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1 | Mary's virginity remained intact | Bible general Archive 3 | Parable | 180511 | ||
My summary of the circumstances was perhaps too cursory; it was to provide context rather than prove anything. The core of my question is this: does what happened between Mary and the Holy Spirit constitute adultery? Mary and Joseph were betrothed, which in those days was part of marriage. Adultery is defined as illicit sexual relations with a person other than the marriage partner. The Holy Spirit is a person, and impregnation is about as sexual as it gets. I'm asking for the biblical basis that this act, committed by a willing Mary and God, is not adultery. Either it is by virtue of the fact the law does not apply to God or what happened was somehow not illicit, sexual or both. I favor the latter, because Mary's virginity remained intact, at least until after the birth of Jesus, when Mary had children by Joseph. |
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2 | Mary's virginity remained intact | Bible general Archive 3 | ebrain | 180559 | ||
All you should concern yourself with is the fact that it is impossible for God to sin. | ||||||
3 | A stone so heavy He can't lift it? | Bible general Archive 3 | Parable | 180562 | ||
I don't disagree. Yet I seek scriptural suppport for this position. Also, sin means to miss the mark set by God. In this context, whatever God does is consistent with his own standards, so defacto it is not possible for him to miss. Some could take this logic to mean that anything God does is not sinful, by definition, rather than that He is holy. How do you respond? |
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4 | A stone so heavy He can't lift it? | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 180573 | ||
Dear Parable, How about this: God cannot lie (Titus 1:2). Indeed, God cannot do or be anything contrary to His nature. Nor can He do anything that is contrary to His will; i.e., there is nothing that can force Him to do that which does not please Him to do. These facts about God do not eliminate the incommunicable attributes of His sovereignty or His omnipotency. Indeed, the scripture very clearly affirms both. (Consequently, when God decrees a thing, we can be confident that He won't change His mind. This is very important to our faith!) In Him, Doc |
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