Is Jesus and John the Baptist related?
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Elizabeth, the Precursor's mother, was the "cousin" of Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of God, according to St. Luke (Lk 1:36). Therefore, Jesus and St. John the Baptist would appear to be second cousins.
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Jesus Christ, true God and true man. He had a human mother. Traditionally her father has been called Joaquin. So, Jesus' maternal grandfather is Joaquin. Since He had no human father, it follows he had no paternal grandfather.
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All these people who are saying that Jesus had siblings and that Mary & Joseph had relations after he was born are relying on the KJV text.  This is a flaw in the translation.  The Bible says that Mary & Joseph had no sexual relations until his birth -- but the Greek word (unlike the English) is very different.  A more correct translation would be that prior to his birth there were no relations with no implication of what occurred after that.\n\nAs for the brothers -- the Greek word actually  means "close relative" and could be applied to a cousin as well.\n\nThe reason that Catholics believe that Mary stayed a virgin all her life are two-fold.  The first is that they did not use the KJV, so never ran into that particular translation problem.  The second is that in the Catholic Bible there is text where Mary worries about being married because she made a vow to God that she would remain a virgin.  Catholics believe that any vow made to God by the mother of Jesus would be kept -- therefore, they believe that she must have remained a virgin.  Protestants do not have this text in their Bible -- because Martin Luther decided it was not inspired by God.\n\nWhat do I believe?  Oh -- I not only believe that they did not have a sexless marriage, I believe that Mary was not a virgin when Jesus was born.\n\nSomeone up above said something about the siblings of Jesus not being immacualtely conceived.  The Immaculate Conception does not refer to virgin birth.  It refers to the Catholic belief that Mary was born without Original Sin.
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To pink_maltese8, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were not all apostles. Matthew and John were, but Luke was not and Mark was a disciple of peter and wrote down the teachings of Peter but never actually sat under Christs teachings. I am not trying to be mean but you obviously attend church because that is where you find the most people that know very little about the Bible yet think they have it down pat.\n\nRegarding the question: I would think that you are referring to the Catholics and JW's but I may not know your thinking. My personal opinion is that if they have a religious denominational name then they probably aren't Christians at all. There are very few Christians involved in any type of religion, the true believers won't tolerate the lies spewed from the pulpits. "come out of her my people".\n\nJoin the Revolution\nReject Religion\nTurn to Christ
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Hi there,\n\nHere is a link for info on Baptist History.\n\nhttp://www.bible-truth.org/fundbapt.htm
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They are two different people.  Some think Jesus had an affair with Mary Magdalene.  Others think she may have been a prostitute. ANd, the other Mary is Jesus's mom.  She's the Virgin Mary.
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John was baptized in the Holy Spirit in Elizabeth's womb. Other Prophets had the Spirit come & go. Other Prophets foretold of Messiah to come, John introduced Him to the world, saying, "Behold the Lamb Of God, that taketh away the sin of the world."
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No and yes.\n\nHow was James, “the brother of the Lord,” (Matt. 13:55, Acts 15:13-21, 1 Cor. 15:7, Gal. 1:19) related to Jesus? All believers agree he was related, but no one knows exactly how.\n\nThe possibilities are that James was:\n\n1. A full brother of Jesus, another Son of God born of the Blessed Virgin Mary. No one to my knowledge accepts that God had another child by the Blessed Virgin Mary.\n\n2. A half-brother of Jesus, a younger son of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Some Christians believe this possibility but most Christians including those who are Catholic and Eastern Orthodox believe that Mary remained a virgin for her entire life.\n\n3. A stepbrother of Jesus, a son of Joseph and a previous wife. Many Christians believe that Joseph had a least one previous marriage that resulted in children.\n\n4. A stepbrother of Jesus, an adopted son of Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary. When parents died, relatives frequently took their children in and raised them as thier own. An adopted orphaned boy would be considered the brother of Jesus.\n\n5. A cousin of Jesus. The Aramaic language has no word for cousin. Aramaic frequently uses the word “aha,” which we translate into Greek as “adelphos” or English as brother, for cousin.\n\n6. A comrade of Jesus. This is a remote possibility. Greek uses adelphos the same as English does in “a band of brothers.” \n\nPossibilities 1 and 2 obviously go against Catholic beliefs.\n\nThe Catholic Church prefers possibility 5 but 3, 4 and 6 would not go against doctrine. \n\nWith love in Christ.
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John the Baptist was the prophet preparing people for Jesus to come, and no human is greater-or has greater faith-than John.  However, even though John is the greatest human, anyone in heaven is free of sin and therefore greater than John.\nAt least that's what I got out of it.
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Proverbs 8:22-31 is purely about wisdom.\nIt has nothing to do with jebus.\nAnd by knowing this, this shows what John 1:1 is about - wisdom, not about some guy being born.
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ACCORDING to reliable history, a man named Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago in Bethlehem, a small town in the land of Judea. Herod the Great was king in Jerusalem then, and Caesar Augustus was emperor in Rome. (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-7) Roman historians of the first two centuries generally avoided mentioning Jesus, since Roman rulers at that time were trying to suppress Christianity.\n\nOn the other hand, The Historians’ History of the World observes: “The historical result of [Jesus’] activities was more momentous, even from a strictly secular standpoint, than the deeds of any other character of history. A new era, recognised by the chief civilisations of the world, dates from [Jesus’] birth.”\n\nTime magazine reported that more books have been written about Jesus than any other person in history. Many of these books focus on the question of Jesus’ identity, that is, who he really is. There has perhaps been more controversy about this matter than about any other subject in human history.\n\nEarly Questions About Identity\nWhen Mary was told that she would have a child and that she was to name him Jesus, she asked: “How is this to be, since I am having no intercourse with a man?” God’s angel Gabriel replied: “Power of the Most High will overshadow you. For that reason also what is born will be called holy, God’s Son.”—Luke 1:30-35.\n\nLater, Jesus performed miracles that caused his apostles to marvel. When a mighty windstorm threatened to sink their boat on the Sea of Galilee, Jesus calmed the waters with the rebuke “Hush! Be quiet!” In astonishment, his apostles exclaimed: “Who really is this?”—Mark 4:35-41; Matthew 8:23-27.\n\nQuestions about Jesus’ real identity became common among people of his day, so Jesus asked his apostles who people were saying he was. “Some say John the Baptist,” they replied, “others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets”—all of whom were then dead. Afterward Jesus asked: “‘You, though, who do you say I am?’ In answer Simon Peter said: ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’” Even the demons—wicked angels—said of Jesus: “You are the Son of God.”—Matthew 16:13-16; Luke 4:41.\n\nWho Jesus Said He Was\nAlthough Jesus rarely spoke of himself as God’s Son, he did acknowledge that he was. (Mark 14:61, 62; John 3:18; 5:25, 26; 11:4) Almost invariably, however, he said that he was “the Son of man.” By identifying himself this way, he highlighted his human birth—the fact that he was truly a man. Thus he also revealed himself to be that “son of man” whom Daniel had seen in vision appearing before Almighty God—“the Ancient of Days.”—Matthew 20:28; Daniel 7:13.\n\nRather than proclaim himself to be God’s Son, Jesus allowed others to reach that conclusion. And even people besides his apostles did so, including John the Baptist and Jesus’ friend Martha. (John 1:29-34; 11:27) These believed that Jesus was the promised Messiah. They learned that he had lived in heaven as a mighty spirit person and that his life had been miraculously transferred by God to the womb of the virgin Mary.—Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:20-23.\n\nSimilar to the First Man, Adam\nIn many respects, Jesus was similar to the first man, Adam. For example, both were perfect men who did not have a human father. (Genesis 2:7, 15) So the Bible calls Jesus “the last Adam”—a perfect man who could serve as “a corresponding ransom.” Jesus’ life corresponded to that of “the first man Adam,” whom God created as a perfect human.—1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Timothy 2:5, 6.\n\nNo One Better Known\nThe account of Jesus’ life was recorded by four of his contemporaries—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—two of whom were intimate associates. Their books, named after them, are commonly called the Gospels, parts of which can be read in over two thousand languages. These small books are usually incorporated with others that make up the Bi
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I have always heard that Jesus had half siblings. Why would he not, when Mary and Joseph were husband and wife? Sorry, all you Catholics out there. \n\nAll in all, it's very exciting evidence.
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According to the Bible, Jesus is the ONLY BEGOTTEN Son of God. We are God's children thrugh adoption, as it were, not by being begotten.
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Jesus Christ was the only Begotten Son of the Father in the flesh.  We are all sons and daughters of God.  Jesus's biological mother was Mary, and his biological father was our Father in Heaven.  Our Father in Heaven is our Father, but he is not our biological father.
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Lazarus was not a disciple.  He was the brother of Mary and Martha and a friend of Jesus.  Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.\nMost people believe that John was "the disciple that Jesus loved".\nIf you could update your question, would you please reference the passage, and indicate which version of the Bible you are referring to?
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Mary and Joseph did screw around,\nJames came from them and did abound.\nHe is Jesus brother, or half-brother if you will,\nThey had sex, yes, that's the deal.
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are u a member of sam occult movement??? they dont believe in Jesus' dying on the cross... they say its Johm the Baptist.