[Amendment10]

"Maybe because he did?"

I don’t see where biblical prophecy concerning Jesus would be compromised if Mary did have more children after Jesus.

[slumber1]

I don’t see where biblical prophecy concerning Jesus would be compromised if Mary did have more children after Jesus.

Biblical authority wouldn't be compromised but Papal authority would be. Ergo they must come up with these nonsense reasonings to explain why the bible doesn't mean what it clearly says

[stonehouse01]

“...don’t see where biblical prophecy would be compromised if Mary did have more children...”

Ezekiel 44:2 would be seriously compromised.

Mary WAS the gate. Even the early protestants through the 1700’s retained this teaching that “the gate” would remain undefiled by man, including Zwingli and Luther.

Luke 1:35 compare with 1 Kings 8 verses 10 -11.

Mary is the Ark of the new covenant. The Blessed Mother contained the Holy of Holies (the Lord Himself) in the vessel of her womb. The pregnant woman is the bearer of the child in her womb and since Mary’s Child was God, She is the God Bearer. Mother of God and God Bearer mean exactly the same thing.

Jesus did not have brothers. This is a FACT. IF Mary had had other children, they would have been half brothers only; the bible would have used the accurate terminology by using the term half-brother since the bible is inerrant. The meaning of the adelphoi therefore HAS to be that of spiritual brotherhood only, not blood brotherhood. The concept of a spiritual brotherhood is a perfectly acceptable concept found in other places within the bible.