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My question is where in the Bible does it say that Mary gave birth to other children? It seems to me illogical that God would raise his entire body into heaven but leave his genes on the planet. And why in Luke chapter 1 does she say that "all generations will call me blessed"? What does that mean for Christians?
Jesus had four brothers, James, Joseph, Simon and Judas. He also had at least three sisters. References are found throughout the New Testament:
Matthew 13:55 - "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?"
There are also at least a dozen other verses and I encourage you to look them up.
I would like to point out that Catholics don't believe this even though they are the only group which refuses to accept this clearly Scriptural truth.
As far as "all generations will call me blessed," she WAS blessed! Don't you wish your child could be GOD? Of course! I wish I could have just met Him, let alone have Him as my Son...
Thanks for the questions and I encourage you to continue to study the Word of God.
Todd
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My degrees and studies are mostly in Christian doctrine but I will answer questions having to do with almost any aspect of Christianity and The Bible.
Experience
My experience consists of over 20 years as a Pastor, Youth Pastor, missionary, counselor, teacher, writer, Bible quizzer, and various other leadership positions. I've studied the Bible for over 20 years at 5 different schools/seminaries but I can explain things in simple terms anyone can understand and currently teach Sunday School to 1st-5th graders. I specialize in Christian apologetics (evidences for Christianity) and Polemics (debate denouncing false teachings), as well as understanding difficult verses, and topics such as heaven & hell, denominations/sects, false teachings/heresies/cults, the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit, spiritual warfare, apostolic reformation, emergent/emerging church, prosperity teaching, contradictions/discrepancies, charismatic studies, creation/evolution, Greek/Hebrew studies, end times, deliverance, the apocrypha/pseudepigrapha, etc. I daily answer questions on Global Media Outreach, AllExperts, YouTube, through email, and various personal websites where I have posted many Christian videos.
Education/Credentials
Graduated from a private Christian High School, went to Nazarene Bible college and then Eastern Nazarene College (Boston) for Youth Ministry and Pastoral Studies/Christian Theology, transferred to Asbury College where I completed my degree in Christian Education and Missions, and most recently attending the Calvary Chapel Bible Institute.
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