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Originally posted by mgeoffriau
Quote: Originally posted by armourbearer
Scripture expressly says that Joseph did not engage in sexual relations, as an ordinary married couple would do.
| What passage do you take to mean that Joseph never in his life engaged in sexual relations?
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That is an interesting straw man. I say, he did not engage, and you add, never in his life.
I have already stated above that Scripture does not determine the issue of Mary's perpetual virginity. What it does teach is that Joseph abstained from sexual relations with his wife, Matt. 1:25. Hence there is no basis upon which to make the assumption that this was an ordinary marriage, with the usual sexual relationship.