She gave birth to the Christ at considerable risk of being divorced and stoned to death.
All without the benefit of witnessing a single miracle or sermon.
Anyone have a similar story?
Many I am sure. (And how do we know that she did not witness any miracles or sermons? I'm sure she attended the Synagogue)
God speaks to the heart, why not to those that haven't heard the gospel, which would include those many that are "without the benefit of witnessing a single miracle or sermon?"
Many in the Old Testament became "Christians" from this method.
NIV Romans 15:21 Rather, as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand."A teacher from whom I learned a lot about the Bible used to say you can find Jesus on every page of the Old Testament.
Also that the New Testament is hidden in the OT, the OT is revealed in the NT.
She gave birth to the Christ at considerable risk of being divorced and stoned to death.
All without the benefit of witnessing a single miracle or sermon.
Other than the Angel Gabriel’s appearance. I don’t know about you but I’d call that miraculous!
What risk?
Joseph had already come to grips with the situation.
Who was going to stone her?
Deuteronomy 17:6
On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.