(Again) jla asks, "Any chance of you offering evidence of this?"
I am not interested in opinions or theories. You forcefully stated, "that was the plan". Now, if it was "the plan" one should be fairly confident in assuming that Dr. E can show us irrefutable evidence of this.
Unless of course "the plan" is merely "the opinion" of Dr. E.
Are you saying then, that it’s part of God’s plan that Jesus be born of a sinless woman?
We’re not interested in your opinions or theories. Show us irrefutable evidence of this.
The plan is to acknowledge that all men are fallen and none is righteous.
The plan is that Christ will gather to Himself a peculiar people and die to acquit them of their sins and be resurrected to prove it true.
The plan is that, as Isaiah 53 tells us, "He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground."
"Dry ground." Not "immaculate, sinless mother."
When Jesus was asked to point to his mother and brothers, He corrected the one who asked and instead waved broadly to all His followers...
And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother." -- Mark 3:33-35 "Who is my mother, or my brethren?
From Jesus' own lips comes the truth that you and I and all believers are the equal of His own mother and brothers and sisters. Mary has nothing on us.
But the Roman Catholic church obstinately contradicts Jesus Christ and instead tells men to venerate, pray to, glorify and look to redemption from a mere, young Jewish woman who was blessed to carry the Christ child to term.
And nothing more.
Once again, Rome denies the words of God.
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure" -- Isaiah 46:9-10"Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
THAT'S the "plan."