Bur then, I suppose the definition would have been a book! LOL!
Jesus got half his DNA from Mary. Jesus was without sin. Therefor Mary was without sin. That’s how it seems to me. Case closed, why all the fuss?
Protestants in general make too little of Mary, Catholics too much.
This falls in the Too Much category that exceeds God’s proclamation of blessed Mary.
What is it about “the fall” that people don’t get. Mary was a normal young lady, who was a virgin. That does not make her “sinless” .. because .. when Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate of the apple, ALL MANKIND FROM THEN TO THE DAY OF JESUS DEATH, WERE DOOMED TO BE DESIGNATED AS “IN SIN”.
Mary was chosen because she was a virgin, but there was actually another reason too .. God could read her heart, and He knew she loved Him. God already knew she would be willing to be the mother of Jesus; before she was asked .. because God created us with free will and the power to choose .. therefore, Mary had the same opportunity to say NO. Mary’s statement to the angel was, “Be it unto me according to Thy Will”.
The only way a person gets rid of “original sin” is to accept Jesus as their Savior. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. Mary did not have a way to become a “sinless” spirit person prior to the birth of the child she would carry.
It’s sad that people refuse to accept the truth.
When a person is saved, their spirit becomes renewed; or “sinless”. However, their flesh is still the same old stuff .. and Paul clearly taught us how to deal with our flesh. It’s a choice. Some people make better choices than others.
THIS IS IMPORTANT- BECAUSE IF MARY EVER COMMITTED A SIN IT *WOULD*CHANGE*EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!*****
Why do religious idiots discuss this?
I know there’s nothing I can say that will convince you, but I have to say it nevertheless. Grace is “God’s unmerited favor”, or in other words “I don’t get what I deserve”. For Mary to need God’s grace, she had to be conceived with the original sin just like every ordinary human, and she had sinned during her life. It was because of God’s grace, of which she was full, that she could become the mother of our Savior. Somebody else in this board summarized perfectly by quoting Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”. That’s a pretty simple word, ALL, isn’t it?
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