Written by Bob Stanley, June 7, 1999
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If
the Blessed Virgin Mary had other children by Joseph, as some claim...
Then why did NOT
Jesus give His mother to one of them instead of to John, in John 19:27?
After all, Jewish law would have demanded it.
If the
word 'until' means something happened AFTER
that point as in Matthew 1:25, as some claim...
Then why does NOT the
Bible mention the births of these 'brothers' and 'sisters' of Christ?
Then why does the dictionary define the word 'until' as:
'up to the time of', or 'before a specified time', or 'UNTO'.
Not once is it even implied that something happened after that 'specified
time'. American Heritage Dictionary.
Then why does the Bible say in 2Samuel 6:23 that 'Michol had no child UNTO
the day of her death'? Is Scripture implying she had a child AFTER
she died?
The same dictionary defines the word 'unto' as:
'to', 'Until', 'see until'.
If the
word 'brethren' or 'brother' as used in Scripture only means 'blood brother',
as some say...
Then why aren't the mother and the father of the 120 'brethren' in Acts
1:15, or the mother and father of the 500 'brethren' in 1Corinthians 15:6,
ever mentioned?
Then why does Abram call Lot 'brethren' (KJ) in Genesis 13:8, when Lot
clearly was his nephew in Genesis 11:27-28?
Then in Galatians 1:19, why did St. Paul call James the 'brother' of the
Lord, when clearly the parents of James (the Less) were shown in Matthew
10:2-3, 27:56 and 61,28:1 and John 19:25, as being Cleophas (Alphaeus)
and the 'other Mary'?
See 'Genealogy of the Brethren' for a clarifying map of the parents of
James.
If
the Holy Eucharist is but a symbol and not the true presence of Jesus Christ
as some say...
Then why in Matthew 26:26 did Jesus NOT say,
'Take and eat; this is A SYMBOL of
My Body'?
After all Jesus IS the truth...right? (John 14:6)
If you
believe in the doctrine of the Holy Trinity...
Then please tell me where the Holy Trinity, by word, is found in the Bible.
If the
Bible is the foundation and the pillar of truth...
Then why does the Bible say in 1Timothy 3:15, 'the CHURCH
is the pillar and the foundation of truth'?
If the
Bible is the supreme authority in Christendom...
Then why in Matthew 18:17, on the third and last appeal, did Jesus NOT
say, 'appeal to the BIBLE'?
If the
Bible is meant to be interpreted on an individual basis...
Then why in 2Peter 1:20 does it say, 'This then you must understand first
of all, that NO Prophecy
of Scripture is made by private interpretation'?
If faith
is obtained by reading the Bible as some believe...
Then why in Romans 10:17 does it NOT
say. 'Faith then depends on READING the
Word of Christ'?
If the
Bible is self authenticating as some believe...
Then where in the Bible does it say that it is?
If the
revelation of Jesus Christ ended with the death of the last Apostle...
Then where is this shown in the Bible? How do you know this to be true?
If you
believe the books in the Bible ARE,
in fact, the inspired Bible...
Then show me where in the Bible does it list the inspired books? If you
cannot find such a list, then please tell me how you know you are using
inspired books at all?
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