To: reaganaut
Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel." This Old Testament prophecy is quoted in the gospel of Matthew (Mt 1:23) and specifically applied to the virginal conception of Christ.
THAT is why it's so important.
To: cloudmountain
That is why the VIRGIN BIRTH is important, not the perpetual virginity.
70 posted on
03/17/2012 4:04:54 PM PDT by
reaganaut
("I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see")
To: cloudmountain; reaganaut
Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel." There is nothing here denying that they might have enjoyed a normal marriage, including a husband and wife coming together, after the birth of Jesus.
What is wrong with that idea? Does it destroy your goddess worship?
How should a husband and wife/father and mother live? What did Jesus say about a man marrying a woman? Does a man leave his mother and father to cleave to a woman?
Who came down from heaven, gave up his position for a time and offer you salvation?
It wasn't Mary...
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