What does the Bible say?
Did Mary regret losing her virginity and if she had to do it all over she would have said no to God and no to her husband, Carpenter Joseph?
2007-12-17 07:56:19 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
batgirl2 posted:
Mary did have sex with Joseph after Jesus was born.
Who can answer that question? No one knows the answer except for Mary.
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Agree. Mary did have natural children with her husband, Carpenter Joseph. Source: The Bible.
2007-12-17 08:09:24 · update #1
Darth Eugene Vader posted:
She was happier after losing the virginity during childbirth because at that event had the opportunity to see Jesus, and craddle Him on her arms.
Later, she had other kind of joy with Joseph her husband, and had more kids.
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Agree.
There is no evidence that Mary filed for divorce from either the Holy Ghost or her husband, Carpenter Joseph, so Mary must have felt that losing her virginity was better than keeping her virginity. One can judge a person, Mary, by her actions.
2007-12-17 08:14:09 · update #2
Marcus R. posted:
Happiness was co-incidental for all females at that time. After Jesus was born I have no doubt she enjoyed real sex because on the cross Jesus asked his deciples to take care of his mother and brothers.
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Agree. That's what the Bible says.
2007-12-17 08:17:21 · update #3
I think poor 'Joseph' got the short end of the stick. Married in name only. all of the glory, and none of the 'rewards'. Poor guy.
2007-12-17 08:01:13 · answer #1 · answered by moonbaby 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Happiness was co-incidental for all females at that time. After Jesus was born I have no doubt she enjoyed real sex because on the cross Jesus asked his deciples to take care of his mother and brothers.
2007-12-17 08:11:34 · answer #2 · answered by Marcus R. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well, after jesus was born (if you believe the myth), Mary's hymenal ring was torn. Therefore, there would have been no way to prove Mary remained a virgin after the birth. The bible also mentions that jesus had a brother, meaning Mary had children the normal way. xians like to add to the story by claiming that jesus' brother was a step-brother but there is no evidence for this. Therefore, Mary was no virgin. Catholics believe this because (a) it was a human claim to begin with (b) it became church doctrine and (c) church doctrine was enforced with a sword and a noose until about two hundred years ago.
2007-12-17 08:03:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
She was happier after losing the virginity during childbirth because at that event had the opportunity to see Jesus, and craddle Him on her arms.
Later, she had other kind of joy with Joseph her husband, and had more kids.
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2007-12-17 08:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mary did have sex with Joseph after Jesus was born.
Who can answer that question? No one knows the answer except for Mary.
2007-12-17 08:01:41 · answer #5 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When she had Jesus, she was still a virgin. She was blessed to be considered to be the mother of the one that would deliver her. She did not lose to her virginity until after Jesus was born, and then she was married. If you read your bible, even Joseph accepted the fact that she was virgin when the Holy Spirit came upon Mary- what does the Bible say? Read the four gospels it is very obvious what it says
2007-12-17 08:00:58 · answer #6 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
James and Joses 2 of the brothers mentioned in Matthew Mark and John
"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" Mark 6:3-4
"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? And are not all his sisters with us?" Matthew 13:55-56
James and Joses are in Matthew, Mark, and John's Gospels referred to as the sons of Mary the wife of Clophas (Matthew 27:55, Mark 15:40, and John 19:25). Many early Church historians believe that Clophas and Joseph, Jesus' foster-father, were either brothers or cousins. Regardless, it does refer to Mary the wife of Clophas as the sister of Mary the mother of Jesus. This would explain the use of the word "brethren" or "brothers" in the two verses referenced to earlier.
An important historical document which supports the teaching of Mary’s perpetual virginity is the Protoevangelium of James, which was written probably less than sixty years after the conclusion of Mary’s earthly life (around A.D. 120), when memories of her life were still vivid in the minds of many.
Protoevangelium records that when Mary’s birth was prophesied, her mother, St. Anne, vowed that she would devote the child to the service of the Lord, as Samuel had been by his mother (1 Sam. 1:11). Mary would thus serve the Lord at the Temple, as women had for centuries (1 Sam. 2:22), and as Anna the prophetess did at the time of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:36–37). A life of continual, devoted service to the Lord at the Temple meant that Mary would not be able to live the ordinary life of a child-rearing mother. Rather, she was vowed to a life of perpetual virginity.
However, due to considerations of ceremonial cleanliness, it was eventually necessary for Mary, a consecrated "virgin of the Lord," to have a guardian or protector who would respect her vow of virginity. Thus, according to the Protoevangelium, Joseph, an elderly widower who already had children, was chosen to be her spouse. (This would also explain why Joseph was apparently dead by the time of Jesus’ adult ministry, since he does not appear during it in the gospels, and since Mary is entrusted to John, rather than to her husband Joseph, at the crucifixion).
According to the Protoevangelium, Joseph was required to regard Mary’s vow of virginity with the utmost respect. The gravity of his responsibility as the guardian of a virgin was indicated by the fact that, when she was discovered to be with child, he had to answer to the Temple authorities, who thought him guilty of defiling a virgin of the Lord. Mary was also accused of having forsaken the Lord by breaking her vow. Keeping this in mind, it is an incredible insult to the Blessed Virgin to say that she broke her vow by bearing children other than her Lord and God, who was conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The perpetual virginity of Mary has always been reconciled with the biblical references to Christ’s brethren through a proper understanding of the meaning of the term "brethren." The understanding that the brethren of the Lord were Jesus’ stepbrothers (children of Joseph) rather than half-brothers (children of Mary)
Today most Protestants are unaware of these early beliefs regarding Mary’s virginity and the proper interpretation of "the brethren of the Lord." And yet, the Protestant Reformers themselves—Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Ulrich Zwingli—honored the perpetual virginity of Mary and recognized it as the teaching of the Bible, as have other, more modern Protestants.
2007-12-17 08:29:35 · answer #7 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To the guy who said she is still a virgin, that's a bunch of crap. You can't honestly think that a married couple wouldn't have sex. That's just dumb.
She wasn't a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus. I am a firm believer that biologically, Joseph was Jesus' father.
2007-12-17 08:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by **[Witty_Name]** 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Who knows, I am sure she was relieved when Joseph believed her story about the angel, as was Panthera.
The existence of Jesus Brother James, in the scripture kinda makes that 'still a virgin' thing a bit tough, unless James was also God's son, with less renown. Jesus saved the world, James made perfect furniture?
2007-12-17 07:58:59 · answer #9 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-02 00:29:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mary has had on of the hardest paths to walk as far as humans are concerned.
I think she must have experienced joy greater than we can dream, as well as experience heart-ache and grief we could never believe.
I am not Catholic, but I do admire her greatly.
2007-12-17 08:06:21 · answer #11 · answered by Linda J 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋