I have never believed that - of course it mattered - Mary was of the Davidic lineage - a crucial point.
As an Evangelical, I have always known that everything else about who Mary was as a person is important.
After all, Jesus entrusted her to his closest friend before He died - Mary matters to me because Mary mattered to Jesus.
Thank you for posting this article on Mary - I try to look at what we have in common rather than points of contention - have a blessed day.
Bears repeating! Thank you for posting that simple truth!
I try to look at what we have in common rather than points of contention
Absolutely right! In the current climate of secularism and relativism, now is the time for us to join forces on those areas we share in common. BTW - If you have not yet done so, I think you would enjoy the Roy Schoeman conversion story, posted at one of the comments above.
Wishing you a blessed weekend!
Mary shares a special relationship with God that no other human past, present of future will ever experience. Like God, Mary suffered the death of Her son on a cross for our salvation. All of us have either witnessed suffered the loss of a child or witnessed the pain in others. How much greater the pain and loss when the child is Jesus Christ.
By Jove, you’ve GOT IT!! God Bless you.
I’m so thrilled you wrote this. I have had many arguments with people who think Jesus is from the line of David through Joseph. Since men’s lineage was what mattered then, it was essential that Joseph, as father, be of the Davidic line. That way the Jews, who knew all the predictions intimately, would be able to recognize that Christ was the fulfillment of the promise.
But God promised that the Messiah WOULD be of the Davidic line. That’s one of the reasons Mary is so important. She gave her genetic code (code from the line of David) to her Son and fulfilled the prophesy.
God bless you for your open mind and your ecumenical attitude!