problem with the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is that it is not taught in the Bible.Even Catholics admit that Scripture does not directly teach the Immaculate Conception. The Bible nowhere describes Mary as anything but an ordinary human female whom God chose to be the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ. Mary was undoubtedly a godly woman (Luke 1:28). Mary was surely a wonderful wife and mother. Jesus definitely loved and cherished His mother (John 19:27). But the Bible gives us no reason to believe that Mary was sinless. In fact, the Bible gives us every reason to believe that Jesus Christ is the only Person who was not “infected” by sin and never committed a sin (see Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22; 1 John 3:5).
I found answers to some of the questions about Jesus and Our Blessed Mother in the book The Refugee From Heaven written about the life of Cora Evans, a mystic from the USA
Mary is not the other of God. She is the mother of Jesus's flesh
Then explain Matthew 1:24-25
24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Jesus.
He knew her til she brought forth her first born ?
Did you read the original Greek and Hebrew because the word "until" in English is used totally different. The word until in the original language does not mean that something changed to the opposite after a certain point in time. The Bible also says that Jesus will rule "until" all his enemies are put under his feet. Does that mean after his enemies are put under his feet he will no longer rule?
Mary had four other sons, Joseph, James, Jude, and Simon. Because of the virgin birth, Joseph was not the father of Jesus so these were the half brothers of Jesus. The last three mentioned are not to be confused with those who were disciples of Jesus by the same name.
Thank you but by which authority do you speak? Sorry, but you do not have any authority to declare what actually was the case. The church has the authority given to it by Jesus in Matthew 16:18 and 2,000 years of church history totally disagrees with you. The Bible never says Mary Had other children. It said Jesus had brothers and sisters and the words used are Ah in Hebrew and adelphos in Greek which do not necessarily really ever mean sibling but just close relative like a cousin. God bless
@@DivineMercy_Official that is incorrect. The Bible had the authority. If the church has the final authority, it would give authority to man. And let me help you, the church is the body of believers. You do not have the authority as a believer. You are follower. A fallacy of the Catholic Church is to feed this untruth.
@CoolDude Are you referring to the same Bible that was was canonized by the Bishops of the Catholic Church at the Councils of Carthage and Hippo in 393 and 397 AD and gave you the same bible you are reading today? You can't accept the bible and reject the authority from which it came. The Catholic Church gave you the Bible you have today and determined what books were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Of the hundreds of "gospels" that were in circulation in the early centuries, how did only 4 come to be in the bible? Yes, the Catholic Church :) And seeing Christ started a Church, and there was only the Catholic Church for 1,500 years, odds are pretty good it is the Church of Christ.... unless you think Jesus got it wrong until Martin Luther got it right. God bless and know you're in our prayers.
@@DivineMercy_Official no one gave anyone the Bible. The Bible was canonized.meaning bought together by scholars. But the books were written by prophets, and apostles. The church received instructions from the writings. God appointed and inspired. And the church was snot built in Peter. It was built on the declaration of Peter. God gave him The words to say. Mary had children with her husband. Stop pushing this false info. Really.
@CoolDude sorry, but the current Canon of the Bible was established by the Catholic Church at the council's of Carthage and hippo in 393 and 397. That doesn't mean they wrote it it means that they selected which books were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Random Scholars don't have the authority because none of them would be able to agree. That is why Christ established his church and gave her that Authority. Sorry, I cannot continue to argue a point that is factual history. God bless
Is it possible Joseph was married before and had children, so the brothers and sisters referred to were ‘step’ brothers?
Yes, that is very possible. I have heard accounts of Eastern Orthodox priests that maintain that Joseph the betrothed was an older man when he was engaged to Virgin Mary and it’s possible the “brothers of Christ“ were from Joseph’s previous marriage. His previous wife must have passed away, I suppose. So the family of Joseph and Mary had Jesus and Mary’s older stepchildren. Saint Joseph the betrothed also passed away sometime during Jesus adolescence or something
@@odetafecani1614 They say Joseph was much older than Mary around 16 years old and Joseph maybe 40 its my guest ,sounds good .
No, St. Joseph was also a virgin, and he was not old. Think about it. Would God have given Mother Mary an old man to protect her? No.
Also, when St. Joseph and Mother Mary went to Bethlehem for the census, if he had other children, they would have been with them, but there were no children with them.
What about when St. Joseph and Mother Mary looked for Jesus and found him at the temple? They did not have other children with them when they left to go look for Jesus. That means that if St. Joseph had other children, they would have left them alone when they went searching for Jesus. Do you really think they would have done that? No, because St. Joseph did not have other children.
And the obvious one...if Mother Mary had other children or even step-children, then Jesus would not have given her to St. John at the cross. Mother Mary only gave birth to one child, Jesus, and St. Joseph was a virgin. He was not an old widower with kids.
Stop and use reason for a minute. Can you even imagine what it would have been like if St. Joseph had other children? How difficult life would be for a regular child (with original sin) to have Jesus as a sibling. You could never be as good as or live up to Jesus. God would not have done that to someone. Not to mention that Jesus is unique because He is truly God and truly man, so it is only logical that His birth and life would be unique and that He would be the only child in the family.
I do not know why it is difficult for people to believe that God made St. Joseph and Mother Mary chaste and set them apart from others in human history. They had a special vocation, so of course, God would prepare them ahead of time accordingly.
I think it is the protestant understanding of things that has crept into the minds of Catholics. We must stop letting protestant misinterpretations of the Bible influence us and lead us away from the true teachings only found in the deposit of faith of the Catholic Church. imho
She did have other children
In regards as to using the term of "brothers and sisters" in the bible, there is no word for "cousins" in Hebrew, thus the usage of the words brothers and sisters.
Mathew 1:25 Mary did not know Joseph until after Jesus was born. Why do you not stay consistent with the scripture.
Read what the church fathers for 1,500 years have said about that. It's actually quite clear. God bless
@@DivineMercy_Official your video speaks about Luke 1:34 the Greek word is Ginosko which is to know, in Mathew 1:25 the Greek word is ginoskin which is to know after union. It’s clear as day you cannot seperate the two words as you have indicated, you said in ur video Mary speaking to angel gabriel in luke to know means sexually in Mathew it means she knew Joseph same Greek word, one is before the act and other is after the act. God bless.
@Brian Mery thank you for proving the point of the Church of 1,500 years. Of course the word "to know" is used because Mary says "I do not know any man." Also the original language shows the words that she used were one of commitment and consecration to Total life-long virginity.
Mathew 1:25 says Mary had only ginoskin (past tense) Joseph after Jesus was born. How can this mean anything apart from Mary being unified with Joseph after Jesus was born. Luke 1:34 is ginosko which means as you say haven’t known. One is haven’t known the other is have known and that is the original language.
You have searched the scripture and have an answer and in the original language, but still choose to follow man made traditions.
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Mary inherited sin because of Adam and Eve in the garden just like everybody else did, but that doesn’t mean that she couldn’t give birth to Jesus and Jesus still be without sin. If Mary was sinless, which she wasn’t, she would still be alive because that’s the reason we’re all dying is because of sin, God said in the day that you eat of the fruit of the tree of good and evil you shall die, and Mary died.
Regarding Mary having sin or not, in Genesis 3:15, both Jesus and Mary are said to be in a state of "enmity" against the serpent, which in the original Hebrew means "complete and radical opposition" to Satan. It is for this reason that it is not likely that God would have permitted Mary to inherit the condition of "original sin" from Adam and Eve. Any participation by her in the disorder and corruption of the soul that the rest of us inherit from Adam and Eve would place the Mother of Jesus at least partially under the sway of Satan and evil, and thereby contradict the complete "enmity" between Mary and Satan prophesied in Genesis 3. She still needed a savior to preserve her from sin in the first place because Jesus could not have co-existed with sin in the womb of a woman who had any sin.
Idolatry and lies.. No idolater nor lier will enter the kingdom of God.
Wow, if it was more known her sister was also named mary then this wouldn't even be a point of contention lol.
I see a graven image of Mary...the 2nd commandment is "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" but the catholic 10 commandments take it out...somebody wants you to have graven images uh oh
In Ex 20:4 God prohibits graven images for the purpose of worshipping them. Catholics don’t worship Mary or images and never will. In Ex 25:18 God commands Moses to make statues of angels and Numbers 21:8 God commands a bronze seraph be made and looked upon to heal the people. If all graven images are prohibited, we need to remove the picture we have on our desk as that is a graven image. Protestants use Nativity scenes which are statues of Jesus and Mary and Joseph, do you think that is evil? God bless. Keeping you in prayer.
The Commandments are not numbered in the Bible. They come from Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, but neither clarifies how to divide them, as they are not numbered in the Bible. Catholics use St. Augustine’s version and Protestants use that of the Greek Fathers. The two forms have slightly different numbering, but maintain exactly the same meaning. For example, it is said that Catholics eliminated the second commandment not to worship graven images. But that is included in the 1st commandment of not having any false Gods. According to Ex 20, graven images are not forbidden by God (God commanded Moses to carve images for the Ark of the Covenant) but it is the WORSHIP of them that is forbidden, and we Catholics do not do that. We still must follow the 10C’s today because they were written ‘with the finger of God’ rather than by Moses like the other parts of the Jewish law, which Jesus fulfilled. That is Church teaching.
If God wanted married to remaining a virgin then so be it
I don't know if anybody else listened to this but what you're saying is Mary and Joseph never consummated their marriage so this makes her son a bastard????
No, that is not what is being said at all. Completely the opposite
The first line you are talking about what the church teaches... sir, it is not about what the church, teaches... it is however about what the Bible says... you are wrong... in mark, who was by the way, an eye witness to Jesus it specifically states Jesus had brothers.
In 1 Tim 3:15 Jesus called the Church “the pillar and foundation of the truth.” He established the chair of the papacy and put Peter upon it in Matt 16:18. In Col 1:18 Jesus said he is the head of the body, which is the Church. So, contrary to common belief, the Church isn’t man-made but God-made. 2Tim2:2 says, What you hear from me entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. This is how Christ set it up, so who are you to tell him he is wrong?
You didnt make your point. Its your opinion it seems. No Biblical facts.
The Bible does not say that Mary Had other children. The Bible says that Jesus had brothers and sisters and the Hebrew word for brothers "ah" and the Greek word for brothers or sisters called "adelphos" can mean simply a near relative or close relative, like a cousin, not necessarily or usually a sibling.
@@DivineMercy_Official Ridiculous, this whole extra-biblical obsession with Mary probably occurred from priests with too much time on their hands, trying to be the ones to bring "deeper" revelation to his people, in reality, it's a rabbit trail bringing the focus away from Christ.
Just read these verses and no more explanation……Matt13:53-57 And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, and coming to his country he taught them in their synagogue, so that astonished, and said.
Where did this man get his wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brethren JAMES and JOSEPH and SIMON and JUDAS?
Matthew 27:55-56 There were also many women there, looking on from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,among whom were Mary magdalene, and MARY the mother of JAMES and JOSEPH, and the mother of the sons of Zeb’edee.
Matthew 27:59-61 And Joseph took the body,and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud, and laid in his own new tomb, which he had hewn in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, and departed.
Mary Magdalene and the OTHER MARY were there, sitting opposite the sepulchre.
John 19:25 But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, MARY the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
Yes, and nowhere did it say Mary had other children. The words for brothers and sisters in Hebrew and Greek have words that also mean close relatives and cousins.
@@DivineMercy_Official Greeks never used brother for cousins pls teach truth .
@@ioannisfassilis8527 The point is the Greek word Adelphos for brother does not mean sibling. And it doesn't.
The Catholic Church teaches that she was a virgin throughout her life but the Scriptures says otherwise!!🤔
Thank you but the Bible does not say that Mary Had other children. The Bible says that Jesus had brothers and sisters and the Hebrew word for brothers "ah" and the Greek word for brothers or sisters called "adelphos" can mean simply a near relative or close relative, like a cousin, not necessarily or usually a sibling.
@@DivineMercy_Official -The Bible tells us that Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas (Matthew 13:55). The Bible also tells us that Jesus had sisters, but they are not named or numbered (Matthew 13:56). please explain who are all this children that were living with Mary and Joseph ?
@@MrEmoji-rf7wf Again, the Hebrew word in the bible for brothers is "ah" and the Greek word for brothers or sisters called "adelphos" can mean simply a near relative or close relative, like a cousin, not necessarily or usually a sibling.
@@DivineMercy_Official - I notice you are avoiding my question on who are the children that live with Mary and Joseph.🤔
Here is another example:
In John 7, Jesus is traveling through Galilee. Meanwhile, in Judea, the Jewish leaders were looking for a way to kill Him (John 7:1). Then, “when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, Jesus’ brothers said to him, ‘Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret.
@@DivineMercy_Official -Here is another example, the immediate context is Jesus’ response to His unbelieving brothers’ sarcastic taunts. As John mentions, His brothers were unbelievers at that time,read (John 7:5).🤔
You are wrong , In Mathew 1:25_Joseph did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son, in Luke 2:7 Mary brought forth her firstborn son_Mathew 13:54to 58_Mark6:3to6_Luke 1:46, 47
Stop talking nonsense! Say things that DO NOT CONFUSE people!