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To: fwdude

And she wasn’t without fault; Jesus had to correct her / rebuke her at the wedding when he turned water into wine.

She was far better than average, but not perfect.


23 posted on 12/09/2015 1:58:48 PM PST by tbw2
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To: tbw2
And she wasn’t without fault; Jesus had to correct her / rebuke her...

I wouldn't use the word fault so much as ignorance and presumption (yes, a sin.) There were several instances when she and Joseph second guess their Lord in his mission: when he was teaching in the temple as a child and they chided Him; when they sought him out to take him away from teaching the multitudes, saying he had lost his mind; and the wedding event that you mentioned.

And we cannot forget the words from the lips of Jesus himself: "Who is my mother?" "These...."

34 posted on 12/09/2015 2:07:32 PM PST by fwdude
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