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Jesus was God in the womb, but that has nothing to do with Mary being without OS. It was not necessary for Mary to be sinless before, during, or after Christ was in her womb. The doctrine of the IC was created to support this view. The sin nature is passed on by the father, NOT the mother. Hence the necessity for the Holy Spirit to concieve the Child in her womb. Read Romans 5:12-21. Sinned entered the world though Adam. There is no mention of Eve, eventhough she was the one who sinned first.

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The sin nature is passed on by the father, NOT the mother. Hence the necessity for the Holy Spirit to concieve the Child in her womb. Read Romans 5:12-21. Sinned entered the world though Adam. There is no mention of Eve, eventhough she was the one who sinned first.

I appreciate that view, but I don't agree. Because we say that sin entered the world through Adam does not mean that males are "carriers" or the Original Sin. I think there is no mention of Eve in that passge for several reasons, none of which are addressing the transmission mechanics. The author is drawing a parallel between Adam and Christ and it would not do to compare a woman with Christ. For sexual symmetry Adam is used. Similarly, I think there may be a bias against women at work here. Certainly Eve sinned first and brought Adam to sin. If anything sin entered through Eve, not Adam. It's almost like it wasn't "official" until the man made the decision.