Is the Perpetual Virginity of Mary Sound Biblical Teaching?

Question

I would like SOUND Biblical Teaching that shows that Mary remained a Virgin after the Birth of Jesus. I am not concerned with Roman Catholic Tradition. I am concerned with SOUND Biblical Teaching. I want Teaching from primary sources, such as Jesus, His 12 Apostles, Paul, etc. I don't want information from secondary sources (Those that came many years later).

The Roman Catholic Church Teaches and Believes that Mary remained a Virgin after she gave birth to Jesus. How does the Catholic Church reconcile this Belief and Teaching with Mathew 1:18-25?

Clearly, the Bible states that Joseph KNEW Mary after Jesus was born. The phrase, “He knew her not till” is in the same context as Genesis 4:1. The Bible is SO VERY CLEAR, Joseph has sexual intercourse with Mary after Jesus was born.

Another interesting thing to note is that in Matthew 1:18-25, Jesus is called Mary’s FIRSTBORN SON, NOT ONLY SON. In order to be a 1st Born, there MUST be a 2nd Born.

Be Blessed,
Bryan

Answer 1

Catholics have that false teaching about Mary among tons of other false teachings. Catholics are not saved because catholics believe a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1).

Answer 2

No. Mary had other children (see Matthew 12:46-50;13:55 and Galatians 1:19). In galatians James is called the Lord's brother. In matthew Jesus mother and brethren desire to see him. You never hear the term Mother and cousins, Maybe aunt and cousins. if those were his cousins. then jesus should have said those that do the will of God are his mother and cousins. And the last time i checked cousins don't get the family inheritance with the children (Romans 8:16-17). be blessed all

Rule of thumb with scripture: if the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense, lest you end up with nonsense.
Take the Word (John 1:1) at His word and the written word at it's word. We take textbooks literally, isn't it only fair we do the same thing with the word of God (Bible).

Answer 3

Mary was a Virgin until she gave Birth to Jesus, thereafter she was Not a Virgin. It would seem that a C-section was out of the Question at that time. Mary did have other children from Joseph after the Birth of Jesus. End of Story.

Answer 4

First, wherever it says "firstborn son," that is a mistranslation of the original greek. The original just says "son." Second, in Matthew 1:25, where it says "But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son," is a confusing at best translation of the original Greek. We don't really use "until" to mean what is meant here anymore (although English speakers 100+ years ago would have read it to mean that he had not yet had sex with her, which is what it says in Greek).

Also, wherever it refers to someone as Jesus' brother, the original uses the Greek word adelphos. Remember that this word is also used to describe the relationship between Abraham and Lot, and you'll recall they are not literally brothers, either. Back in those days, in the Greek language, any kin was called "brother."

Ezekial 44:2, which is taken by most Christians as a prophecy of the Virgin Mary, states, "The Lord said to me: This gate is to remain closed; it is not to be opened for anyone to enter by it; since the LORD, the God of Israel, has entered by it, it shall remain closed." That's pretty much all there is for biblical evidence in favor of perpetual virginity. But to say that there is evidence to the contrary is a severe misunderstanding of the writers' intent.

Answer 5

+ Perpetual Virginity +

Believing in Mary's perpetual virginity is as biblically sound as not believing in it. The Bible is ambiguous on the subject.

In Matthew 1:25, the evangelist is concerned to emphasize that Joseph was not responsible for the conception of Jesus. The Greek word translated as "til" or "until" neither implies not excludes normal marital conduct after Jesus' birth.

In regards to the term "first-born", once again, the evangelist is concerned to emphasize that Mary had no other children before Jesus. The term neither implies nor excludes further children.

It was also common practice in biblical times to call all first-born sons "first-born" whether there were other sons or not. First-born was a legal description indicating that Jesus possessed the rights and privileges of the firstborn son. See Genesis 27; Exodus 13:2; Numbers 3:12-13;18:15-16; Deut 21:15-17.

+ Apostolic Tradition +

I find it disturbing that you also seem to disregard the Bible teaching about Apostolic Tradition.

I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. (John 16:12-13)

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours. (2 Thessalonians 2:15)

We instruct you, brothers, in the name of (our) Lord Jesus Christ,to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6)

I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions, just as I handed them on to you. (1 Corinthians 11:2)

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

mary had a virgin birth to be sure, but she had other children. she is not an "ever virgin" like catholicism states. Mary needed to be saved just like everyone else...she was not immaculate, for like all humans (except for Christ) she was not sinless and needed forgiveness. she even calls him her savior when she praises God for him choosing her to give birth to Christ. So is it an immaculate person who along with Jesus' brothers thought that he was out of his mind and were trying to get him to come home. look at the scriptures here...
matthew 1:22-25 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us." When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

Mark 3:20-21 Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his mind."

Mark 3:31 Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you."

Answer 7

PERPETUAL VIRGINITY ?- Mary replaced right into a virgin till now, for the period of and after the delivery of Christ. (Catechism 496-511) Matthew a million:24-25 says, “Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as a results of fact the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his spouse: And knew her no longer till she had delivered forth her firstborn son: and he stated as his call JESUS.” “till” (till) ability that once that factor, Joseph did “be responsive to” (have sexual kin with) Mary. (See Genesis 4:a million the place Adam “knew” Eve and he or she conceived and had a son.) Jesus had brothers and sisters. The Bible even tells us their names. Matthew 13:fifty 4-fifty six says, “And while he replaced into come into his very own united states, he taught them of their synagogue, insomuch that they have been astonished, and mentioned, Whence hatch this guy this awareness, and those effective works? isn't this the chippie’s son? isn't his mom stated as Mary? And his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they no longer all with us?” different Scripture verses which especially talk with Jesus’ brothers are: Matthew 12:40 six; John 2:12; John 7:3; Acts a million:14; and Galatians a million:19. "i replaced into continuously taught that “brothers” and “sisters” have been regularly occurring words that relatively would desire to talk with any form of kinsman, which incorporate cousins". it relatively is authentic interior the Hebrew language. in spite of the undeniable fact that, the recent testomony is written in Greek, it relatively is an extremely precise language. It makes a sparkling difference between the words used to describe family contributors relationships. there's a Greek word which refers to those who're kin yet no longer of the prompt family contributors, which includes aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins. There are different Greek words which refer especially to a man or woman’s brother or sister interior a family contributors.

Answer 8

James was the brother of Jesus. The perpetual virginity of Mary is not taught in Scripture, it's another myth of the Roman church.

Answer 9

NOWHERE in the Bible does it say this. NOWHERE. Also, NOWHERE in the Bible does it say that Jesus' brothers and sisters were from a previous marriage of Joseph's. These are twisted interpretation without merit that people dreamed up to satisfy their own causes.

Answer 10

if you were seriously interested in this question you would already know that the main source for the teaching of the perpetual virginity of the mother of god is the protoevangelion of james.

you would also know that the protoevangelion was acknowledged as a reliable source by both martin luther and huldrych zwingli: and that the perpetual virginity was accepted by all protestants for at least two hundred years after the schism.

you would know these things if you were seriously interested in the answer to your question.

of course, protestants change their minds: their doctrine is unstable.

god does not change.