I have always asked myself if Mary conceived Jesus without sex, why didn't she bear a clone of herself, a girl
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Because nobody would have listened if Jesus was a girl; as an adult she wouldn't have even been allowed in the temple without a husband.
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That's a very good question. If you are a Christian who believes that Jesus was devine and son to a virgin, then I would suppose you could just say God made him that way....complete with HIS chromosomes. It's all about faith.\n\nIf you aren't a Christian, then I would say to you that it is a possibility that Mary was raped by a Roman soldier or a man in the community. So that would explain his other chromosomes. \n\nThere's really no answer, my friend.
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he created us. He did not have us as reproducing with someone else :) else that would mean he had a partner. Your question is very good. I asked myself that back in 1996~ when I was thinking of switching :)
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i guess, i just dont understand why that looser never got with any females, all he ever did was hang out with guys. Thats a bit faggy if ya ask me. Also who really knows what the story is with jesus apparently stuff was lost in translation of the BIBLE over the years. Like the king james version of the bible how it was written in that version to suit the needs of king james and his need to divorce his wife. Whos to say the cult leaders are wrong?? just because protestants and catholics are so commercialized they are accepted as the correct religeons. If you think about it they are cults, its a dude standing in front of a huge audience telling people how to live their lives, and they do it, thats some crazy stuff man. well anyway yeah he was a mammas boy and a bit queer and a bastard if ya think about it cuz where was his biological dad all those years?? Joseph was just a step dad. So? and wouldnt that make mary a bad woman for having gotten pregnant premaritally? so its ok for the holy spirit to spread his seed to unmarried women but humans cant?? wow what a huge contradiction of the bible.\nSo he was a mammas boy bastard failure, cuz the world is still messed up....
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Yes mary was born with out sins, never sined (or had sex) and was assumed into heaven body and soul.  Joseph was on the other hand born with original sin but died a saint and went to heaven.
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Son of God.  the bible tells us that mary was a virgin therefore Joeph could not have been the father.
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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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You know...when I saw the DaVinci Code and it reveals the girl is Jesus' descendant...I knew there was something special about ME!\n\nI think I am Jesus reincarnated...and I'm a woman.  So my response to your theory is I agree it's entirely feasible.
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I know it can be confusing. Mary was a virgin and an Angel came to her and told her that she was pregnant. Joseph and her were not married yet. After she had Jesus she and Joseph were wed and he was considered Jesus' father on earth. God the Father is his real Father. Hope that helps!
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All these people who are saying that Jesus had siblings and that Mary & Joseph had relations after he was born are relying on the KJV text.  This is a flaw in the translation.  The Bible says that Mary & Joseph had no sexual relations until his birth -- but the Greek word (unlike the English) is very different.  A more correct translation would be that prior to his birth there were no relations with no implication of what occurred after that.\n\nAs for the brothers -- the Greek word actually  means "close relative" and could be applied to a cousin as well.\n\nThe reason that Catholics believe that Mary stayed a virgin all her life are two-fold.  The first is that they did not use the KJV, so never ran into that particular translation problem.  The second is that in the Catholic Bible there is text where Mary worries about being married because she made a vow to God that she would remain a virgin.  Catholics believe that any vow made to God by the mother of Jesus would be kept -- therefore, they believe that she must have remained a virgin.  Protestants do not have this text in their Bible -- because Martin Luther decided it was not inspired by God.\n\nWhat do I believe?  Oh -- I not only believe that they did not have a sexless marriage, I believe that Mary was not a virgin when Jesus was born.\n\nSomeone up above said something about the siblings of Jesus not being immacualtely conceived.  The Immaculate Conception does not refer to virgin birth.  It refers to the Catholic belief that Mary was born without Original Sin.
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"Why ask? Why not just accept? "\n\nThat was the first response to this question.\n\nSo now I must ask, why cant God just command someone to exist, and then they exist. No questions asked.\n\nGod's phenomena are many times backed by science. but many times they are not. Take the case of Adam, technically speaking it is not "scientifically" possible. So why does Jesus HAVE to have a father.\n\nIf God is all powerful, all knowing, all wise, all merciful, can he then not just tell Mary, "You shall have a son as I have made it so"?\n\nCan God just tell his creation to BE, with no questions asked?\n\nYes, God can. It is shown through Jesus, he is a miracle child. A child without a father. \n\n\nAnyone who questions me, I ask, calmly, to please give me CREDIBLE evidence that Jesus HIMSELF stated "I am the son of my creator" \n\nBy credible I mean a source which has NOT been changed from its original setting.
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Yeah that is a good question, and I am not sure how to answer it myself. Children do come up with the best questions though don't they? I guess my answer as cruel as it sounds the other twin should have accepted Jesus, and How could God do that? Well he  is God so anything is possible through him, and the first twin would be given a new heavenly body free from defect.
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""SHE DIDN'T SIN, she was born without sin so she could give birth to Jesus. Besides, wouldn't you (maybe not you exactly)love it if everyone worshipped your mother.""\n\nAin't it always something!?  A good christian girl with the number 69 in her name!  Just what I have always come to expect for them.\n\nBTW... 69 chick?  Mary was born without sin?  then that would make HER the Christ and not Jesus!  HER parents had sex to conceive her!!  I hope you feel liek a dumb@$$ right now since the PAGAN chick had to straighten you out on your biblical "facts".
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I find it intriguing that when this question is raised, so many still believe that the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception refers to the birth of Jesus.  Every single reference work I have ever read, including all dictionaries, all encyclopedias and the Catholic Encyclopedia defines the Immaculate Conception as the doctrine which teaches that Mary herself was immaculately conceived in her mother's womb so that Mary herself was born free of the original stain of sin. Every single reference work I have ever seen defines it this way - as referring to the conception of Mary - not the conception of Jesus.  I do not understand why many still feel it refers to the birth of Jesus.  While it is true that Jesus was born without sin, this particular doctrine has nothing to do with him.
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Before we get into looking at specific Scriptures, it is important to understand why the Roman Catholic Church believes in the perpetual virginity of Mary. The Roman Catholic Church views Mary as "the Mother of God" and "Queen of Heaven." Catholics believe Mary to have an exalted place in Heaven, with the closest access to Jesus and God the Father. Such a concept is nowhere taught in Scripture. Further, even if Mary did occupy such an exalted position, her having sexual intercourse would not have prevented her from gaining such a position. Sex in marriage is not sinful. Mary would have in no way defiled herself by having sexual relations with Joseph her husband. The entire concept of the perpetual virginity of Mary is based on an unbiblical teaching, Mary as Queen of Heaven, and on an unbiblical understanding of sex.\n\nSo, what does the Bible say about the perpetual virginity of Mary? Using the New American Bible, which is a Catholic translation of the Bible, we can see that the perpetual virginity of Mary is not taught in the Bible. Matthew 1:25 NAB tells us, "He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus." He, Joseph, did not have sexual relations with her, Mary, UNTIL after she bore a son, Jesus." The meaning of this Scripture is abundantly clear. Joseph and Mary did not have sexual relations until after Jesus was born. Matthew 13:55-56 NAB declares, "Is He not the carpenter's son? Is not his mother named Mary and his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? Are not His sisters all with us?" Catholics claim, correctly, that the Greek terms from "brothers" and "sisters" in these verses could also refer to male and female relatives, not necessarily literal brothers and sisters. However, the intended meaning is clear, they thought Jesus to be Joseph's son, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas, and the brother of the unnamed and unnumbered sisters. Father, mother, brother, sister. It is straining the meaning of the text to interpret brothers and sisters as "cousins" or "relatives" with the mentioning of Jesus' mother and father.\n\n Matthew 12:46 NAB tells us, "While He was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and His brothers appeared outside, wishing to speak with Him." See also Mark 3:31-34; Luke 8:19-21; John 2:12; and Acts 1:14. All mention Jesus' mother with His brothers. If they were His cousins, or the sons of Joseph from a previous marriage, why were they mentioned with Mary so often? The perpetual virginity of Mary cannot be drawn from Scripture. It must be forced on Scripture, in contradiction to what the Scriptures clearly state.
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Ooh, nice question.\n\nActually, I think you could make a strong case that they didn't have sex until after they left Eden. There's no mention of it, and I know they had no children when they left. \n\nIt was eating the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge that made them realize they were naked; is it possible they were having sex prior to this, yet failing to notice this one detail? Which they then figured out from eating a piece of fruit? \n\nI could almost imagine them just not bothering to contemplate the fact that they had different genitals because the subject never "came up", as it were. But the whole Fig Leaf story just sounds absurd if they were copulating the whole time.\n\nAfter the Fall, of course, it wouldn't really matter if they sinned or not, having already been declared sinners.\n\nOn the other hand, if they weren't having sex prior to the Fall, and one assumes that God intended, or at least hoped, that they would not disobey Him and remain in Paradise forever, one has to wonder why He would give them genitals at all. I mean, seriously, what's the point? \n\nAgain, good question.
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It's about the male and the female line, although the male line as given by Matthew is supposed to be irrelevant, if you really believe in the virgin birth, isn't it?\nI always thought that was slightly weird.