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To: 1010RD; stars & stripes forever
What does the Bible say about the conception of Mary?

As far as I know, the Bible doesn't talk about Mary's conception. Why should it?

None of the Mormon sacred books talks about her specific "spiritual" conception, either, in Kolob. (More eisegesis from you & other Lds).

184 posted on 10/10/2011 12:34:20 PM PDT by Colofornian (Anyone who can be duped by Joseph Smith can be duped by anyone.)
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To: Colofornian; stars & stripes forever; Saundra Duffy; Ripliancum
As far as I know, the Bible doesn't talk about Mary's conception. Why should it?

The Bible does talk about her conception. It is specific about it because it is a most incredible event.

Look up the Greek for begotten. Here, I'll do it for you as your scholarship is wanting:

1080 gennáō – properly, beget (procreate a descendant), produce offspring; (passive) be born, "begotten."

gennaó: to beget, to bring forth

Original Word: γεννάω

Part of Speech: Verb

Transliteration: gennaó

Phonetic Spelling: (ghen-nah'-o)

Short Definition: I beget, bring forth, give birth to

Definition: I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.

That should clarify the matter for you and stop your dissembling on this issue. But, wait! There's more:

Then said Mary unto the angel How shall this be seeing I know not a man

And the angel answered and said unto her The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God

Go to the site and do a word by word search to get the implications of Luke 1:35. There is nothing prurient in the conception of Jesus. It is in its proper context sacred. Of course, the Scriptures never call Mary a virgin again.

367 posted on 10/15/2011 6:31:47 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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