2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house (Mark 6:2-4).
Besides His mother Mary and father Joseph, the rest of Christ’s family were slow to accept Him. But rather than reduce Christ’s legitimacy this actually increases it. Here is why. After Christ’s death and resurrection both James and Jude went on to be early leaders in the Church. In fact, James became the leader of the church in Jerusalem and wrote the book of James, and Jude went on to write the epistle of Jude. So, at least two of Christ’s brothers were initially skeptical but later in life went on to be champions for Christ. Something must have changed their minds. That something was the resurrection of Christ. As was true in the beginning of the Church, the Christian faith hinges on the historical fact of the resurrection.
Besides His mother Mary and father Joseph, the rest of Christ’s family were slow to accept Him. But rather than reduce Christ’s legitimacy this actually increases it. Here is why. After Christ’s death and resurrection both James and Jude went on to be early leaders in the Church. In fact, James became the leader of the church in Jerusalem and wrote the book of James, and Jude went on to write the epistle of Jude. So, at least two of Christ’s brothers were initially skeptical but later in life went on to be champions for Christ. Something must have changed their minds. That something was the resurrection of Christ. As was true in the beginning of the Church, the Christian faith hinges on the historical fact of the resurrection.
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