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To: blasater1960; christianhomeschoolmommaof3
What is a marriage? A union blessed by God. In this case, since the union was with God and Mary, it was certainly blessed by God and was in that sense a "marriage."

Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but never married in the full sense, because it was never consummated. Joseph was a good man chosen to be the head of the Holy Family and the guardian and protector of the Divine Child.

So Jesus was not a bastard or illegitimate in the eyes of God. Which is the only perspective that matters.

140 posted on 10/07/2010 7:15:10 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Do you mean now?" ---Yogi Berra, when asked "What time is it?" ---)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
What is a marriage?

A marriage is between a human man and a human woman. Not G-d and human. A union blessed by God. In this case, since the union was with God and Mary, it was certainly blessed by God and was in that sense a "marriage."

So since Mary was already married in effect to Joseph, doesnt that make G-d a polygamist? or at least that makes Mary an adultress. G-d did not get Mary pregnant. That is a common myth in pagan cultures. And again, Isaiah 7 was not a prophecy about a virgin birth anyway.

168 posted on 10/07/2010 10:04:14 PM PDT by blasater1960 (Deut 30, Psalm 111...the Torah and the Law, is attainable past, present and forever.)
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