Far-Off Views in the Church, Part 3 (TMF:2578)
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Peace to Live By: Far-Off Views in the Church, Part 3 (TMF:2578) - Daniel Litton
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The presumption is that if Mary had had relations with Joseph that this somehow would have sullied her, made her less of a pure individual. Argued here, though, would be the idea, and it certainly seems so, that this was based on a lesser view of women that prevailed at the time, something that Jesus himself stealthily worked against in his earthly ministry. The point in saying all this is that a far-off view can enter our thinking, as Christians, and that we need to be careful. That’s why we filter everything through the Scriptures. Gnosticism obviously has no basis in Scripture, nor, in reality, does the Perpetual Virginity. Those in the latter group, because it is not a major core doctrine really affecting other doctrines, are still to be classified as true believers regardless of this. But careful attention needs to be paid. Even though it may not be central, it still doesn’t line up with the evidence of the Scriptures, and we don’t want anything that we are believing which does not line up.