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To: JPX2011
You should just concede anyway. Mary was necessary.

No she wasn't. Any Jewish virgin with the right lineage would have done.

Her Yes to God echoes throughout eternity. She chose, of her own free will to become the Mother of God and bring our Savior into the world.

No she didn't. She didn't have free will to begin with if God kept her from sin. Additionally, God didn't ask her permission. The angel told her how it was going to be. He never asked her.

God's plan would not have been thwarted if Mary had not been willing to accept God's plan for herself.

1,360 posted on 09/25/2014 12:09:10 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

“Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word.”


1,367 posted on 09/25/2014 1:04:13 AM PDT by antceecee (Bless us Lord, forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.)
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To: metmom

Additionally, God didn’t ask her permission. The angel told her how it was going to be. He never asked her.


Had Mary said “No” I don’t believe God would have forced the issue. God chose Mary because He knew she would agree.


1,429 posted on 09/25/2014 4:25:14 PM PDT by Rides_A_Red_Horse (Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
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