Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 30 (Add Thou Not! Part 2: “Jesus: The Firstborn Among Many Brethren”)

By admin On February 10th, 2021

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Daily Devotional, Year 3 – January 30

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Add Thou Not!

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Part 2:

“Jesus: The Firstborn Among Many Brethren”

To read Part 1, go here…April 2nd (Add Thou Not!)

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“Ye shall not add unto the word

which I command you,

neither shall ye diminish ought from it,

that ye may keep the commandments

of the LORD your God

which I command you.”

Deuteronomy 4:2

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This above command has always been a test for God’s people.

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Even way back in the Garden, Satan caused Eve to add to God’s Word, adding, “Neither shall ye touch it” to God’s command, to not eat of that forbidden fruit!

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And this addition contributed to the fall of Mankind! (see Genesis 3:3)

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TOTALLY FABRICATED DOCTRINE

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And in the Christian community, theologians have been guilty of adding doctrines which are not substantiated by “the Bible only”.

http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_262439/Giulio-Romano-(Orbetto)/The-Nativity

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One such unsupported church doctrine which is that Mary and Joseph had a so-called “blended family”.

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In other words, there are many who greatly desire to make Mary into a perpetual virgin.

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But in order to do this, the idea was concocted that Joseph must have had other children from a previous wife!

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And yet, the Bible never once gives the slightest intimation that any such prior relationship existed!  

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Nativity – Carl Bloch – www.wikigallery.com – Public domain

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Well, this little devotional does not have time or space to “beat https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_exclamation_mark.svgaround the bush”, as the saying goes.

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So let’s go right to the heart of the matter.

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Exclamation Mark – Wikimedia – Public Domain

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NOT EVEN ONE VERSE!

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There is absolutely nothing in Scripture which demands or even suggests that Joseph had a previous family, prior to Mary and Jesus. 

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In other words, the integrity of the Bible is very much intact and preserved by Jesus having younger siblings, born of Mary.

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There is no biblical necessity or rationale to insist on Mary and Joseph having two families.

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END OF DISCUSSION

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And there is absolutely no need to proceed with this debate, because there is nothing in the Bible that would lead us to any conclusion of Mary and Joseph having two families.

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And any attempt to invent such a situation is adding to God’s Word, which is strictly forbidden by God!

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La Bible, Notre-Dame – cropped image – Wikimedia – Share-Alike License

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“BROTHERS” AND “SISTERS”

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But rather, to the contrary, there is overwhelming evidence that Mary continued to have more children after the birth of Jesus. 

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One such evidence is the fact that the Bible calls His siblings, “brothers”, and “sisters”.

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But if these were not the fruit of Mary’s womb, they would have been most likely referred to as, “Joseph’s sons and daughters”, or something similar.

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And Joseph was not a blood-father of Jesus.

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They were merely referred to as, brothers and sisters…

…”Is not this the carpenter’s son?

is not his mother called Mary?

and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

And his sisters, are they not all with us?”

Matthew 13:55, 56

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Jesus the Carpenters Son by – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org US public-domain.jpg

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http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/NO MENTION PRIOR TO JESUS’ BIRTH

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http://lavistachurchofchrist.org/The next piece of evidence is that these brothers and sisters were never once mentioned prior to the birth of Jesus.

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Nothing!

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It was only AFTER the birth of Jesus, that any mention was made of Jesus having brothers and sisters…

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Jesus the Carpenters Son by – www.lavistachurchofchrist.org US public-domain.jpg

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NO OTHER CHILDREN IN STABLE

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As a matter of fact, there is one little account in which Mary and Joseph and Jesus were specifically mentioned…

“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field…

And they came with haste,

and found Mary, and Joseph,

and the Babe lying in a manger.”

Luke 2:8, 10, 12, 16 (condensed)

http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_262439/Giulio-Romano-(Orbetto)/The-Nativity

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So where is the mention of the four brothers and all His sisters being there in the stable, along with Mary, Joseph and Jesus?

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There is no mention made anywhere, prior to Jesus’ birth, of brothers and sisters!

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Nothing!

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Nativity – Jesus – Carl Bloch – www.wikigallery.com – Public domain

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MARY AND JOSEPH HAD INTIMATE RELATIONS

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Now as to the notion that Mary was some sort of perpetual virgin, the following http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpgScripture lays that idea in the dust…

…”Then Joseph…took unto him his wife:

And (Joseph) knew her not (sexual relations)

till she had brought forth her firstborn son:

and he called His name JESUS.”

Matthew 1:24, 25 

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So Joseph “KNEW HER NOT” (in the biblical sense of physical relations) TILL” after she had brought forth her “FIRSTBORN Son”, Jesus.

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Holy Bible -cropped image –  Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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WE NEED TO TREMBLE

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“saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My Word.” Isaiah 66:2

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Listen, if only God’s people really trembled at the Word of God, like this above verse admonishes, there would be much less division and confusion in the body of Christ!

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But throughout the past 2,000 years, churches and theologians have been responsible for many unscriptural additions and subtractions from God’s Word.

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Thankfully, God has preserved his infallible Word, the Bible, so that we may correct our misunderstandings and false notions of the truth!

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:You_Bet_Your_Life_%28title_card_-_1955-60%29.jpg

TO READ PART 3, GO HERE…

March 8 (Add Thou Not! Part 3: “You Bet Your Soul!”)

You Bet Your Life – title card – 1955-60 – Wikipedia – Fair-use rationale

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TODAY’S PRAYER…

“Dear Lord, Help me to get rid of all the unscriptural ideas and man-contrived add-ons which I have accumulated over the years. Let me live by Thy Word and Thy Word only…

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magnifying_glass_on_book_icons

READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Fleeing to the Mountains: The Abomination in the Church, Part 1″…

…or you can also read… OCTOBER 1 (Strong Delusion in Scripture, Part 5: 4 Rules of Proper Bible Study)

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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THE END

 

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TODAY’S FEATURED HEAVENLY SIGN

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FROM WHERE & TO WHERE DOES SHE FLEE?

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(WOMAN ROTATES THROUGH THE SEASONS)

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star-chart ursa major summerr

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This page is about the Big Dipper, also called the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major ).

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However, the ancient pagan cultures did not see this constellation as God intended it to be seen.

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It is actually a headless woman in childbirth.

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This is seen in springtime, in the northern skies.

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But as the seasons progress, this travailing woman flips upside down, now appearing as a woman with upraised arms like eagle wings who is running (eventually flying, as shown in sketch on right) into the wilderness (westward).

star-chart ursa major

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The single star representing her birth-child (Christ) now becomes her head (“Christ is the head of the church.” Ephesians 5:23

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The 7 Stars (Big Dipper) is easy to see with its very bright 7 stars.

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But the Revelation 12 Woman (Ursa Major) must be seen on a dark starry night, away from city lights.

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These are star charts from Wikipedia, with sketches of the Woman added.

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magnifying_glass_on_book_icons

READ MORE…

To explore deeper into this subject, please read… “Woman of Revelation 12 (Flees to the Wilderness)”

Magnifying Glass – Wikimedia – Share-alike License

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TOMORROW:

January 31 (Highway To Hell, Part 2: “Paved With Good Works!?!”)

Highway – pathway – Flickr_-_…trialsanderrors_-_The_Roads_to_Heaven_and_Hell_religious_tract_ca._1896-e1458672758232

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_bible.jpg

90-MINUTE OPEN FORUM

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ALL‘NOBLE BEREANS’ (open-minded seekers of Bible truth) ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO THIS OPEN FORUM, A QUESTION/ANSWER TALK SHOW.

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CLICK HERE TO LISTEN…

The Open Forum Harold Camping May 27, 2003

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ABOVE PICTURE: Holy Bible – cropped image – Wikimedia – Creative Commons Lic.

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