Apologetics
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Bible Verses About Apologetics
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. -2 Timothy 3:14-17
Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. -1 Peter 3:15-16
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is at work in you who believe. -1 Thessalonians 2:13
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. -Hebrews 4:12
Apologetics Q&A
If the Gospels say that Jesus had brothers and sisters, how can Mary be called a virgin?
A: In Hebrew and Aramaic (the language spoken by Jesus and His followers), there was no specific word for "cousin," so the word for "brother" was sometimes used for brother, cousin, or other relatives. But we know, for example, that the James and Joses mentioned in Mark 6:3 as the brothers of Jesus were in fact the sons of Mary, the wife of Clopas (Matthew 27:56). Since the Gospels also tell us that Mary of Clopas was the Blessed Mother's sister (John 19:25), that means she was Jesus' aunt and her sons were Jesus' cousins. Search the Scriptures all you want, and you will not find Mary identified as the mother of anyone but Jesus. Her perpetual virginity has been taught by the Church from the beginning and has been reaffirmed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, nos. 499-501. Our belief today is the same as it was in the fifth century when St. Augustine described the Blessed Mother as "a virgin who conceives, a virgin who gives birth, a virgin with child, a virgin delivered of child - a virgin ever virgin."
Text from Did Jesus Have a Last Name? by Matthew Pinto and Jason Evert.
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