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To: rrc

"she couldnt have had any stain of sin as Christ couldnt have been carried in the womb of a sinner."

I'm no theology expert but how it was explained to me differs a bit from what you express.
Is it true that Christ "couldn't" have been carried in the womb of a sinner - I have my doubts as nothing is impossible with God.

I once heard the explanation that Christ did this for Mary out of great love for His mother (honor thy father and thy mother) - and also as fulfillment of Genesis - one interpretation being that the "enmity" between the woman and the serpent was fulfilled in Mary. The "enmity" referring to sinlessness, and also creating a "new Adam and new Eve" as we can see referenced to in early christian writings.

Where Eve disobeyed...Mary obeyed.
Were Eve befriended the serpent - Mary was never placed under the dominion of satan.

This doesn't make Mary a goddess...this places her in the original human state prior to the fall.



69 posted on 02/03/2007 10:33:04 AM PST by Scotswife
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