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Advent Apologetics: How Could a Mother Be a Virgin?
Among others we could consider, we will examine three reasons why Mary was and continues to be both a virgin and mother. In Luke 1:34, when Mary was told by the angel Gabriel that she was chosen to be the mother of the Messiah, she asked the question, literally translated from the Greek, “How shall this be, since I know not man?” This question makes no sense unless Mary had professed a vow of virginity. When we consider that Mary and Joseph were already “espoused,” according to verse 27 of this
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Dec 21st 2020
Advent Apologetics: Who Is “Mary of Nazareth?”
Though
she became the most famous woman in the history of the world, Mary was born a
simple Jewish girl from a poor family in the house of David,i some 2,000 years
ago. When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, God chose her to be the mother
of Jesus Christ, God incarnate; this simple teenage girl, then became the
Mother of God.ii She was, as a matter of history, called to the unique task of
bringing the Messiah into the world.Mary is a sign to us all how God loves to
choose “what is we
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Dec 6th 2020