#12106 Did Jesus Die at 33, or Was He Closer to 50? And More Questions - Tim Staples
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🗓️ 13 March 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Tradition says Jesus was 33 when He died, but did early Church Fathers like St. Irenaeus suggest otherwise? Tim Staples explores this question and more, including Mary’s virginity, swearing as a sin, and historical accounts of Jesus’ miracles.
Questions Covered:
- 08:39 – Can you explain Jesus’ age when he died? St. Irenaeus seems to say Jesus died around the age of 50?
- 17:08 – Is there a list of spiritual faculties?
- 29:45 – Did Jesus know Mary was a virgin? Did he introduce her to people as “my virgin mother”?
- 42:28 – If I swear or use vulgar language, is that a mortal sin?
- 46:26 – Since Josephus was Jewish, did he include Jesus’ raising of the dead in his histories?
- 51:09 – Should I house my sister who lives with her female partner if she loses her job?
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| 0:44.9 | who will be back with you soon, taking a break from my social media duties to guide you along today |
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| 1:01.2 | triple-eight-387-884. And Tim, you were telling me when we finished the last hour, we did want to |
| 1:08.8 | go back to our caller Stevens question, because it was a really good question. |
| 1:12.6 | It was. Unfortunately, we got cut off by the end of the hour there. It's how it has to be. But you wanted to go back and tackle it a little more. So to recap, Stephen's question was basically, do we, does one have to believe fully in the Trinity for baptismal regeneration to occur. |
| 1:27.9 | Right. Typically, and he was specifically asking about Jehovah's Witnesses, since they don't |
| 1:32.8 | believe the same things we do, about the second person of the Trinity and Jesus Christ's |
| 1:37.3 | incarnate being that second person. |
| 1:39.0 | And the Trinity in general, of course. Yeah. Yes. So it's a great question, and we, |
| 1:43.5 | unfortunately, we ran out of time, so I couldn't fully |
| 1:47.1 | explicate things. |
| 1:48.3 | But Stephen, I hope you're still listening. |
| 1:50.9 | And here's the key. |
| 1:53.6 | That is, as I mentioned at the end of the last hour, Pope St. Stephen in the third century, |
| 1:58.8 | in what was not a very popular statement by a Pope, |
| 2:04.5 | declared that the baptisms of heretics are valid as long as they have proper matter, form, |
| 2:11.6 | and the intention of doing what Jesus and his church does. |
| 2:16.6 | And, boy, the whole North African church exploded there in the |
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