Protestants perpetual virginity mary

However, the church rightly recognized this book was not from the Apostle James. Prejudice apart, would not any person of plain common sense suppose, from this account, that these were the children of Joseph and Mary, and the brothers and sisters of our Lord, according to the flesh? Top 5 Must-Have School Supplies for Every Catholic Kid. It was part of who Mary was as a person, and who she was always destined to be. Return to top of page. Many of these good people, however, are now reviewing their faith with a more critical eye. The book is called the Infancy Gospel of James , The Protoevangelium of James , or sometimes simply Protoevangelium , and it is estimated to have been written in the middle part of the second century.

It is said that Joseph knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son: WordJourney Magazine , Retrieved from http: CPH, , 2: It is a dogma of the Catholic faith that the Blessed Virgin Mary was not only a virgin when she conceived and bore Jesus but that she remained a virgin ever after. This was without the cooperation of a man, and she remained a virgin after that. Timothy George notes that Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli were all in agreement about the perpetual virginity of Mary even though Scripture makes no explicit judgment on this matter. Mother of God Theotokos — the relationality that Mary had to Jesus — was not a function she performed for a period of time, like an incubating machine.

Institutum Marianum, , Ignatius, , p. To me, this seemingly little point is actually huge for Protestant-Catholic dialogue, relations and for Protestants considering becoming Catholic. Bodie Hodge, AiG—US, examines a teaching which has been held by Catholics and many Protestants. Thank you for signing up to receive email newsletters from Answers in Genesis.