Some say Jesus Christ is just a 'cover-up'&dat Mary was raped by a farm by or a Roman guard&they just came up
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As one opens a New Testament, he or she cannot get past the first page without confronting the doctrine of the virgin birth. The writer Matthew says: "When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 1:18). Joseph, perplexed over the fact that his wife-to-be was pregnant, was given this explanation by an angel in a dream: "Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit" (Matt. 1:20).\n\nAnother Gospel writer tells of Mary's pregnancy from her perspective. He tells how the angel Gabriel appeared to her to help prepare this young girl for the great event which would occur in her life. He told her, "And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus" (Luke 1:31). Startled at such a thing, for she was a virgin, the angel continued: "The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God " (Luke 1:35).\n\nAll four of the Gospels assume the doctrine of the virgin birth; two of them give de- tails about it. And it is all the more amazing that one of these writers (i.e., Luke) is a physician whose training and experience would incline him to deny the possibility of such a birth. Careful historian that we know Luke to have been, he investigated thoroughly and affirmed without hesitation that Jesus of Nazareth was born of a virgin.\n\nSome seven hundred or more years before the birth of Jesus, the Holy Spirit had moved the prophet Isaiah to foretell the miraculous birth of the Messiah. "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14). Skeptics have tried to eliminate the phenomenon of predictive prophecy from the Bible, but this and many other divinely revealed predictions - all of which came to pass - make their efforts futile.\n\nIsaiah predicted the virgin birth, New Testament writers recorded its occurrence, and it stands as a sign from God as to the identity of Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of God and Savior of the world.
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You are a victim of injustice. But, you are in good company. Christ was killed on false charges of sedition.
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I think I'm going to be sick.  It's not downplayed? Do these people even watch the news???????????????????  It most certainly is downplayed by the Church AND it's members!  I know, cause I work with Catholics and all of them say "Yeah, well, they did catch one......" One out of how many who are doing this?  And, like you said, just how many have they covered up??????\n\nAnd I would really like to know, 20wks, how oxy is a hypocrite???  Geez woman pull your head outta your rear!  There's nothing hypocritical here except you trying to pass off the hypocricy onto someone else.\n\nArrest those who hide pedophiles as if they committed the crime themselves.  And tax the hell outta the Church.  Then we'll see if they have the money to move these priests around.
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I have yet to meet a non-Christian (besides obvious trouble-stirrers who are just saying things for shock value) who doesn't acknowledge Jesus as a good teacher and example of humankind--even those who don't believe he existed. A story can have just as much power as the truth, and in many cases, far more.
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I believe that Jesus is not a God.....He was a Prophet for Israelites but he was took by God to the Sky....the people that crussified by Israelites with help by Romans was his betrayal follower or Hawariyyin named Yahuza .....it took so long...but i believe that Jesus is Prophet and about his marriage with Mary Magdalene.....i was a lil' bit blur about it...
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1st, none of us were there. 2nd, we are unaware of ppl's sex lives here on earth today,so, why would Jesus discuss what happens behind closed doors. 3rd, there is no reference in the Bible to prove if He did or didn't. He was human and Divine. A tough combination, that's why God chose Jesus and not any of His other children to die for the sins of the world.
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the story of jesus was a myth.\n\nit comes from another pagan cult that predates christianity by 900 years called mithra.  mithra is the original cult claiming to be a savior from a virgin birth, later tortured and killed, then resurrected.  a god would have never written or inspired anything so poorly authored as the crap in the bible.  a second-year communications student from USC could do better...\n\nPeople will comment here about false doctrine, but in reality, the bible is the biggest, most false collection of dogma there is.  it's like the biggest practical joke ever pulled on mankind.
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This is all just a story of fiction, so believe whatever you want to.  The bible has been written, re-written, translated from one language and back again so manty times, it's even more of a work of whoever was writing it and whatever was believed at the time than anything to be taken for "truth".
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I'm not sure which I find more hliarious, that Patzy calls your article, "bullshit facts" yet there isn't a damn thing to prove God exists that isn't strung together inconsitencies and things that are unexplainable, or the fact that MommaToldMeNotToCome has no ability to read the article and see when the article you posted in fact written.  Fact is, no one should be calling anyone elses beliefs bullshit.  \n\nAs for your question, it could be.  There is no way to tell.  Lots of people were crucified at that time and what happened to Jesus wasn't special.  He was one of many.  \n\nAnd Susenjungle, the Shroud of Turin wasn't used by mary Magdelen to wipe Jesus face, it was what was laid over his body after the crucifiction and due to the oils the body secretes during the ordeal made an stain of his face and body on it.  I have some good books on the subject if you are interested, let me know!  I love sharing books!
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Every now and again some version of Christianity accuses someone of being the Anti-Christ.  Usually it is someone who stands in their way or causes them grief.  Everyone likes to blame the horrors of the world on someone.  Based on their track record I doubt they'll ever get it right and the real anti-christ has probably had a long fruitfull life and is now retired somehwere where they serve cocktails on the beach.
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Because they do not follow the entire truth. I believe that Jesus said that very thing somewhat specially for the Catholics who He knew would come.
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It's split into two parts, a fictional part talking about the bloodline of Jesus and that he had a child from Mary Magdelene. This fictional part the Church pretends that it is what's bothering them. The real part that's bothering them is the factual part that's related to the bloody history of Christianity and that during the ruling of Constantine he mixed some pagan customs with christian ones, and he and the committee decided to give Jesus full power and consider him divine rather than a prophit and making the only way to heaven through the Church in order to control Christians throughout time.
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O.k. before I begin I'm also Christian, but not your average Christian due to the fact I believe in all religions.\n\nFirst Off I'm not exactly saying the Bible is a full of lies, I' just telling you my opinion on it (listen carefully)\n\nAfterwards I will answer your question about the virgin Mary.\n\nFirst off the Bible was written by man, not God. Man is not perfect.  Some of the things might be a little bit different then it actually was.  I mean think about it when the apostles were stranded on the boat and Jesus walked on water towards them who was writting down everything that was happening? No, it had to be written down later.\nCan you recall everything perfectly that happened to you yesturday, can you recite word for word what somebody told you?\n\nThis is the true reason why the Bible contradicts itself.  Because man wrote it.  Here is another intristing fact; Some kings in ancient times thought the Bible was boring, so they had someone spice it up a bit.  According to research it has been corrected, but with all these things how can anybody say it's 100% fact.  It even contradicts itself, Eye for an eye; if someone slaps your left cheeck.\n\nThe truth about the Bible is that it is based on truth, but it itself is nothing more then a tall tale. Kinda of like Santa Clause. There actually was a Saint Nick. He gave toys to girls and boys, but the stories have been altered and created a Santa Clause.  There is truth in there, but there are also embelishments, and so forth.  The Bible should be red for it's message, not the stories.  I mean think about it; which apostle was there when the soldiers were whipping Jesus, saying all kinds of nasty things.  Yes, it probably did happen, but it could not have been written down like it was in the Bible unless the person writting it was right there writting things down word for word.\n\nWith all these things combined the Bible is not exactly right, but if you were to talk about your days living with your parents you could easily discribe what happened, even though it might not exactly be 100%.  The message will live on, even though the stories might not be 100% accuarate.\n\nNow as for why some people might say Mary was no Virgin.  The truth is they use to say Jesus never exsisted, but now science and history has confirmed his exsistance. No they have not confirmed he is the Son of God or a lot of the other miricles, but they have confirmed his exsistance. So the people who don't want to believe in him need to find another way to doubt him.  They have chosen that Mary was not a Virgin.  This will be extremely difficult for anybody to prove or disprove don't you think?
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Yeah jesus had sex secretly.
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Mary tricked Joseph into believing that. She was knocked up by a roman soldier or by an alien visitor?
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Intersting that the only reference cited outside the bible is Josefus, who never mentioned Jesus. Any reference to Jesus in his writing was added 1000 years later by other 'christians 'trying to strengthen their arguement.\n\nGreenleaf may have decided that the story was real but I don't believe that it would stand up in court. It would be interesting to look at his background.
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I definately agree with you.  Other than Jesus was God's son, supposedly, why was his crucifixtion so important...he wasn't the only one that was crucified and tortured.  There is a lot in the Bible that can be scrutinized over and there is always going to be people who believe in different things.  The Christians who were taught that they cannot think anything other than God is God and Jesus is the son of God and that everything happens because God wants it to will never change their mind about it.  I have asked questions like this and people say I am ignorant for asking these questions...I say they are because they don't question anything or think for themselves.  How merciful a God we have that allows molestation and slow painful deaths for innocent children with cancer and AIDS.  I am not sure on the answers for a lot of your questions...I know that I believe there is a God...I do not however believe in Him in the way others do...I believe He is there to watch out over his children like a father does and no ones father is perfect...neither is God.  Everyone has their faults including God.  The Bible was made by man not by God.  It is all mans interpretation of what God told them and maybe that is why we are being punished now is because those people as well did not interpret God's word the way He told them to do so.  You have great questions!  Just believe what you want and what you know inside yourself is right.  There will always be someone who will say you are wrong or whatever...but God made us the way we are...made us have doubts and if you...this is going to sound cheesy...listen to yourself you will know it is God who is putting that belief inside of you.  I have hardly read the Bible by the way...I just believe what is in my heart and what makes sense to me.    I hope all that made sense to you.