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>>Strange concept.

As a conservative Protestant, all this Mary stuff is pretty alarming.

If Jesus Christ had to be born to a sinless mother, would our salvation have been lost if Mary had sinned? On a fundamental level, can't the perfection of God overpower the sinfulness of man? God can and does have contact with His sinful creation and not lose His perfection. In fact, His perfection overpowers our sinfulness. After all, isn't this foundationally the Gospel? Why would God Incarnate have His perfection tarnished by being born to a sinful woman? I have never understood this argument.

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If Jesus Christ had to be born to a sinless mother, would our salvation have been lost if Mary had sinned?

No, you're right. The lesson throughout the entire Bible is how God makes His plan happen through weak sinners.

Mary was one of many weak vessels.

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>>Why would God Incarnate have His perfection tarnished by being born to a sinful woman? I have never understood this argument.

Sorry. Too many interruptions while I was trying to type the earlier post. Let me re-phrase this question: Why would God Incarnate's perfection be tarnished by being born to a sinful woman? This is what I don't understand.