Apologetics 315: A Brief History of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism MP3 Audio by Douglas Groothuis

On his blog Apologetics 315, Brian has posted two get lectures by Douglas Groothius. Them first one is about Islam and the later one is for Buddhism and Hinduism. Check  him out.

Apologetics 315: A Brief History of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism MP3 Audio by Douglas Groothuis

He Lives: Mary, once a virgin always a virgin?

This is a great post! My two cents is that Mary's perpetual virginity is just Roman Catholic dogma that cannot be supported by the Bible. The gospels clearly say that Jesus had brothers and sisters trying to make them cousin or half-siblings from a previous marriage of Joseph is nothing but an attempt to keep Mary a virgin after the birth of Jesus.

Yes, I think it would have sucked to have Jesus for a br0ther at time - constantly seeing him be perfect and all, I think that Jesus experienced what it truly means to be humble and submit to his parents. I don't think they truly understood, while he was growing up who He was. If they understood they would not have mocked him or thought he was an embarrassment

John 7:5 says

For even his own brothers did not believe in him.

No, i think that to his siblings, Jesus was just their big brother. We know Jesus submitted to Joseph and Mary. He did all the jobs and chores the oldest son was supposed to do. Instead of literally lording himself over others he served others.

To me the final nail in the coffin showing that Mary's perpetual virginity is dead and should be buried is the fact that Mary was Joseph's wife and she was obligated to give herself to him sexually. No way around that. I don't care how pious and humber Joseph was there are certain things a man demands of his wife.

He Lives: Mary, once a virgin always a virgin?