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To: stpio
who was called to be the Mother of God, was not forced. She could have refused God’s plan...We see in the book of Luke that Mary made a free will choice

The plan was going to happen whatever choice Mary made. The angel starts by saying God was with with her (even though she was troubled He was still with her). Then He tells her she is going to be with child and give birth to the Son of the Most High.

I don't see God leaving the plan up to her choice.

She then believed the message and said she had been blessed by Him.

185 posted on 06/23/2012 11:48:29 AM PDT by what's up
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To: what's up

You describe a cosmos where human life and decisions are meaningless.


187 posted on 06/23/2012 12:19:18 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: what's up

“The plan was going to happen whatever choice Mary made. The angel starts by saying God was with with her (even though she was troubled He was still with her). Then He tells her she is going to be with child and give birth to the Son of the Most High.

I don’t see God leaving the plan up to her choice.

She then believed the message and said she had been blessed by Him.”

~ ~ ~

God has given everyone free will, Mary too. Your love for
Him, your choice for Him would be nothing if it wasn’t freely given. Mary could of said no.

The false teaching of “faith alone” messes up things in
every area of faith. People professing God does it all,
no. With the help of His grace and our free will choices,
our cooperation with His grace.


207 posted on 06/24/2012 6:19:42 PM PDT by stpio
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