Mary was a Virgin all her life, before and after Jesus.
Martin Luther and John Calvin, the leaders of the Protestant Reformation & Protestatism thought so, that Mary was always a Virgin
Martin Luther:
"It is an article of faith that Mary is Mother of the Lord and STILL A VIRGIN.... Christ, we believe came forth from a womb left perfectly intact"
Source: Works of Luther v. 11,pp.319-320; v. 6, pp.510.
John Calvin:
"there have been certain folk who wished to have suggest from this passage(matt 1:25) that the Virgin Mary had other children than the Son of God, and that Joseph had then dwelt with her later, BUT WHAT FOLLY THIS IS! For the gospel writer did not wish to record what happened afterwards; he simply wished to make clear Joseph's obedience and to show also that Joseph had been well and truly assured that it was God who had sent His angel to Mary. HE HAD THEREFORE NEVER DWELT WITH HER NOR HAD HE SHARED HER COMPANY....
Source: Sermon on Matthew 1:22-25, published 1562
2006-06-28
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