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To: SoothingDave
[...] But it defies reason to believe that Mary could be most "blessed" without being created without sin.

Why? I would think it quite the other way, that according to the Bible ALL have sinned... Therefore, the likelihood is that Mary did too.

Knowing God has this power and knowing Mary would be the mother of Jesus, why would Jesus not honor His mother by creating her this way?

This is speculative, and can just as easily be turned about: Why, necessarily, would he do so? In fact, since ALL have sinned, wouldn't it be considerate of the Scriptures to suppose He did not?

Furthermore, the very understanding of Original Sin being a lack of a relationship with God becomes muddled if we are to consider a woman with God in her womb who simultaneously lacks a relationship with God. It does not follow.

And why not? Her relationship with God is defined as such, but that need not assume her to be sinless in any part of it.

783 posted on 05/05/2008 6:42:18 PM PDT by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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To: roamer_1
Original Sin and actual, personal sin are two diferent things.

When we say created "without sin" we mean without Original Sin at the moment of her creation. The same as Eve.

(And you are placing way too much literalness on the Scripture "ALL have sinned." Little babies and the retarded, for example, do not sin. So not all have committed personal sin.)

785 posted on 05/05/2008 6:46:45 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: roamer_1
Knowing God has this power and knowing Mary would be the mother of Jesus, why would Jesus not honor His mother by creating her this way?

This is speculative, and can just as easily be turned about: Why, necessarily, would he do so?

How about because He had to follow the Commandments perfectly and one of them states you should honor your mother (and father)?

787 posted on 05/05/2008 6:48:47 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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