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To: SoothingDave
"Then Mary carried God in her womb"

Yes, as much as the ark and the temple housed God:

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? - (1 Ki 8:27 KJV)

She carried an incarnate Christ, who was God and man. Not ALL of God's essence. God is omnipresent. If mary could have born GOD in totale, she would have been God..

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. - (John 3:34 KJV)

Mary's experience was with a "measure" of God's essence. She could not bear God because, simply put, you cannot get all of GOD in a womb or an other earthly vessel.

She bore God incarnate. Big difference.

182 posted on 03/19/2004 2:22:28 PM PST by Praxeus
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To: Praxeus
Can a manger bear GOD?
183 posted on 03/19/2004 2:25:27 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does)
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To: Praxeus
She carried an incarnate Christ, who was God and man. Not ALL of God's essence.

How is it possible for Christ to be God and not have all of God's essence?

She could not bear God because, simply put, you cannot get all of GOD in a womb or an other earthly vessel.

Why not? God can be anywhere God wants to be. All things are possible with God. (that statement is in the bible)
185 posted on 03/19/2004 2:28:38 PM PST by Desdemona (Music Librarian and provider of cucumber sandwiches, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary. Hats required.)
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To: Praxeus
That's like arguing Jesus was only partly God because he died.
223 posted on 03/19/2004 3:24:45 PM PST by dangus
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