Can I approach the Mary Magdalene issue from a different angle? (I do not wish to cause offence.)?

Question

I do NOT wish to debate whether the issue about Jesus and Mary Magdalene marrying and having children is true or false.

My question is, if it were true why would it be a big deal? I don't think there would be anything wrong with Jesus having a family, after all having a wife and kids is a good thing that brings happiness. Also, would Jesus's divinity (as told in Christianity) be any lesser if he did have children? I don't think so, but what do you think? Would it affect your belief system at all?

Peter D, Please leave the attitude outside and please do not make any assumptions about me. I ask the question in order to gain a better understanding.

Answer 1

With respect, this is a hypothetical question that cannot be answered because it's assumption requires the destruction of too many facts, as in a chain reaction.

Christ was promised and came with one purpose, to accomplish redemption for those who should be united to Him by faith, reconciling them to God and enabling the suspension of God's judgement upon the world to this end.

Although this may be poorly stated it can be seen that it is of infinitely higher purpose and consequence than just getting married.

The two objectives are so in contradiction to each other as to be absurd.The latter of course denies the former.

To use your words, it would be the "biggest deal possible." That does not deny that having a wife and kids is a good thing that can bring happiness but that is already beyond question in the history of the world.

Put simply, Christ did the Father's will absolutely and perfectly. Since It was not the Father's will for Him to have a wife and kids, He didn't.

Answer 2

It wouldn't make any difference to me...a Catholic...but history, tradition, logic, prophesies, and a lot of brains smarter than my own...say it is so.

So, not having been present in Mary & Joe's bedroom at any time, I am, like with most things I "know," at the mercy of assorted scholar's research and opinions.

If we turn your question around, and I believed what you hypothesized, I can ask myself "would it make a big difference if it turned out that Mary was indeed a Virgin?" To me, no. I've seen ample evidence that God can do some mighty strange and mysterious things.

Besides, scriptures could have been easily manipulated or simply written to reflect either the Virgin or non-virgin angle. What would be the motive of choosing the Virgin angle since nobody would have missed it if it was never brought up in the first place?

I think we give too much credit to some people who we think are trying to pull one over on us. It happened either one way, or the other. I've simply made a logical and faithful choice between the two. I've been wrong about some God "things" in the past...and will again, I'm sure, in the future. But my being wrong, doesn't change God or His Truths one litle bit.

Answer 3

In Jesus' time it would have been odd for a man not to be married. I don't have any problem with the idea that he may have been married. It is only a problem to people who believe, for whatever reason, that sex is somehow inherently sinful. This talk of his "bride being the church" and so on is a much later thing and is irrelevant to this question. Whether he was married to Mary Magdalene or not - well, who knows? She does seem the most likely candidate though!

Answer 4

I'm not offended. It would have been very unusual for a man of Jesus' age in that time and culture to be unmarried. The bible doesnt say he was, but then it doesnt say he wasnt. I think that if he did have kids, they would have inherited his humanity rather than his divinity, cos multiple sinless people wouldnt fit in with the whole Jesus thing. If descendents did exist, then there are people who would hunt them down to make them into leaders, or some would want to destroy them. Some would expect them to be all wise and all knowing. Kind of a hard act to follow having Jesus as your dad. It would also make sense for him to choose not to follow tradition, knowing he would never be able to raise his kids, see his grandkids etc. But to me it doesnt matter either way. Its not as important as the big message. I guess some people make issues of biblical 'issues' to avoid the real question of what do they believe. The same way that some people do in science, or philosophy or any other discipline. They focus in on a seemingly important detail, which detracts from the main point. I wonder what people would do with their faith or disbelief if some of these big issues were actually finally resolved?

Answer 5

As others have said, no it would not make any difference to my beliefs about the Son of God. However everything points to Jesus not being married or having children. The Gospels are at pains to point out that Christ knew what His Mission and purpose was and He set about it 100% He spread the News about the Kingdom of God in a tireless and breathtaking fashion. Even when the end was in sight, he was praying for hours and when He returned, He found His disciples asleep. Dedication to the appointed task,would not have included marriage and children.

Answer 6

I do not believe that Mary and Jesus were married nor did they have a child.

Now, if they were married that would not bother me as much as the filth that is spewed in this vicious lie. They claim Jesus & Mary had a child OUTSIDE of wedlock AND that Jesus did not die on the cross. If Jesus sinned, then He could not be God and Christians are to be pitted more than anyone else on Earth.

Jesus lived a sinless, perfect, and HOLY life.

The only reason why people go on and on about this is because they don't want the Bible to be true. They don't want Jesus Christ to be God, because then they would actually have to take note of and try to do the things he commands them to do and not to do.

Also, people can't imagine a life without sex, so they assume that Jesus must have had sex sometime in His life. Just look at history and we know that thousands upon thousands of men and woman lived their whole lives and died as virgins. It is possible.

Answer 7

I watched a program about the unincluded books of the Bible a while back .I can`t remember whose book it was but it was about the relationship between Mary Magdeline and Jesus and it was saying there was a lot more between them than our version of the bible is letting on A manuscript by her has supposedly been found but there wasn`t very much of it left as it appeared to be deliberately destroyed .the pieces still remaining are in some museum or other But i don`t think they were actually married not that it makes a lot of difference

Answer 8

The children have the nature of the parents. That's why Jesus is God and man, because His Father is divine and His mother is human. If Jesus had married, and Mrs. God had children, they too would be God, just as Jesus is. The whole idea is totally absurd.
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Answer 9

I think that, for Jesus to be worshipped as the son of God, he had to be made to appear as divine as possible. His divinity would be lesser if he had children - he would become more human, and the church would not want that. It wouldn't affect my world view, because I believe that Jesus was a human being, the son of Mary and Joseph, and not the son of God at all, so it wouldn't surprise me at all if he had children.

Answer 10

because if that part of the bible is not true, then it could be easily argued the rest is made up too, so they the church / s will accept no weakness in their arguement / case / believes

It would perhaps prove that if he did exist he was normal, which could strengthen the case of religion in some.

I dont see how it can change anyone belief, as it is something to which no proof exists and relies on faith without evidence in the first place.

Plus, its all linked in with this no sex without marriage, celibacy, protected sex and so on. It would turn all their preaching on its head, no bad thing. It would safe millions of devoit african catholics from getting HIV/AIDS because the church forbids sexual protection!!!