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1 | Virgin Mary | Ex 20:4 | Brian.g | 183035 | ||
WOS In your reply, you referenced Luke 1:46-48. "...from henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed" Blessed means to be make or pronounce as holy. To be holy means "perfect in righteousness and divine love : infinitely good : worthy of complete devotion and trust : commanding one's fullest powers of adoration and reverence" To be 'righteous' means conforming oneself to the divine or moral law. Lev 11:44-45 For I, the LORD, am your God; and you shall make and keep yourselves holy, because I am holy. You shall not make yourselves unclean, then, by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground. Since I, the LORD, brought you up from the land of Egypt that I might be your God, you shall be holy, because I am holy. God would not expect man to be holy, if it was not possible. Mary proved it was and is, possible, as did Noah (Gen 6:9) and Abraham (Gen 15:6). Therefore, Scripture did say that Mary was perfect, in righteousness. Which is what we would expect from the perfect disciple of Christ. Brian |
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2 | Virgin Mary | Ex 20:4 | Wild Olive Shoot | 183037 | ||
I don’t agree with your definition of blessed, and maybe even the others. Blessed is more along the line of being highly favored or fortunate. Not necessarily holy. “Call me blessed - Pronounce me highly favored or happy in being the mother of the Messiah. It is therefore right to consider her as highly favored or happy;” – Albert Barnes To be holy is to set apart by God or for God for some special use. Which I believe Mary was as were and are many. Does that imply others are perfect? Paul and Peter were both holy, but we know of their failures and even more, we know of God’s pardoning of those through Christ. Mary was no different. You “assume” much in stating so. Now we can be righteous, in the sense of being “upstanding”, but perfect righteousness is only obtained through Jesus Christ. From Easton’s Bible Dictionary: Justification: …”It proceeds on the imputing or crediting to the believer by God himself of the perfect righteousness, active and passive, of his Representative and Surety, Jesus Christ (Rom_10:3-9). Justification is not the forgiveness of a man without righteousness, but a declaration that he possesses a righteousness which perfectly and for ever satisfies the law, namely, Christ's righteousness (2Co_5:21; Rom_4:6-8). The sole condition on which this righteousness is imputed or credited to the believer is faith in or on the Lord Jesus Christ.” … So if as you say, Mary was perfect in righteousness, and that is imputed from Christ, then tell me friend, who isn’t? Read all of Romans Chapter 4 but at least take a quick glance at the below, paying close attention to verse 8. Romans 4:3-8: 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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