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To: irishtenor; MarkBsnr; kosta50
Since it was foretold that a virgin would bear a child, maybe God had a few other virgins waiting, just in case Mary said “No.”

Perhaps as many as 72 of them? :) What I'd love to know is how the Bible would have read, according to Apostolics, if she HAD said "no". Would God have admitted man's power over Him, or would the whole event never have been reported? Have there been thousands of other examples where man said "no" to God, thus forcing God to change His original plan, etc.? Perhaps the way history has unfolded is God's 10 billionth best plan, as deviated by man. It must be by shear luck that we are even still here. :)

11,309 posted on 11/22/2007 7:22:45 PM PST by Forest Keeper (It is a joy to me to know that God had my number, before He created numbers.)
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To: Forest Keeper

This is not biblical or church teachings, but I would suppose that if Mary had said ‘no’, then she may not have included in Scripture.

We don’t know; all we know is that she said ‘yes’ and we are where we are because of that acceptance.


11,332 posted on 11/24/2007 8:58:25 AM PST by MarkBsnr (V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae. R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto.)
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