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To: Salvation
You aren’t doubting the power of God or the power of the Bible, now, are you?

Not at all. What I wanted to know is how Mary was kept sinless in the womb when her mother was sinful.

If you say that it is a miracle, then the same miracle could have been applied to Jesus. What I am saying is that there is no need for Mary to have been sinless because Jesus' birth was already a miracle. Absence a need and absence scripture, I don't think there is any reason to believe in the immaculate conception. In fact, there are scriptures that would suggest that Mary was indeed sinful.

60 posted on 12/08/2011 10:49:01 AM PST by Tramonto (Draft Palin)
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To: Tramonto
If you say that it is a miracle, then the same miracle could have been applied to Jesus. What I am saying is that there is no need for Mary to have been sinless because Jesus' birth was already a miracle. Absence a need and absence scripture, I don't think there is any reason to believe in the immaculate conception. In fact, there are scriptures that would suggest that Mary was indeed sinful.

Apparently God wanted a pure receptacle for the birth of His Son. Of course it wasn't necessary or essential. But, He decided on creating another human without sin. Mary was sinless at conception and remained so always. She didn't HAVE to but she did.
Remember, Adam and Eve were created without sin. They CHOSE sin.
God also decided to send a SON, not a daughter. There were many strong, holy women in Jewish tradition. Jesus MIGHT have chosen 12 WOMEN as His Apostles, or half and half. He might have made Judas Iscariot a woman. But God chose whom He chose.

You can ask Him why He made those choices when you meet Him.

I plan on asking Him what the deal is with the structure of the knee...why so complicated, Lord?

63 posted on 12/08/2011 10:58:12 AM PST by cloudmountain
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To: Tramonto

Here is God’s answer:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you...”


132 posted on 12/08/2011 3:57:55 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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