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To: RobRoy

If you are a Bible-believing Christian, why don’t you believe the words in Luke?

“And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.” Luke 1:28
“And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.” Luke 1:31
“Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:34-35
“And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.” Luke 1:38
“And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” Luke 1:41-43
“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.” Luke 1:46-48

Sacred Scripture says that she is the Mother of the Lord and that all generations will call her blessed. The Angel Gabriel (who says in verse 19 that he stands in the presence of God) calls her blessed among women - from God’s lips to our ears! Evidently God already thought she was blessed among women, even before Jesus was born. So, are you arguing with the inspired Word of God?


294 posted on 04/10/2008 1:07:57 PM PDT by nanetteclaret (“I will sing praise to my God while I have my being." Psalm 104:33b)
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To: nanetteclaret

>>Sacred Scripture says that she is the Mother of the Lord and that all generations will call her blessed. <<

I DO call her blessed in the same way the world would call a lotto winner lucky!

She most definitely WAS BLESSED. WHAT A THING, TO BE SELECTED TO BE THE ONE TO GIVE BIRTH TO JESUS. But that does not make her somehow “better” than anybody else. It makes her very much “blessed”, as any mother would be with their own child, but infinitely more so.

It has nothing to do with anyone’s salvation. Even she, given a free will, could have fallen away. I am not in any way meaning to imply she did, of course. Plese do not infer that.


327 posted on 04/10/2008 1:37:08 PM PDT by RobRoy
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