what was the marital status of Jesus ? and why?
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He war married.  Per Jewish tradition ONLY the groom could provide the refreshments at the wedding. In the wedding at Cana Mary went to Jesus and told him the wine had run out. Unless he was the Groom he had no reason to help nor would Mary have had a reason to inform him of the situation.  \n\nAlso has he was call Rabbi he was required to have been married to hold that title in the Jewish faith.\n\nIf it was not Mary Magdalene that he married why did he appear to her 1st after his Resurrection?  That is an action you would associate with a spouse.  \n\nAs for the Bible not mentioning it? Maybe the writers of the books that are in the Bible felt it was not important enough or else they did not want her disparaged as he is by many today, a sign of respect for her.  Or maybe when is mentioned that those books were not chosen to be in the Bible or were destroyed before the Bible was compiled.  \n\nSo if you want to know, research for yourself and pray. That is what I did. I know he was married beyond a doubt because of my prayers.
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No, there is absolutely no proof of that, but lets add things up.  Jesus is 'God the Son', part of the trinity of God.  He comes to sacrifice himself for us.  He lived a pure and perfect life and resurrected from the dead.  Now, if Jesus is God, what need or reason would there be for God to marry a woman?  God doesn't have desires of the flesh.  Yes Jesus was exposed to those desires here on earth, but the Bible tells us that he never gave in to any of those desires.  Mary Magadalene was a disiple of Christ.  She was only one of His followers and belivers, nothing more.
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I believe Christ was truly God and truly man, so yes it is very possible that he had a carnal relationship. It does not bother me if it is proved he had a wife.
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Well, assuming that we knew he had consummated the life choice/marriage I expect they would be shocked equally by each statement, since they (and other Christians, don't forget us!) believe that Jesus was celibate, and each statement would equally contradict this belief.\n\nThis is quite a question! Presumably he wouldn't have been gay AND married (although he may have been in your hypothetical question!) so it actually concerns two alternative realities!
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jesus had all the rights to marry a person whom he loved
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I think it is very possible they were married, but maybe not.  There is some evidence that he may have been married and some that says the person he was married to was Mary Magdalene.  The big thing is - does it matter?  I don't believe that if he was married it changed his message at all.
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I think it says in the Timothy (one or two I can't remember) or Titus (or both) that a church elder must be a husband of one wife.  So no, if he has two wives, not only is he not able to meet the requirement of being a pastor, he's also in violation of his faith by being polygamous....I'm assuming this man claims to be Christian.  He needs to be separated from his wife (his second I think, since he's legally married to the first)
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Okay, I know you requested Christians only, but I have studied the Bible extensively.The Bible was not meant to be taken literally for the most part, and it was written during a time where women were held to be inferior. I'd disregard St. Paul's tirades on women,as a suggestion.Society has changed greatly since biblical times and a fair amount of what was written regarding gender roles no longer applies to today's society.I would suggest treating your wife as a helpmate and with respect,and expect the same from her,as the bible says to do.She should not have to be submissive.St. Paul had some issues with women 2000 years ago.*Sorry,just got your update.Please switch the gender context on what I said regarding yourself.*
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Alright all you would be Biblical scholars out there -- Paul did have 2 friends in which he was close to -- They were Aquillia who was the husband to Priscilla and they were tent makers -- Paul was a Free Roman at birth on to adult hood witch was no small matter in and of itself during that day in time -- He was raised at a Gentile (non-Jew uncircumcised) and only claimed to be Jewish in his later years from the tribe of Benjamin, from a long-established Pharisee family in Tarsus that was practically erased off the face of the earth so there was no one around to validate his claim. -- Before he became Paul he was known as Saul in the Roman Empire and carried a fair amount of status. Men of that status were automatically expected to have a wife even just for show. Usually a mutually agreed upon business arrangement between the brides father and the groom for more political power -- The wife always stayed at home while the men when away and about to deal with business. So it is commonly accepted that he did have a wife in that capacity but not a wife in the since of how we perceive them today. As for "the thorn in his side" it has been speculated on for thousands of years -- Most commonly believe that it was eye sight problems he continued to have after the blinding light of seeing the full glory of Jesus that day -- Others speculate that it was his wife calling him back home to Rome and quit his insanity with the new religion -- And some take it literally that he had some sort of kidney, bowel or internal problem -- But the truth is no one knows -- There is a lot of new information on Paul in the newly published Gnostic Gospels found with the Nag Hamani Library from the 70's -- You can find the complete Gospels and English translations on the Internet that can shed new light and a different perspective on biblical times if that's what you are looking for -- Maybe a few more facts to fill in the gaps -- Hope all this helps and please feel free to email me if you have any more questions, I'll be happy to help and share what I know --\n---Angel
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Does it matter?  I think of Jesus as an olive-skinned man with brown eyes and dark hair, because he was born in Bethlehem, a district in a Middle Eastern country.  The fact that I have blue eyes and fair hair doesn't make me want to claim him as having that description.  Can't we all agree that Jesus was/is all things to all men?
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You're absolutely right. Jesus never was married. I have never seen that in the Bible, or heard that from any preacher. The Bible is was, is, and will always be the Truth.
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jesus was most likely gay with his disciples.\n\nsnow white was straight, but she wasn't into dwarf sex.
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http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=marriage
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Well, there’s only a few hints in the New Testament. You decide what they mean:\nJesus comments divorce: "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery." (Matt 19.8-9, pp. Mark 10.1-12)\nPaul, Romans 7: So then, if she marries another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress, even though she marries another man. (Rom 7)\nGodly leaders had special rules, though believers should fellow their example: Phil 3.17; 4.9; 1 Thess 1.6,7; 2 Thess 3.7,9; 1 Tim 4.12; Tit 2.7; 1 Pet 5.3; 1 Cor 4.6; 1 Cor 11.1.\nAnyway, these rules were made in a Bedouin society thousands of years ago. So why worry about them today? These societies suppressed women. And today, polygamy is only allowed in very macho countries where women has no rights at all, like Saudi Arabia and other conservative countries in the Middle East. In most modern societies polygamy is not allowed.
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What most christians seem to forget is that Mary got married to Joseph!And what does it matter if Jesus was not concieved through sex?Mary was still pregnant and she was a young girl!\n\nThen they hav the nerve to condemn a man when his marriage to Aisha was legitimate!\n\nHeck in America there are states that allows marriage for 12yr olds!\n\n\nEDIT:to the person below me:AISHA was NOT related to Muhammad!Abu Bakr, Aisha's father, was Muhammad spiritual brother,his comrade!
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Jesus had a half brother named James.  He wrote one of the books in the bible.  There is no proof Jesus was married, that was a made up fact to promote a book and a movie.
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mary was not a prostitute.  that thought was put into effect by the church in the time of Constitine.  The bible never states that she was a prostitute.  The bible also does not state whether she or Jesus was married however there is a big whole in the story of Jesus from the bible.  We do not know much about his life during his teenage years unto where he professed to be God's son.  Therefore we cannot have a fair dipiction of his life if you were to go by the bible.  It was customary for jewish men of his day to marry as it was customary for women to marry.  They married young by todays standards so it is possible that he or she was married.  It was the church who commissioned what books went into the bible that we know today and not God.  There are several books now known that were purposely left out by the church of the time.  They give more detail as to the life of Jesus as well as Mary and the desiples. here is a link that has some information and links on some of the info I mentioned here if you are interested.