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To: TAdams8591; Blogger; Forest Keeper
In order to be pure enough to carry and birth Jesus, Mary had to be born without original sin.

Why? There's nothing in Scripture that says a sinless nature is a prerequisite for giving birth to Jesus Christ.

Instead, that is part of the miracle -- that God became man and was born of a woman; a woman graced by God, but nonetheless a fallen human being in need of a savior, just like the rest of us.

3,203 posted on 12/30/2006 10:06:04 PM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

Our interpretation of sripture says otherwise.


3,205 posted on 12/30/2006 10:13:43 PM PST by TAdams8591 ((Mary concieved without sin, pray for us!))
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

You are absolutely correct. The word translated "full of Grace" in Catholic Bibles and "highly favored" in many other Bibles is Charitou. It is found one other place in Scripture: Eph 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

Where it is found is not in the glory of His grace; rather in our being made accepted.

Mary was made accepted by God. She was just like us, but as part of the miracle of the Incarnation, God made her accepted to conceive, carry, and birth Jesus.


3,209 posted on 12/30/2006 10:21:44 PM PST by Blogger
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