The body as temple for holy spirit

It appears Catholics believe Mary remained a virgin. This is not supported in the Bible as brothers and sisters are clearly referred to.
Actually, a question to consider is, why didn't she remain a virgin? After the incredible experience of bringing forth God Himself, it would have been logical.
It's worth shining a light on this. She was the most important woman who ever lived. The vessel by which Jesus came into this world. You might imagine her fulfillment to be total without going on to, we presume, marriage and further child bearing. Did Joseph marry her whilst pregnant with Jesus? What would she have told her family and her community about her eldest son? It is an interesting scenario.

Actually its not just Catholics (and Orthodox Christians) who believe Mary remained a virgin, but many Protestants too.

My Reformed church for instance subscribes to the Second Helvetic Confession, which states that Jesus was born of the ever virgin Mary. You can search it.

And the brothers and sisters of Jesus could be cousins or siblings from previous marriage of Joseph. The Greek word for brother was used for cousins too, and this wouldnt be strange in ancient Israel since families were very tight knit there.

Interesting. Yet if it had been so, it would perhaps have been made clearer in the Bible. Since Joseph is never mentioned again we must assume he wasn't interested or had died. So she would have been a widow with just one son.
We see her again in Acts, sitting in the upper room with the disciples as the Holy Spirit sweeps through them. It's strange she is not mentioned very much.

It appears Catholics believe Mary remained a virgin. This is not supported in the Bible as brothers and sisters are clearly referred to.

Actually, a question to consider is, why didn't she remain a virgin? After the incredible experience of bringing forth God Himself, it would have been logical.

It's worth shining a light on this. She was the most important woman who ever lived. The vessel by which Jesus came into this world. You might imagine her fulfillment to be total without going on to, we presume, marriage and further child bearing. Did Joseph marry her whilst pregnant with Jesus? What would she have told her family and her community about her eldest son? It is an interesting scenario.

I have always imagined him to be young like Mary is likely to have been. Thus he wouldn't have been cynical. We can but conjecture.

Actually its not just Catholics (and Orthodox Christians) who believe Mary remained a virgin, but many Protestants too.

My Reformed church for instance subscribes to the Second Helvetic Confession, which states that Jesus was born of the ever virgin Mary. You can search it.

And the brothers and sisters of Jesus could be cousins or siblings from previous marriage of Joseph. The Greek word for brother was used for cousins too, and this wouldnt be strange in ancient Israel since families were very tight knit there.

Scripture makes it clear that the ever virgin doctrine is a lie..

(Matthew 1:24-25) "Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: {25} And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS."

The Word till is just a shortened word for Until. and ""Knew her"" is clear biblical speak for carnal knowledge.. So after Mary had birthed Jesus,, Joseph and Mary had a normal married life.

The word until doesnt necessarily mean that she lost her virginity afterwards.

When its said that Christ must reign until he puts all his enemies under his feet, does it mean he will stop reigning after doing that?

You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink...... The scripture i gave was clear but loyalty to church dogma foces them to refuse to acknowledge it.. The cult of mary is too strong in some..

I was asking a question and you refused to answer. Seems the hate of anything that can remind of Catholicism is too strong in some.

I was asking a question and you refused to answer. Seems the hate of anything that can remind of Catholicism is too strong in some.

You asked a question and i gave you the answer but your loyalty to your church stopped you from accepting it.. And yeah as an ex catholic i do hate that false religion which is leading many people to Hell.. I hate people going to hell.. I want people to have eternity with the LORD,, But that's hateful to some people right...

Christ must reign until he puts all his enemies under his feet.

What does until mean here?

She was the most important woman who ever lived.

Until the final judgement.. for the universe..
Until the first reasurection for the Saints..

So will Christ stop reigning after these events?